Blessing Okagbare, Fraser-Pryce through to 100m final

Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare both reached the 100m final at 2015 IAAF World Championship in Beijing, China.

Defending world and Olympic champion, Fraser-Pryce, qualified fastest for the women’s 100m final at the World Athletics Championships.

The Jamaican posted a time of 10.82 seconds to win the first of three semi-final heats, with former heptathlete Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands qualifying second fastest with a time of 10.83.

Okagbare posted a time of 10.89 seconds but is expected to give Fraser-Pryce a tougher time in the final.

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