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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce , the double Olympic champion , the Jamaican queen, has been crowned for the fourth time world champion of the 100 meters the day in which the record of 200 (21.34) that Florence Griffith set at the Olympic Games of Seoul88 was 31 years old. Griffith also sculpted, with 10.49, the record of 100 in 1988. But it was not in the Games, but in the Indianapolis trials , on July 16.

The seven best sprinters on the planet ( Dafne Schippers, classified and injured, did not finally come out ), five of whom were not yet born in 1988 (Fraser-Pryce was two years old and Murielle Ahouré, one), ran in vain against a shadow that It remains unattainable, unreachable, so much time later.

They ran a lot, yes, with four records below 11 seconds . Fraser-Pryce , imperial, outstanding from the first meter, finished in 10.71 , best world brand of the year and the second best of his life (the first is 10.70 since 2012). The British Dina Asher-Smith, in 10.83 . Marie Josée Ta Lou (Ivory Coast), at 10.90 . The other Jamaican, Elaine Thompson, at 10.93 .

Sidorova, gold pole

The Russian Anzhelika Sidorova , who competes as a neutral athlete, won the pole vault (4.95) ahead of the American Sandi Morris (4.90) and the Greek Katerina Stefanidi (4.85) . In the triple jump , the now traditional struggle between Americans Christian Taylor and Will Claye opted for the former with 17.92 by 17.74 of his countryman. Huges Fabrice Zango (Burkina Faso) was third with his last attempt ( 17.66 ).

The young man (21 years old) Adrián Ben (1: 44.97, personal brand) will be for time in the 800 final on Tuesday. Alvaro de Arriba (1: 46.09), no. Narrowly. He stayed nine hundredths of entering positions .

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