History-making Fraser-Pryce bags fifth 100m title, US win four crowns
Jamaica's Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce made history Sunday as she bagged a fifth world 100m title on Sunday, as Team USA claimed four other crowns on offer in Eugene.
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History-making Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce bags fifth 100m title, US win four crowns
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).
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce leads Jamaican sweep in 100 meters; Philadelphia Eagles' Devon Allen DQ'd from 110 hurdles for false-start
EUGENE, Ore. — Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce sped her way back to the top of the sprint game Sunday, winning her fifth world title at 100 meters by leading a Jamaican sweep and knocking off Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Wins 5th World 100m Title In Jamaican Clean Sweep
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won her record fifth world 100m title in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday, leading an unprecedented Jamaican cleansweep of the podium. Fraser-Pryce had an electric start and led from gun to tape at Hayward Field, winning 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).
Pourchaire closing in on FP1 opportunity
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Jamaican 'big three' advance smoothly into women's 100m final
EUGENE, Oregon: Jamaican trio Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson advanced impressively to the women's 100m final at the world championships on Sunday (Jul 17) where they will seek to match the United States men in sweeping the podium.
Video: Andersen, Kassanavoid lead U.S. to gold and bronze in women’s hammer throw
Brooke Andersen didn’t need to take her final attempt in Sunday’s women’s hammer final at the 2022 World Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The 26-year-old was already the guaranteed the world title thanks to her fifth-round throw of 77.56 meters.
To win the Tour de France this year, Tadej Pogacar needs to prepare to pull a Chris Froome - Opinion
More than four years after it happened, at the 2018 Giro d’Italia, Chris Froome’s 80km solo raid on the maglia rosa remains one of the most remarkable things many have ever seen someone do on a bike. For the few of you who need reminding — as well as the rest, who might merely welcome the opportunity to relive it — it occurred midway through Stage 18 on what was, realistically, the last chance for any rider to make any meaningful difference to the overall race. Ad/> Going into the day in fourth place in the overall competition, 3’22 down on the lead of Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott), despite winning a stage, it had been a disappointing Grand Tour for Froome.