Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica, right, and Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica compete in the women's 100 meters race at the Athletissima IAAF Diamond League international athletics meeting at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne, Switzerland, Thursday, August 26, 2021. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)
August 25, 2021
Fraser-Pryce clocks 10.60 in win over Thompson-Herah
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – World champion and Olympic Games silver medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran a personal best 10.60 seconds (1.7m/s) in an upset win over Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah in the women’s 100m at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland on Thursday.
It was just the third victory for Fraser-Pryce over Thompson-Herah in the 100m, doing so while setting a new meeting record, beating the 10.72 seconds set in 1998 by American Marion Jones.
It was yet another 1-2-3 finish by the Jamaicans. Thompson-Herah, whose eight-race winning streak dating back to July 3 was snapped, finished second in 10.64 seconds and Olympic bronze medallist Shericka Jackson was third in 10.92 seconds.
-Paul A Reid
