Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce's Rivals at World Athletics Championships 2023

• Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will be out to defend her women's 100-metre world title in Budapest
• The five-time world champ faces competition from the likes of Shericka Jackson and Sha'Carri Richardson
• Sports Brief takes a look at the fastest women this year ahead of the anticipated showdown on August 21

The women's 100 metres will be one of the major attractions at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

A host of new names and mainstays will be seeking to stop Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce from claiming a sixth-world title.

Fraser-Pryce is the reigning champion, having clocked a wonderful 10.67 seconds at the Oregon championships last year. At 36 years, she will be keen on rewriting the history books yet again.

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However, she will face stiff competition from the likes of her compatriot, Shericka Jackson, who has posted breathtaking times so far this season. Jackson, the 200m champion, will be out to dethrone her close friend before going for the double.

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The controversial Sha'Carri Jackson is also back and better after that suspension in 2021. The 23-year-old has been sending not-so-subtle messages that she intends to bring the roof down at her first major championships.

Sports Brief takes a look at the fastest times this year, as captured by the World Athletics website.

5. Julien Alfred (Saint Lucia) - 10.83 seconds

Alfred ran her second-fastest time ever at the Hornets Stadium in Sacramento on May 27. The 2022 Commonwealth Silver medalist produced a time of 10.83 seconds, just 0.02 seconds shy of her personal best.

4. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) - 10.82 seconds

The reigning champion has only raced twice this year, clocking 10.82 and 10.83 seconds after recovering from a knee issue. The former, the fourth-fastest time this year, came at the Spitzenleichtathletik in Lucerne, Switzerland.

3. Marie-Josée Ta Lou (Ivory Coast) - 10.75 seconds

If there is a year Ta Lou should clinch a world title, then this is it. The Ivorian's career has often been characterised by near misses with the Jamaican and occasional dominance always proving too strong for her. The 10.75 seconds came at the Bislett Games in Oslo in a year where she could possibly race in her last World Championships.

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2. Sha'Carri Richardson (America) - 10.71 seconds

Richardson's renaissance this year has made for brilliant viewing as she seeks to admonish ghosts of her past. The American has obliterated her opponents in both the 100m and 200m this season.

Her best time in the 100m came during the semifinals of the American national trials on July 6.

1. Shericka Jackson (Jamaica) - 10.65 seconds

Barely 24 hours after Richardson's time at the US trials, Jackson dropped the world lead even further at her country's own trials in Kingston. Her 10.65 seconds is the fifth-fastest of all time.

At 29 years, the Budapest championships will offer her the best chance to claim a double.

The 100 metres will be on the 21st(heats) and the 22nd(semi-final and final).

Fastest men in 2023

The build-up to the 2023 World Athletics Championships men's 100 metres has been slow, with no clear favourite ahead of the August 19 and 20 showdown.

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Unlike in previous championships, where all eyes would be on Usain Bolt, this year could go any way, with at least six heavyweights gunning for the gold medal.

Fred Kerley will defend his title in Budapest after a dominant 2022 Championships. Ahead of this, Sports Brief looks at the fastest 100m times this season.