The 30-year-old ran 10.95 seconds and the Jamaican had not previously won an individual Commonwealth Games title before despite claiming five Olympic golds.
Elaine Thompson-Herah was the only one of Jamaica’s star trio to compete with world 200m champion Shericka Jackson and 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce skipping the Games following last month’s World Championships in Eugene.
Julien Alfred of St Lucia forced the Jamaican to work super hard for that win though, pushing her all the way to the line to take second and the silver in 11.01.
Julien Alfred of St Lucia came home in 11.01 to take silver, with England’s Daryll Neita winning bronze in 11.07.
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