Fraser-Pryce caps day of dominance at the Bird's Nest


Aug 24, 2015; Beijing, China; Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) poses with Jamaican flag after winning the womens 100m in 10.76 during the IAAF World Championships in Athletics at National Stadium. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

BEIJING (Reuters) - Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce proved once again that Usain Bolt is not the only Jamaican who can monopolise global sprint titles when she claimed an unprecedented third 100 metres world championship gold medal in Beijing on Monday.

Like Bolt in the men's final on Sunday, the 28-year-old returned to the scene of her breakthrough triumph at the Beijing Olympics and secured a fifth title in the last six blue riband sprints at the Olympics and world championships.

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