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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce takes gold to make it a Jamaican 100 metres double

Britain’s Christine Ohuruogu takes 400 metre title with dip on the line

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (right) of Jamaica gets away from Carmelita Jeter of the US on her way to winning the 100 metres final at the World Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (right) of Jamaica gets away from Carmelita Jeter of the US on her way to winning the 100 metres final at the World Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
Tue Aug 13 2013 - 01:00

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce produced a masterful display of sprinting to complete a Jamaican 100 metres double with victory in the women’s final last night.

The 26-year-old set a world leading time of 10.71 seconds for a commanding win which followed hot on the heels of compatriot Usain Bolt who took the men’s title on Sunday.

Murielle Ahoure was second in 10.93 to give Ivory Coast its first world championship medal and she became the first African woman to finish on the podium in a sprint. Defending world champion Carmelita Jeter of the US was third in 10.94.

From the moment twice Olympic champion Fraser-Pryce shot out of the blocks there was only going to be one winner.

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Also world champion in 2009, the Jamaican was never headed and her rivals were left watching the soles of her bright pink spikes and matching hair extensions as she powered to the line.

Leaves it late
Earlier Britain's Christine Ohuruogu cemented her reputation for leaving it late by snatching the 400 metres title from defending champion Amantle Montsho with a desperate lunge to the line.

Botswana's Montsho, aiming to become only the second woman to win back-to-back world 400 golds, was left to despair the fact she did not dip at the finish with just 0.004 seconds separating the two rivals who were both given a time of 49.41 seconds.

Anxious wait
The pair endured an anxious wait before the result came up on the big screen at the half-empty Luzhniki stadium. Russian Antonina Krivoshapka took the bronze in 49.78.

Ohuruogu, world champion in 2007 and Olympic gold medallist in 2008, is known as a big race performer who often leaves her attack until the final few metres and the 29-year-old did not disappoint the British fans noisily screaming her on.

She was fourth coming off the final bend but powered down the home straight to catch Montsho on the line.

Powerful American David Oliver won the 110 metres hurdles title with a season-leading time of 13.00 seconds.

Oliver, who had been the form athlete all year and impressive throughout the competition, led early and maintained his form to take an emotional victory.

American dreams of a clean sweep came up just short as veteran Ryan Wilson took silver in 13.13 but a last-hurdle stumble by defending champion Jason Richardson allowed Russia’s Sergey Shubenkov to snatch bronze in 13.24.