Jackson hands Fraser-Pryce first 100m loss of season at Diamond League Brussels

Jamaica's Shericka Jackson stormed to victory in the women's 100 metres at the Diamond League meet in Brussels on Friday, handing compatriot and twice Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce her first defeat of the season by one-hundredth of a second.

Fraser-Pryce was quick off the blocks and looked well set to win her fourth Diamond League title of the season before Jackson reeled her in over the final 20 metres, winning with a time of 10.73 seconds. Ivorian Marie-Josee Ta Lou was third (10.78).

"It takes a lot of hard work to beat Shelley-Ann, she's a tough cookie to beat," Jackson said after her first win and fifth podium in the Diamond League this season.

"Tonight I had a good execution ... probably not perfect but it paid off in the end."

Fraser-Pryce, who pulled out of last week's final in Lausanne due to a hamstring injury, said she would "listen to my body" before making a decision on running in next week's final event in Zurich.

WATCH | Jackson sprints to victory in Brussels:

Toronto's Aaron Brown sprinted to a third-place finish in the men's 200m in a time of 20.22 seconds. American Erriyon Knighton won the race out in lane seven, running a superb bend and maintaining his lead on the stretch under pressure from Alexander Ogando of the Dominican Republic.

With a head wind of nearly three metres per second, Knighton clocked 20.07 for his first Diamond League win while qualifying for next week's final. Ogando was second (20.18).

"There was a lot of wind tonight, when I came out of the bend the wind just hit me," Knighton said. "Next up is Zurich, hopefully with some less wind."

WATCH | Brown finishes 3rd:

Edmonton's Marco Arop finished fifth in a close men's 800-metre event, posting a time of one minute 44.48