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Fraser-Pryce finishes fifth at Shanghai Diamond League

Updated on: 18 May,2015 07:50 AM IST  | 
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World and Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce finished just fifth in the Shanghai Diamond League 100m yesterday in a setback to her bid for a third straight world title

Fraser-Pryce finishes fifth at Shanghai Diamond League

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in action during the 100m event

Shanghai: World and Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce finished just fifth in the Shanghai Diamond League 100m yesterday in a setback to her bid for a third straight world title.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in action during the 100m event. Pic/AFP
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in action during the 100m event. Pic/AFP 


In the season's second Diamond League meeting, David Oliver stormed to victory in the 110m hurdles, and Almaz Ayana won the women's 5,000m in a world-leading 14min 14.32sec.


But Fraser-Pryce suffered a big loss in her first 100m of the season, behind Nigerian winner Blessing Okagbare and Jamaican teammate Veronica Campbell-Brown, who was fourth.


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