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Who won her 5th World 100m Title in Eugene, Oregon on 17th July 2022?
A)
Carmelita Jeter
B)
Shaunae Miller-Uibo
C)
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
D)
Shericka Jackson

Correct Answer :   Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won her record fifth world 100m title in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday(17th July 2022), leading an unprecedented Jamaican cleansweep of the podium. Fraser-Pryce had an electric start and led from gun to tape at Hayward Field, winning in a championship record of 10.67 seconds. Shericka Jackson took silver in a personal best of 10.73sec, with four-time Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah claiming bronze (10.81).
 
It as the first time a nation had swept the medals in the women's 100m at the worlds and came just a day after Fred Kerley led a US sweep of the men's blue riband event, albeit for the third time in worlds history.
 
Fraser-Pryce is also the first athlete to ever win five gold medals in a track event at the World Championships in the same discipline, with Sunday's win following 100m golds in 2009, 2013, 2015 and 2019..

Sports : Ndtv

Published On : July 18, 2022
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