Jackson hands Fraser-Pryce first 100m loss of the season in Brussels

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.

Sweden's pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis, a six-times winner in the Diamond League this year, was upset when he failed to clear 5.91 metres, handing Ernest John Obiena of the Philippines the victory.

Duplantis was well clear of the bar on his final attempt but clattered into it on the way down, wearing a bewildered look as he wondered how he had failed to clear a mark that was 30 centimetres lower than his world record.

"I didn't jump as I would have liked for sure. I think definitely that I could have jumped higher," Duplantis said.

"I am human and I make mistakes and I definitely did some today. I didn't find good rhythm on the runway today."

American Erriyon Knighton won the men's 200m out in lane seven, running a superb bend and maintaining his lead on the stretch