Doha 2019: Fraser-Pryce cruises into 100m semis with 10.80s win
(From L to R) Germany's Gina Luckenkemper, Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, South Africa's Tebogo Mamathu and Ivory Coast's Murielle Ahoure compete in the Women's 100m heats at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Khalifa International stadium in Doha on September 28, 2019.
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September 27, 2019

Doha 2019: Fraser-Pryce cruises into 100m semis with 10.80s win

DOHA, Qatar — Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce easily won her heat to qualify for the women’s 100m semi-finals at the 2019 IAAF World Championships currently underway in Doha, Qatar. 

Running from lane eight in heat one, Fraser-Pryce stopped the clock at 10.80 seconds, recording the fastest ever women’s 100m heat time in world champs history.

Ivory Coast’s Murielle Ahoure, the 2018 world indoor champion, recorded a season’s best of 11.05s for second, while Germany’s Gina Luckenkemper was third in 11.29s.

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