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She’s the fastest woman alive. Her timing of 10.64 seconds in the 100m dash at the 2009 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix is 0.07 seconds better than Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s gold-winning time (10.71 seconds) at the recently concluded IAAF World Athletics Championships. That’s probably enough reason for you to listen when Carmelita

Carmelita Jeter is in India as the international event ambassador of the 2019 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon. Image courtesy: ADHM 2019

US sprint queen Carmelita Jeter: Indian athletes are getting better

After years of heartbreak, the USA women's 4x100m relay team finds redemption in world record-breaking form at the London 2012 Olympics.

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USA Break 4X100M Women's Records in London 2012

Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight and Carmelita Jeter raced away from Jamaica to take gold for the United States in a world record time of 40.82.

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Simone

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There are 14 sprinters who have won the women’s 200m title, with the event contested in 19 editions of the World Athletics Championships.
One of the greatest athletes ever, Allyson Felix is the most successful woman in the 200m, winning three consecutive titles (2005-2009).
Two-time world gold medallist Merlene Ottey

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BERLIN - AUGUST 23:  Allyson Felix of United States waves to the TV camera as she wins gold in the women's 4x400 Metres Relay Final during day nine of the 12th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium on August 23, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.  (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

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Track & Field World Athletics Championships 2023: All women’s 200m world champions at a glance

There are 14 sprinters who have won the women’s 100m title, with the event contested in 19 editions of the World Athletics Championships.
Sha'Carri Richardson is the reigning champion having won the 2023 world title at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is the most decorated in the

Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates winning the women's 100m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships

World Athletics Championships 2023: All women’s 100m world champions at a glance

The women's 100m world record is 34 years old this year.
Since Florence Griffith-Joyner, also known as Flo-Jo, did it in 1988, nobody has broken the 10.5-second barrier.
But could Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah soon do it? Last year, she clocked a stunning 10.54 seconds, the second-fastest in history, at the

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