Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele wrote his name in the history books after claiming a fourth consecutive world 10,000m title but there were shock tears for Russian pole-vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva who failed to fetch a medal in Berlin.

Jamaica also kept their sprint show on the road at the Olympic Stadium, with Shelly-Ann Fraser leading compatriot Kerron Stewart to a brilliant one-two in the women's 100m, American champion Carmelita Jeter claiming bronze to break the monopoly yesterday.

In the 10,000m, Bekele matched compatriot and one-timemaster Haile Gebrselassie with his fourth world title on the trot, and remains, amazingly, unbeaten over the distance.

Once again the diminutive Ethiopian relied on his last-lap kick, an incredible ability to change gears when the bell sounds and destroy his rivals in 50 quick, painful metres.

"It's great to win for the fourth time," said the 27-year-old Bekele. "I had already planned to stay behind until the last lap and then kick."

Eritrea's Zersenay Tadese, who led for almost all the second-half of the 25-lap race, claimed silver with Kenyan Moses Masai of Kenya winning bronze.

After the Usain Bolt-led fireworks in the men's 100m on Sunday when the Jamaican broke the world record, the women's 100m did not fail to live up to its own billing.

Fraser ran the third fastest time ever, 10.73sec, and kept up the ante in the much-hyped Jamaica v United States sprint-off.

"The victory is no surprise for me and neither is the time," said a confident Fraser. "I made a perfect start and then executed well."

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