Monaco Diamond League: Marie-Josee Ta Lou units new African document in 100m

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Ivorian, Marie-Josee Ta Lou ran a personal best in the 100m of the Monaco Diamond League assembly on Wednesday, August 10, to set a new African record.

Ta Lou’s time of 10.72s noticed her surpass Murielle Ahoure’s joint AR of 10.78s to end up the outright holder as the fastest woman in Africa.

She finished the race in 0.33 place at the back of Jamaica duo Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson.

“I knew I was going to do accurate because I was feeling well, however, you by no means comprehend 100%,” Ta Lou said as quoted with the aid of France 24.

“I knew I used to be now not too far from Shelly-Ann so I knew I used to be doing very well.”

Fraser-Pryce scorched the track with the fastest time over 100 metres this year at the meeting on Wednesday, winning the race in 10.62 seconds.

Ta Lou finished seventh at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon earlier this month.

Fraser-Pryce scorched the tune with the quickest time over one hundred metres this 12 months at the assembly on Wednesday, winning the race in 10.62 seconds.

Ta Lou completed seventh at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon until now this month.