BERLIN, Germany (CMC):

Jamaicans Shelly-Ann Fraser and Kerron Stewart, the world's two fastest women this year, have said that the long-standing women's 100 metres world record is not their immediate focus.

American legend Florence Griffith-Joyner set the mark of 10.49 seconds in 1988, but successive generations of sprinters have failed to get near the mark.

Fraser snatched the 100 metres at the World Championships on Monday with the third-fastest time in history when she clocked 10.73 seconds, while Stewart ran 10.74 seconds to be a close second.

"For me, I'm just working on a lot of stuff in training with my coach and I think I'm not really thinking about the world record," Fraser said.

"I'm just thinking about running fast and doing my best when it counts, and I think I'm doing pretty good so far, so maybe next year - when some other wonder kid comes, but I'm just thinking of running fast for now."

Fraser's time was a world-leading mark and eclipsed the national record of 10.74 set by the legendary Merlene Ottey in 1996.

No limits

Stewart, the fastest woman in the world this year coming into the championships, said the 21-year-old mark was beyond her thoughts at the moment.

"Personally, I don't train for the world record, I train to run fast. It would be great for somebody to break that record, but I don't train for that world record," she pointed out.

"If I train for that world record I'm going to limit myself and I never want to limit myself. I have a God-given talent and I think I have to utilise it and if I limit myself then I can't do that."

American Carmelita Jeter, who finished third behind the Jamaican duo, said the record was a motivation for her.

"It would definitely be nice to go 10.47. It's definitely a good goal to have to start the season off with when you go to practice every day," she noted.

"It would be nice to get closer and closer to the world record and we're definitely dropping down (in) times, we're getting a little closer."

Disgraced American sprinter Marion Jones has come closest to breaking the record, clocking 10.65 seconds 11 years ago.