Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce becomes second-fastest woman of all time
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Fraser-Pryce's win in Kingston comes off the back of a 10.84-second victory in the 100m at the Diamond League event in Doha last week
Jamaica's two-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has become the second-fastest woman in history after running 10.63 seconds in Kingston.
The 34-year-old, who also won world gold at Doha 2019, streaked clear to win a national trials warm-up event in Kingston.
Only American legend Florence Griffith-Joyner has run faster.
Griffith-Joyner scorched to a world record 10.49 seconds in 1988 before retiring less than a year later.
Fraser-Pryce's time eclipses the 10.72 seconds run by American Sha'Carri Richardson as the fastest time in the world this year. It is an improvement of 0.07 seconds on her previous personal best of 10.70, set in 2012.
All-time fastest - Women's 100m | |
|---|---|
Florence Griffith-Joyner (US) | 10.49 seconds |
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jam) | 10.63 |
Carmelita Jeter (US) | 10.64 |
Marion Jones (US) | 10.65 |
Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jam) | 10.70 |
Sha'Carri Richardson (US) | 10.72 |
Fraser-Pryce, who took more than a year out of the sport around the birth of her son in 2017, admitted she surprised herself with her time.
"Honestly, no, I wasn't coming out here to run that fast," she said. "Thank God that I finish healthy.
"There was no pressure - I just wanted to get one more race in before the national trials."
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The result will increase the anticipation for the event at the Olympics in Tokyo this summer.
In addition to Fraser-Pryce and 21-year-old newcomer Richardson, Rio 2016 champion Elaine Thompson-Herah and Britain's world silver medallist Dina Asher-Smith have also put in impressive performances this season.
Fraser-Pryce will run at the Jamaican Championships later in June before setting her sights on the Tokyo 100m final on 31 July.
Bromell goes seventh on men's all-time list
Bromell, right, has won all seven of his 100m outings this season
American Trayvon Bromell cemented his credentials as a leading contender for the men's 100m Olympic title by running 9.77 seconds in Florida.
The 25-year-old becomes the seventh-fastest man in history, overtaking the likes of Olympic champions Donovan Bailey and Maurice Greene in the all-time list.
Bromell's compatriot and 2019 world champion Christian Coleman will miss the Tokyo Games after being banned for missed drugs tests.