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The 32-year-old clipped two-hundredths of a
second off American Evelyn Ashford's Games record of 22.45 set
at San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1979.
Fraser-Pryce, who won Olympic titles in 2008 and 2012, beat
Brazil's Vitoria Cristina Rose by almost two-tenths of a second
with Bahamian Tynia Gaither third in 22.76.
Her Jamaican compatriot Danniel Thomas-Dodd smashed another
Games record in the women's shot put, throwing a national record
19.55 metres.
That erased Cuban Maria Elena Sarria's 1983 record of 19.34
metres.
South American record holder Alex Quinonez of Ecuador won the
men's 200 in 20.27 for an easy victory over Jereem Richards of
Trinidad & Tobago (20.38) and Yancarlos Martinez of the
Dominican Republic (20.44).
Brazil proved to be the fastest in the 4x100 metres relays,
winning the women's race 43.04 seconds and the men's in 38.27.
The Brazilians also claimed the men's 10,000 metres with Ederson
Vilela running 28 minutes, 27.47 seconds.
The United States, which has found golds scarce in athletics,
won two on the sport's penultimate day at the Games.
U.S. record holder Kara Winger prevailed in the javelin with a
throw of 64.92 metres and Nikki Hiltz took the women's 1,500
metres in 4:07.14.
(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Raleigh, North Carolina; editing by
Ken Ferris/Nick Mulvenney)
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