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Diamond League victories for Fraser Pryce, Powell

National champions Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce and Asafa Powell were both superb as they highlighted the Jamaican performances at the IAAF Diamond League meet in Paris, France on Saturday.

Fraser Pryce showed she will again be difficult to beat come this summer's World Championships, producing her best performance this year, clocking 10.74, making her the first woman to run under 10.75 on five occasions.

Blessing Okagbare clocked 10.80 and American English Gardener, who jointly held the world lead at 10.79 with Fraser Pryce before the race, was third in 10.97.

Another Jamaican, Natasha Morrison, was 6th in 11.10.

 Powell was also in season's best form, clocking 9.81 seconds, lowering his best this season of 9.84 seconds, done twice in Kingston.

 There was no other Jamaican winner at the meet.

Rusheen McDonald produced a good run 44.84 for 4th in the men's 400 meters, with Edino Steele last in 46.22.

 The event saw a massive upset as Wayde Van Niekerk ran a South African record 43.96 to beat Kirani James, 44.17.



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