Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce surges to gold medal in women's 100m at World Championship

Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce powered to victory in the women's 100 metres at the World Championship in Beijing.

Fraser-Pryce claimed gold with a time of 10.76 seconds, edging ahead of Holland's Dafne Schippers, who ran a second national record of the night in 10.81 to secure silver, while American Tori Bowie took bronze in 10.86.

The 28-year-old flew out of the blocks and was so confident that she looked up at the big screen before raising her arm aloft as she crossed the line.

"I'm getting tired of 10.7s," Fraser-Pryce said. "I just want to put a good race together and hopefully in the next race I get the time I'm working for.

"I definitely think a 10.6 is there. Hopefully I will get it together. I just trust in God, work hard and focus on executing."

Schippers, who become the first European in a decade to secure a podium finish at a global 100m championship, said: "I'm so very happy.

"It's a national record and I'm second in the world. It's crazy. Wow. Three years before I was third in the heptathlon, now I've come into the sprint and I've got a medal.

"I was a little bit nervous in the semi-final and after that I thought 'anything is possible'.

"The start was good and I was close at the end. When you're close to Fraser-Pryce you know you've got a medal."

Meanwhile, Colombia's Caterine Ibarguen, who is unbeaten since the 2012 Olympic Games, retained her triple jump title.

Ibarguen led from the second round and her fifth-round effort of 14.90 metres secured the gold medal.

Silver was won by Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko who set an Israeli record with an effort of 14.78.

Olga Rypakova, the Olympic champion from Kazakhstan, snatched bronze in the last round as she stretched out to claim a season's best 14.77.

Ezekiel Kemboi underlined his status as one of the great Kenyan athletes by capturing the men's 3,000 metres steeplechase crown for a record fourth time.

The 33-year-old seized the gold medal thanks to a devastating sub 57-second last-lap burst at the Bird's Nest Stadium.

Kenya secured their first clean sweep in the event for eight years as the anticipated challenge from Evan Jager faded on the final lap as the American was unable to match the speed of the Africans and trailed home sixth.

Kemboi, who clocked eight minutes 11.28 seconds, added the title to those he won in 2009, 2011 and 2013 and to the Olympic gold he landed in 2004 and 2012.

Silver went to Conseslus Kipruto, who did much of the pace-setting and hung on to finish in 8:12.38, while Brimin Kiprop came third in 8:12.54.

Another Kenyan, 2015 world rankings leader Jairus Birech, was fourth in 8:12.62.

Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot won a thrilling last lap sprint to claim the women's 10,000 metres gold medal, capping her comeback season with her second world title in the longest track event.

The 31-year-old, who took 2014 off to have a child, hit the front with 300 metres to go and powered her way to victory in 31 minutes, 41.31 seconds to reclaim the title she won as part of a 5,000-10,000 double at the 2011 world championships in Daegu.

"This is my real comeback," she said. "I had many thoughts in my head during the race but I told myself I want to win no matter how hard it is. It is even more precious after I had my son a year ago."

Ethiopia's Gelete Burka stayed with Cheruiyot when the Kenyan sprinted away on the back straight but could not handle the pace in the final 100 metres and had to settle for silver in 31.41.77.

The bronze medal went to American Emily Infield (31.43.49), who pipped Molly Huddle on the line when her American team-mate slowed to celebrate what she thought was going to be third place.