TOKYO: Two new 100m world champions were crowned on Sunday night as Jamaica\u2019s Oblique Seville led a double podium finish that rewrote men\u2019s sprint history while Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of the US ran a championship record \u2014 all that happening as Usain Bolt watched from the stands of a sold-out Japan National Stadium.<\/p>\n
The 21-year-old Seville crossed the finish line in a 9.77 personal best ahead of Thompson in 9.82 and the USA\u2019s reigning champion Noah Lyles, who won bronze with a season\u2019s best 9.89.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a good run because these two actually pushed me to run a personal best,\u201d Seville, the youngest 100m champion, said at the post-race press conference. He became the third Jamaican sprinter to win this title.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo come out here and run a 9.77 is something amazing, and in Japan is where I made my debut; to get a medal is something great for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jefferson-Wooden came in as the world lead and left Tokyo with a gold medal, proving her superiority to round off a season unbeaten. Tina Clayton continued Jamaica\u2019s podium finish just minutes earlier when she blasted a 10.76 personal best while Olympic champion Julien Alfred took bronze with 10.84.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year has been nothing short of a dream. I\u2019ve been working so hard for this moment to come out here and focus on my execution,\u201d 24-year-old Jefferson-Wooden said. \u201cTo put on the perfect race at the perfect time, I\u2019m just so happy and grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Clayton, a medal wasn\u2019t even a goal coming into her first senior championships.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe goal was to execute,\u201d Clayton told the press conference with a shyness poles apart from the confidence that won her a medal an hour earlier. \u201cSilver was not in my thoughts, but God did so, and I\u2019m grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n
The American women led the country\u2019s gold medal rush as Olympic Champions Tara Davis-Woodhall and Valarie Allman were crowned world champions for the first time in the long jump and discus throw, respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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