The impact she has was immediately evident both before and after the 100m.

Japan's sold-out 60,000-capacity National Stadium unleashed the type of roar that had otherwise been reserved for the host nation's own athletes when Fraser-Pryce was announced to the crowd.

Afterwards, 24-year-old winner Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, who went on to become the first woman since Fraser-Pryce in 2013 to win 100m and 200m gold at the same world championships, said she had been inspired by the Jamaican as a child, adding: "Shelly-Ann is the greatest of all time."

The tributes to Fraser-Pryce have continued throughout the past nine days, as fellow athletes took the opportunity to acknowledge her historic achievements.

Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt, of course, has nothing but respect for his compatriot.

His only complaint, he says, is that Fraser-Pryce has kept going long enough to make him look bad, eight years after he retired aged 30.

"There are no words to explain how great Shelly-Ann is," Bolt told BBC Sport.

"She's a legend in my book, she has proven again and again that she is one of the best in the world.

"She left, had a kid, came back to the sport and still dominated.

"I'm happy to know and to see this greatness."

Trinidadian former world 200m champion Ato Boldon said: "I think it is the 100m career by which all others will be measured.

"I think she is the greatest 100m sprinter of all time."

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