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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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23 Apr: Discus thrower Connor Bell is fizzed after a perfect few days culminated in Olympic selection

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21 Apr: Two New Zealand athletes are celebrating podium places at the first Diamond League meet of 2024 in China

19 Apr: New Zealand will have a triple jumper at an Olympics this year, for the first time since 1960 in Rome

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

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