Fraser-Pryce retains 100m title

Further Kenyan success came in the form of Ezekiel Kemboi, who won his fourth world steeplechase gold.

Like Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will be trying to defend her title in the 100 but will find tough American opposition in Tori Bowie.

Unlike the struggling, stumbling Bolt in his semifinal heat, Fraser-Pryce bolted from the blocks, powered through midway and was able to turn off the power to coast home in 10.82 seconds for the best overall time, .01 seconds faster than former heptathlete Dafne Schippers, who set a Dutch record.

On the other hand, everyone is expecting Jaimaican runner Fraser-Pryce to win another title.

“Today is just about getting through the rounds”, she said, sporting long green hair and a sunflower headband.

“I wanted to stay relaxed”.

Meanwhile, France’s Renaud Lavillenie, the Olympic champion and world record-holder, will bid to end his world championship hoodoo in the men’s pole vault, and Colombian Caterine Ibarguen will be the one to beat in the women’s triple jump. Germany’s Tobias Scherbath finished seventh.

Britain’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson (L) speaks with a referee near teammate Jessica Ennis-Hill (back) during the long jump of the women’s heptathlon athletics event at the 2015 IAAF World Championships at the “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium in Beijing on August 23, 2015.

In fact, all three Jamaicans that competed in the semi-finals a short while ago failed to advance to the men’s 400m finals.

A day after fellow Jamaican Bolt’s thrilling win over America’s Justin Gatlin at the world championships, Fraser-Pryce is strongly favoured to add to her titles from 2009 and 2013.

Dutchwoman Nadine Broersen moved second after a javelin throw of 53.52 metres in the penultimate discipline, with Canadian Brianne Theisen-Eaton, the 2013 silver medallist and wife of decathlon world record holder Ashton Eaton, third on 5612 points.