EUGENE, United States: Jamaican sprinter Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce made history on Sunday when she won a fifth world 100m title, as Team USA claimed four other crowns on offer in Eugene.
Fraser-Pryce, a 35-year-old mother, led from gun to tape in a consummate display of sprinting that belied her age.
The Jamaican, who previously won the blue riband event in 2009, 2013, 2015 and 2019, won in a championship record of 10.67 seconds.
Shericka Jackson took silver in a personal best of 10.73sec, with four-time Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah claiming bronze (10.81).
It was the first time a nation had swept the medals in the women’s 100m at the worlds and came just a day after Fred…
