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Two-time Olympic champion, Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has become the second-fastest woman in history after running 10.63 seconds in Kingston

6 June 2021

Only American legend Florence Griffith-Joyner has run the 100 metres faster, 10.49 seconds in 1988.

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16 Apr: Kenyan runner Willy Mnangat says he was a pacesetter for He Jie during controversial finish to Beijing half marathon

13 Apr: For the first time, a Kiwi swimmer has clocked a 50 metre freestyle time of less than 22 seconds

11 Apr: Paris Olympics to feature prize money for track and field gold medallists, paid by athletics governing body

11 Apr: Athletics has become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics - individual gold medallists at the Paris Games will pocket 84 thousand dollars

09 Apr: Why Craig Jones, Australia's top Brazilian jujitsu athlete, went to Ukraine's front line

17 Mar: A couple of New Zealand's top throwers are frustrated despite being in national title winning form at the track and field championships in Wellington

17 Mar: Connor Bell will look to move on quickly from this year's national track and field championships despite winning the men's discus title for the fourth year running

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