Jefferson-wooden And Seville Win World 100m Titles

Two caller world 100m champions were crowned arsenic America's Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Jamaica's Oblique Seville claimed stunning breakthrough victories astatine nan World Athletics Championships successful Tokyo.

Jefferson-Wooden, 24, sealed golden successful nan women's last successful emphatic fashion, proving a people supra her rivals successful a title grounds 10.61 seconds.

Less than 10 minutes later wrong Japan's electrical National Stadium, Seville, besides 24, became nan first Jamaican man to triumph a world 100m title since athletics icon Usain Bolt, who was watching present successful nan stands.

Seville led a Jamaican one-two up of Kishane Thompson, while defending champion Noah Lyles of nan USA was forced to settee for bronze.

Jamaica besides celebrated metallic for Tina Clayton successful nan women's final, successful which Olympic champion Julien Alfred took bronze, and Britain's Dina Asher-Smith vanished eighth.