Fraser-Pryce into orbit again in Paris

worldathleticsParisDouble Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the ‘Pocket Rocket’, went into orbit once again here at the Stade Charlety on Saturday (18) as she won the concluding event of a sweltering Meeting de Paris in 10.67, equalling her own world-leading mark.The 35-year-old Jamaican’s first clocking of that time this season – just 0.07 off her PB, which is the third best mark ever – came in the altitude of Nairobi on 7 May.This meeting record was at sea level, albeit in temperatures still about 32C, having fallen from 38C at the start of this latest Wanda Diamond League meeting.Behind her, Britain’s Daryll Neita clocked 10.99 and the Ivory Coast’s Marie-Josee Ta Lou was third in 11.01, with Poland’s Ewa Swoboda clocking a personal best of 11.05 in fourth place."I came here feeling really good, and I like to run in the heat,” said Shelly-Pryce, who was jumping for joy in the aftermath of a performance that boosts her prospects of a successful world title defence at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22."I am still training hard so I am now looking forward to the national championships and then afterwards,” she added. "The plan and the aim is to make sure that I am able to run 10.60 sustainably.”The heat also suited Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, who danced in triumph after finishing strongly to win the women’s 100m hurdles in an African record of 12.41, 0.02 better than her previous best.The 25-year-old Commonwealth champion, fourth at last year’s Olympics and at the 2019 World Championships, looks very capable of claiming a first global medal in Eugene this summer.Devynne Charlton of The Bahamas was second in 12.63, ahead of Britain’s Cindy Sember on 12.73 and France’s 21-year-old world indoor champion Cyrena Samba-Mayela in a season’s best of 12.76.Ethiopia’s Olympic 10,000m champion Selemon Barega finished half a straight clear in the men’s 5000m after a long, long run for home, winning in 12:56.19 – very close to his season’s best of 12:54.87 set in winning at the Rome Diamond League meeting.Burundi’s Thierry Ndikumwenayo was second in 13:05.24, with two-time world champion Muktar Edris of Ethiopia third in 13:06.54. Home athlete Jimmy Gressier was fourth in 13:08.75 – just inside the World Championships qualifying mark of 13:09.