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Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce records fourth 100m crown

Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce waves as she prepares to compete in the Women's 100m final at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on September 29, 2019. (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP)

Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce surged to a record fourth 100m crown at the World Championships here Sunday as US legend Allyson Felix added another gold to her glittering career tally.

The rainbow-haired 32-year-old Fraser-Pryce, who skipped the the 2017 championships to give birth to her first child, delivered a barnstorming run to take the tape in 10.71sec at the Khalifa Stadium.

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