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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce denied third 100m gold

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce misses out on a third Olympic gold to teammate Elaine Thompson.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has been denied an unprecedented third gold in the women's 100m at the Olympics, losing out to Jamaican teammate Elaine Thompson in the final.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Elaine Thompson pose with the Jamaican flag after the women's 100m final on August 13, 2016© BBC

A hotly-contested race saw Thompson claim her first ever Olympic medal by recording a time of 10.71s, while Fraser-Pryce was forced to settle for bronze with a time of 10.86s.

Cote d'Ivoire's Marie-Josee Ta Lou was neck-and-neck with Fraser-Pryce and just missed out on a podium spot by less than one-hundredth of a second.

Silver went the way of American Tori Bowie, while the Netherlands' Dafne Schippers was a surprise fifth-placed finish despite enjoying a strong season on the track.

Michelle-Lee Ahye was sixth on 10.92s and English Gardner finished in 10.94s for seventh, while Christania Williams was almost a second behind the pack, finishing last on 11.80s.

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