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OregonGoldRush | Fraser-Pryce, Jackson, Nelson, Thompson-Herah all advance from 100m prelims

Published:Saturday | July 16, 2022 | 9:27 PM
Jamaica's Shericka Jackson (right) is chased by the Bahamas' Anthonique Strachan during the first round of the Women's 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday.
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Jamaica's Shericka Jackson (right) is chased by the Bahamas' Anthonique Strachan during the first round of the Women's 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday.

Defending world 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and her compatriots Shericka Jackson, Elaine Thompson-Herah and Kemba Nelson are all through to the semi-finals of the Women’s 100m event at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday.

Fraser-Pryce, who is the fastest women in the world this year at 10.67 seconds, sped to a comfortable 10.87, the second fastest time of the round, to win heat one.

Jackson, Jamaica's national champion, won heat two in 11.02.

New Zealand's Zoe Hobbs set an Oceania record of 11.08 for second in the heat, while Anthonique Strachan of The Bahamas clocked the same time for third.

Thompson-Herah, the reigning Olympic Games sprint double champion, also secured her place in the semi-finals, winning heat three in 11.15.

Nelson placed third in heat four, clocking 11.10. The event was won by Ivory Coast's Marie-Josée Ta Lou in a season’s best time of 10.92, while Twanisha Terry of the United States was third in 10.95.

Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain, who won heat five in 10.84, the fastest time of the round. Also through are Great Britain's Darryl Neita (10.95), Switzerland's Mujinga Kambundji (10.97), Melissa Jefferson of the USA (11.03), Aleia Hobbs of the USA (11.04), Poland's Ewa Swoboda (11.07), and Trinidad and Tobago's Michelle-Lee Ahye (11.18).

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