BEIJING (AP) — The Latest from the world championships (all times local):
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The final of the women’s 100 meters is the highlight on Day 3 of the world championships on Monday, when five finals are on the program.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will be bidding to defend her title and give Jamaica a double in the marquee sprints following Usain Bolt’s win in the men’s 100.
Fraser-Pryce and American sprinter Tori Bowie each ran 10.88 seconds in their heats.
Gold medals are up for grabs in the men’s pole vault and 3,000-meter steeplechase, and the women’s 10,000 and triple jump.
Action got under way on another blue sky day in Beijing in qualifying for the women’s pole vault, discus throw and steeplechase.
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