Diamond League: Aleia Hobbs wins 100m as Fraser-Pryce pulls out injured

American Aleia Hobbs was a surprise winner in a highly anticipated women’s 100m after Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce pulled out with an injury and Elaine Thompson-Herah was disqualified at the Diamond League in Lausanne.

“Been struggling with some discomfort in my hamstring a couple of days now,” Fraser-Pryce posted on social media.

“Unfortunately it doesn’t seem to be getting any better.”

The 35-year-old, who also won a record fifth women’s 100m world title last month in Oregon, said she was “extremely disappointed” not to compete but was hopeful she would recover in time for the meeting in Brussels next week.

“No matter how hard we prepare sometimes things just don’t go as planned. The last thing I want to do is gain an injury or injure myself,” she said.

Olympic champion Thompson-Herah was disqualified following a false start as Hobbs finished in 10.87 seconds, ahead of Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson and Marie-Josee Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast.

BBC/Emmanuel Ukoh