Oblique (9.77s) ecstatic after ending nation’s 10-year wait for gold in 100m dash; compatriot Thompson (9.82s) bags silver, Oly champ Lyles (9.89s) wins bronze
Oblique Seville celebrates winning the 100m race at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo
Oblique Seville won Jamaica’s first men’s world 100m title in 10 years after outpacing compatriot Kishane Thompson and defending champion Noah Lyles for gold in Tokyo on Sunday.
Seville timed a personal best of 9.77 seconds for the victory with Thompson taking silver in 9.82 seconds while Lyles claimed bronze with a time of 9.89 seconds.
It was the Caribbean island’s first world sprint title since Usain Bolt, watching from the stands, won the 100m and 200m double at the 2015 world championships in Beijing.
‘Excellent feeling’
“It’s an excellent feeling. I feel really amazing and excited that the gold is coming home to Jamaica. I have proved that I am a true competitor, that I have the determination of a champion,” said Seville.
Seville with his gold medal. Pics/Getty Images
The 24-year-old also said he had been working hard on his finish, which was on full display here. “Finishing strong in the last 30 to 40 metres was something I was struggling with the whole season. But now I have perfected it and I was confident that if I could do it in the final, I would win. I knew if I had a strong finish, the others will not catch me,” he said.
Seville ripped open the top of his one-piece sprint suit in delight after crossing the finish line.
There was drama at the start as Botswana’s Olympic silver medallist Letsile Tebogo false started, earning him a disqualification.
On the second time of calling, Lyles was left in the wake of Thompson and Seville, who hared away.
Thompson arguably got out to the best start from his blocks, propelling his huge frame into a lead that he only ceded to Seville in the very final metres.
Melissa is women’s champ
Meanwhile, Melissa Jefferson Wooden produced a stunning performance to win the women’s 100 metres title.
The 24-year-old American timed 10.61 seconds in a new championship record, the joint third-fastest time in history. Jamaica’s Tina Clayton took silver in 10.76 seconds with Olympic champion Julien Alfred third in 10.84 seconds.
There was to be no medal farewell for five-time world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
The 38-year-old Jamaican, playing in her final major tournament, could only come home in sixth place.
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