Reigning world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce cruised to a 10.82s victory in her first 100m race of the season.

Here’s what you need to know:

– The 36-year-old Jamaican star ran her first 100m race of the year at the Spitzen Leichtathletik meet in Luzern, Switzerland. Despite not getting the best start, she still managed to win over New Zealand’s Zoe Hobbs, who finished second in 11.08s. Fraser-Pryce broke the previous meet record of 10.91s set by Ukrainian Zhanna Pintusevich-Block in 2002.

– Fraser-Pryce’s time puts her at No. 4 on this year’s world list for 100m. Only Shericka Jackson (10.65 PB); Sha’Carri Richardson (10.71s PB); and Marie Josee Ta Lou (10.82s SB) have run faster this year.

– Fraser-Pryce had been hampered by a knee injury to start the season. She ran her first race of the year at the Jamaican national championships and finished second in the 200m. As the reigning world champion, she has a bye for the 100m for Budapest next month.

– Despite it being a much later start, this is the second-fastest 100m opener for Fraser-Pryce in her 16-year professional career.

– The women’s 100m final at the world championships is set for Aug. 21.

What she said afterward:

Fraser Pryce (via World Athletics): “I’m satisfied to set a meeting record in my first 100m race of the season. It was a new situation for me to come back from injury and start the season this late.”

Our take:

If there was any concern over Fraser-Pryce’s chances for her title defense, this certainly put those at ease a bit. She is in good form and looked solid through the heats and final at the Jamaican championships. She easily inserts herself with Jackson, Richardson, Ta Lou and Julien Alfred as a gold medal contender for the 100m. That’s five top sprinters and only three of them will leave Hungary with medals. At the moment, that is the must-watch race of this year’s world championships. – Chris Chavez

If anyone doesn’t need a long on-ramp to the season, it’s a 36-year-old who’s been winning global medals since 2007. Fraser-Pryce’s start looked a little slower than normal, but experience will surely kick in before long and 10.8 will easily turn into 10.7 or faster. What this told us is that any early-season hiccups have been dealt with and, with four weeks still to go for Budapest, fitness is not a question for the reigning World champ. – David Melly

What’s Next:

Fraser-Pryce will run the 100m at the Meeting Madrid on Saturday, July 22.