2019 Kingston Diary: Thompson and Fraser-Pryce both 10.73 WL

🎥 10.726 vs 10.729 (wind +0.6)

✅ First time a woman runs 10.73 and loses a 100m race
✅ 10.73 is Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce fastest time since 2013
✅ 10.73 is the fastest time after a pregnancy break
✅ 10.94 new World Age 17 Best, previous: 10.98 by… https://t.co/mqQOaO4IBR

— PJ Vazel (@pjvazel) June 22, 2019

Well, the Jamaican Trials showed the world that the Jamaican women are back! Amazing 100m and 200m perfomances.

Thompson and Fraser-Pryce both 10.73 WL
KINGSTON (JAM, Jun 20-21): Great 100 m women final at Jamaican Championships and Doha Trials. World leads for Elaine Thompson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce as both clocked 10.73 (+0.6), the 2016 Olympic winner taking the victory by milimetres. Third World U20 champion Brianna Williams clocked Jamaican junior record and World U18 all-time best 10.94 and 4th fastest ever in the U20 category. She got first national U20 mark in semifinals with 11.02. Also fast fourth Jonielle Smith 11.04. In men´s 100 m Yohan Blake won with 9.96 (+0.4) over Tyquendo Tracey 10.00 and Rasheed Dwyer 10.10 with Senoj-Jay Givans fourth 10.13. Good times also for 400 m hurdles winners, Kemar Mowatt 48.70 and Rushell Clayton 54.73 PB. In women race top 7 went sub 56. Second Shiann Salmon 55.39 and third Ronda Whyte 55.41 with Janieve Russell fourth 55.57. Former DL winner Kaliese Carter was 7th 55.87. In women 400 m prelims fastest time 51.47 by Christine Day. In technical events, Tisanna Hickling got long jump 678 (-0.3) and Shadae Lawrence discus 61.14, in men´s triple Bahamian Latario Collie 17.14 (+3.3) over Clive Pullen 17.02 (+4.6). In the U20 100 m Oblique Seville 10.13 (+0.8), in the U18 Ackeem Blake 10.41 (+0.5) and Tia Clayton 11.39 (+1.2).

Women’s 100m final #JamaicaTrials⁰
Elaine Thompson 10.73⁰
Shelly-Ann Fraser 10.73⁰
Briana Williams 10.94
⁰Jonielle Smith 11.04⁰
Natalliah Whyte 11.09⁰
Natasha Morrison 11.18⁰
Simone Facey 11.28⁰
Schillonie Calver 11.36

— Trackalerts.com (@trackalerts) June 22, 2019