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Who is the fastest woman in the world and what colour is her hair?
The answer has been of interest to experts for quite some time know, but it is certain that eight of them will compete in Székesfehérvár on June 6, just a few minutes before 17:45.
We do not yet know whether she will compete in yellow, white, green or blue hair, but we know that two-time Olympic and nine-time World Champion, leader of the world rankings, Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (PB 10.63) will be competing in the 100 metres. Her results in June tell everything we need to know as to how her preparations went – she ran her personal best on the 5th in the 100 metres and clocked 21.79 in the 200 metres on the 21st. The Hungarian record is 11.41 (Enikő Szabó, 2004.07.14) and 23.06 (Irén Orosz, 1981.07.29) in the 100 and 200 metres respectively.
Fraser-Pryce participated in three Olympic games between 2008 and 2016 competing in the 100, 200 and 4X100 metres and won two gold, three silver and one bronze medal while never finishing lower than third in any event.
– Although I am 34, I am still passionate about inspiring the younger generation of girls and boys with my performances – she said in May.
She will compete against compatriot, fellow two-time Olympic Champion and World Champion of Beijing as a member of the 4X100 relay team Elaine Thompson-Herah (PB 10.70) for the umpteenth time. Thompson-Herah is currently fourth on the world rankings in the 100 and third in the 200 metres. Shen won the gold in Rio in these two events and has won 22 Diamond League competitions since 2015.
Her dark hair colour often turns into silver. According to her, she still has some things to learn.
– When I won the Olympics in Rio, I did not know how to celebrate and I am still trying to learn the process – she said.
Blessing Okagbare (PB 10.79) has had red, blonde, black and brown hair before. We last saw Marie-Josée Ta Lou (PB 10.85) from Ivory Coast with red hair, but she also sported black and brown hair as well and even wore blonde stripes at one point.
Michelle-Lee Ahye (PB 10.82) from Trinidad and Tobago went from black to red, but used to be blonde. Jamaican Natasha Morrison (PB 10.87) switches between blonde and black. Swiss Ajla Del Ponte (PB 11.07) favours brown and blonde while American Kayla White prefers silver and black.
We will see who is the fastest on June 6 at 17:41 in Székesfehérvár.
Photos: World Athletics