IAAF Athletics World Championships 2015: Results and Medal Table After Monday
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica took 100 metres glory on Monday night as she stormed to the gold medal at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing.
Fraser-Pryce posted an exceptional time of 10.76, but she was almost caught on the line by Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands, who ran a personal best.
In the night's other finals, young Canadian talent Shawnacy Barber captured gold in the men's pole vault with a jump of 5.90 metres, with Caterine Ibarguen of Colombia winning the women's triple jump.
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It was a great night for Kenya, as Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot prevailed in the women's 10,000 metres final, and Ezekiel Kemboi grabbed the gold in the 3,000-metres steeplechase.
Here is a summary of Monday's results and the latest medals table:
| Men's Pole Vault | Shawnacy Barber (CAN) | Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe (GER) | Pawel Wojciechowski (POL) |
| Women's Triple Jump | Caterine Ibarguen (COL) | Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko (ISR) | Olga Rypakova (KAZ) |
| Women's 10,000 Metres | Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (KEN) | Gelete Burka (ETH) | Emily Infeld (USA) |
| Men's 3,000-Metres Steeplechase | Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) | Conseslus Kipruto (KEN) | Brimin Kiprop Kipruto (KEN) |
| Women's 100 Metres | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) | Dafne Schippers (NED) | Tori Bowie (USA) |
| 1 | Kenya | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Jamaica | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | USA | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| T8 | Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| T8 | Eritrea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| T8 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Fraser-Pryce Captures 100M Gold
The women's 100 metres lit up the Bird's Nest on Monday as Fraser-Pryce won the night's big race.
Fraser-Pryce flew out of the blocks in her customary style and seemed to have destroyed the field in the opening strides. Her opposition were beaten before the halfway point, but it was left to the Netherlands' Schippers to run the race of her life and track down the champion.
The heptathlon specialist posted a new national record of 10.81 to grab a surprise silver success for European athletics.
British Eurosport shared just how close the finish was:
"Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce beats Daphne Schippers in the 100m. Watch #Beijing2015 LIVE on British Eurosport HD pic.twitter.com/KSogViKHA3
— British Eurosport (@EurosportUKTV) August 24, 2015"
British athlete Jess Taylor paid homage to the world champion but tipped her cap to the achievements of the silver medalist:
The bronze was taken by Tori Bowie of the USA, who clocked 10.86 seconds on her way to the third position.
Barber wrote his name in the history books, as the 21-year-old captured gold in China. His vault of 5.90 metres was equalled by Germany's Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe, but the Canadian took the title as he cleared the distance at his first attempt.
Barber adds the world crown to his Commonwealth Games gold medal won in Glasgow in 2014.
Fraser-Pryce is the equivalent of Usain Bolt in the women's discipline, and she did not disappoint on Monday. But the real excitement will be about Schippers performing well above expectations.
The Dutch athlete is now expected to stay with the sprinting event rather than return to her multidiscipline challenge.
Barber also caused a surprise with the consistency of his jumping, and he looks set to dominate the pole vault for the coming decade.
For complete results, visit the IAAF's official website.
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