The fastest mom in the world has struck again, the smallest sprinter in World Cup history is once again the greatest: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has won the title over 100 meters for the fifth time and has thus achieved something historic.
13 years after her first triumph in Berlin in 2009, the Jamaican prevailed in Eugene in 10.67 seconds.
It was the best time at a World Cup.
“I can't tell you how many setbacks I had to accept.
But I've always fought back - and here I am again," said the 5'2" Pocket Rocket, adding, "I feel blessed to have this talent and still be at it at 35 with a kid and hopefully can inspire women to go their own way.” Son Zyon is now five years old.
Fraser-Pryce, for whom it was her tenth world title, is the only track and field athlete to have won five gold medals in the same individual discipline.
Pole vaulter Sergej Bubka (six titles) and discus thrower Lars Riedel (five) achieved this among the men.
After the success in Berlin over 100 meters, Fraser-Pryce also won in Moscow in 2013, in Beijing in 2015 and in Doha in 2019.
There is also one 200-meter gold and four world titles with the relay.
Only the American Allyson Felix (13) and the Jamaican Usain Bolt (11) bring it to more World Cup triumphs.
In Eugene, Fraser-Pryce put her teammates Shericka Jackson (10.73) and Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah (10.82) in their place with her compelling running style.
The day after the US men's sprint gala, the Jamaicans also completed a triple triumph.
"I'm proud that I've managed to do something like this with Jamaica for the third time," said "SAFP".
In 2008 at the Olympics in Beijing she triumphed in front of Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart, in 2021 the order in Tokyo was Thompson-Herah, Fraser-Pryce, Jackson.
Lückenkemper eliminated in the semifinals
The German top sprinter Gina Lückenkemper was eliminated on Sunday in the semifinals over 100 meters.
The 25-year-old from SCC Berlin finished fourth in the third and final race on Sunday in 11.08 seconds.
"11.08 is not what I had in mind for here, I definitely wanted more," said Lückenkemper.
She was twelve hundredths short of reaching the final.
However, the process before the race was severely disrupted when, after Tynia Gaither (Bahamas) was disqualified, the crowd booed in the middle of the runners' subsequent phase of concentration.
"I can understand the frustration, but that was just unfair to all the other athletes," said Lückenkemper: "Going to the starting block three times to run once, that was heavy."