ZURICH (Reuters) – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce stormed to victory in the women’s 100 metres at the Diamond League final in Zurich on Thursday to claim her fifth win in the season-ending event.
Cheered on by more than 25,000 fans the Letzigrund Stadium, Fraser-Pryce avenged a rare defeat by fellow Jamaican Shericka Jackson in Brussels this month to cross the line in 10.65 seconds.
Jackson was second in 10.81 and Ivorian Marie-Josee Ta Lou took the bronze in 10.91.
Fraser-Pryce became the first woman in history to run below 10.70 seven times in the same season.
Earlier, Olympic silver medallist Marileidy Paulino won the women’s 400m with a personal best 48.99 – the fastest time this year – and favourite Kirani James claimed the men’s title in 44.26 for a third Diamond trophy after 2011 and 2015.
World champion Tobi Amusan won the women’s 100m hurdles in 12.29 for back-to-back titles, before Grant Holloway sealed the men’s 110m hurdles crown in 13.02 to cap off a memorable season.
“This year was perfect for me, winning the triple – indoors, outdoors and the Diamond League final,” said American Holloway. “This was my first year in the Diamond League circuit, first Diamond League final. I did what I had to do.”
Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen dominated the men’s 1,500m, shaving three-hundredths of a second off his world leading time this year to take the title in 3:29.02. World and Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon won the women’s 1,500m with an equally dominant performance.
Ethiopia’s Werkuha Getachew capitalised on a mistake by Winfred Yavi at the final barrier to win the women’s 3000m steeplechase crown.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)
