American Jefferson-Wooden and Jamaica's Seville win 100s at worlds; Sha'Carri finishes fifth
Oblique Seville set a personal best of 9.77 seconds to win gold, marking Jamaica's first men's 100m world title in a decade and leading a Jamaican 1-2 finish.
- On Sunday in Tokyo, Oblique Seville won the women's 100m in a personal-best 9.77 seconds, leading a Jamaican one-two with Kishane Thompson second and Noah Lyles third.
- Having finished fourth at recent world finals, Seville, who trains with Glen Mills, maintains belief and resilience.
- The final was restarted after Letsile Tebogo, Botswana sprinter , was disqualified, while Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprint legend , celebrated Jamaica's one-two finish.
- Seville's gold ends a decade-long drought for Jamaica, delivering its first men's world 100m title since Usain Bolt in 2015, while the United States missed gold with Noah Lyles settling for bronze.
- With three years until the LA Games, observers now ask whether Oblique Seville and women's 100m champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden can sustain this form, while attention shifts to the 200m, described as 'bread and butter' by Noah Lyles.
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