OBLQUE SEVILLE and MELISSA JEFFERSON-WOODEN Won Gold in the 100 meters at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday. The Jamaican Ran a Time of 9.77 Under the Watchful Eye or Compatriot Usain Bolt. The American Ran the Fourth Fastest Time Ever for Women: 10.61.
The 24-Year-Old Seville had a Strong Start and Faced Competition Mainly from Compatriot Kishane Thompson, Who Finished Second (9.82). American Defending Champion and Olympic Champion Noah Lyles (9.89) had to Settle for Bronze.
Seville Tore His shirt in Euphoria After the Finish. He was Nineteen Hundredths Slower Than Bolt’s World Record from 2009 (9.58). Bolt, who was a spectator in Tokyo, was The Last Jamaican to Win the World Title in the 100 meters in 2015.
Letsile Tebogo was unable to compete for the medals in the decisive race. The 22-year-old Sprinter from Botswana was Disqualified after a false start. Tebogo won Silver at the Previous World Championships.
Elvis Afifa Failed to Reach the Final. The 27-year-old Dutchman finished sevth in His Heat of the Semi-Finals in 10.20, which Meant Elimination.
Jefferson-Wooden Impresses in Women’s Race
The 24-year-old Jefferson-Wooden Impressed in the Women’s Final. She ran a championship record with 10.61 and was only twelve hundredths slower than the world record of 10.49. Compatriot Florence Griffith Joyner Ran This Time in 1988.
The Podium was Completed by Jamaican Tina Clayton (10.76) and Olympic Champion Julien Alfred from Saint Lucia (10.84). Shericka Jackson of Jamaica and American Sha’Carri Richardson Finished Fourth and Fifth with 10.88 and 10.94 Respectively.
Sprint Icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Finished in Sixth Place (11.03). This is the ninth world championship for the 38-year-old Jamaican. The Five-Time World Champion and Two-Time Olympic Champion In The 100 meters Will Retire As A Professional After this Tournament.