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Al Thawadi accepts there is much progress that needs to be made in Arab football but says there is no question of needing to convince the region's people of the appeal of the game.
Long jumper Anju Bobby George's bronze in Paris in 2003 still remained India's only medal at the showpiece event.
Struggling due to a lack of interest from locals, the 10-day showcase delivered on the final weekend as criticism over an empty stadium and stifling heat of around 38 degrees Celsius was replaced by an atmosphere at last worthy of a world event.
Colombian Anthony Zambrano produced a surge down the final straight as he charged from fourth to second to snatch the silver.
Estonian decathlete Maicel Uibo and his wife, Bahamian runner Shaunae Miller-Uibo, had two reasons to celebrate after they each won a silver medal at the World Athletics Championships.
The Indian quartet of Muhammed Anas, V K Vismaya, Jisna Mathew and Tom Nirmal Noah finished seventh.
Fraser-Pryce, who returned to the track in earnest only last year after giving birth to a son, stormed across the line in a season-best time of 10.71 seconds followed by Britain's Dina Asher-Smith in 10.83.
Defending champion Justin Gatlin took silver in 9.89sec at the age of 37 while Canada's Andre De Grasse claimed bronze in 9.90sec.
American Coleman, silver medallist in 2017 and owner of the fastest time this season, put down his gold marker by breezing to a time of 9.98 seconds to set the pace in the opening round.
Neethu Shaji Panikker, who was visiting her husband in Sharjah, was diagnosed with autoimmune encephalitis in March.