Fraser-Pryce completes 100m treble

Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce roared to an unprecedented third women's 100 metres world title in a flash of green dreadlocks as she emulated countryman Usain Bolt on Monday.

The double Olympic champion, wearing a band of yellow daisies in her green-dyed hair, clocked 10.76 seconds to win easily in Beijing, a day after Bolt blazed to glory in the men's 100m.

Fraser-Pryce got off to an explosive start and was never seriously threatened, winning in relative comfort from Dutchwoman Dafne Schippers, who took silver in a time of 10.81 with American Tori Bowie third in 10.86.

But the pint-sized Jamaican, who captured the world title in 2009 and 2013, will not try to repeat the 100-200m sprint double she achieved in Moscow two years ago.

The American threat failed to materialise as Fraser-Pryce, 28, underlined her dominance, qualifying quickest for the final in 10.82 sec.

Her task was eased when countrywoman Sherone Simpson, silver medallist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, missed the final along with Cote d’Ivoire's Murielle Ahoure, second in the 100 and 200m in Moscow two years ago.

Schippers, who took heptathlon bronze at the Moscow worlds, was left beaming with her silver medal after lowering the Dutch national record twice in one night.
—Reuters