Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica (Centre) celebrates winning the
women's 100 metres final ahead of Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica and
Dafne Schippers of Netherlands (Left) during the 15th IAAF World
Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, on Monday August 24,2015
Ann Fraser-Pryce’s time was the second fastest of the year after her own 10.74 in Paris last month but she was not satisfied.
“I
get tired of 10.7s,” the 28-year-old said. “I just wanted to put a
great race together. I want a 10.6 something. Hopefully in my next race
I’ll get it together. I just work hard and focus on executing.”
Former Heptathlete Dafne Schippers(Netherlands) almost caught
Fraser-Pryce with a brilliant finish but was more than satisfied with
her second Dutch national record of the night in 10.81 for second place.
The
first European to win a medal in the 100 metres at a world
championships since France's Christine Arron in 2005, Schippers was
delighted to secure silver in her first season after giving up the
multi-discipline event to focus on the sprints.
“It’s a national record, I’m second in the world, it's crazy,” the 23-year-old, who won world heptathlon bronze in 2013, said.
Tori Bowie (USA)has not long turned her focus to the sprints after
being predominantly a long jumper and she claimed bronze in 10.86 ahead
of 2007 world champion Veronica Campbell-Brown (10.91)
Trinidad and Tobago team mates Michelle-Lee Ahye (10.98) and Kelly-Ann
Baptiste (11.01) finished fifth and sixth with the third Jamaican
Natasha Morrison and Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare (both 11.02) seventh
and eighth respectively
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