The -24-year-old Elaine Thompson won the women's 100m title clocking 10.71 seconds beating USA's s Tori Bowie (10.83) into second place.
Thompson's training partner defending champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who suffered a foot injury earlier this summer, took bronze in 10.86.
Meanwhile world silver medalist Dafne Schippers of Netherlands finished in 5th place with a time of 10.90 seconds.
POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | REACTION TIME | |
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1 | Elaine THOMPSON | JAM | 10.71 | 0.157 | |
2 | Tori BOWIE | USA | 10.83 | 0.112 | |
3 | Shelly-Ann FRASER-PRYCE | JAM | 10.86 | SB | 0.138 |
4 | Marie-Josee TA LOU | CIV | 10.86 | PB | 0.136 |
5 | Dafne SCHIPPERS | NED | 10.90 | 0.134 | |
6 | Michelle-Lee AHYE | TTO | 10.92 | 0.132 | |
7 | English GARDNER | USA | 10.94 | 0.148 | |
8 | Christania WILLIAMS | JAM | 11.80 | 0.163 |