Jefferson-Wooden breaks championship record to take 100m gold
Two new global 100m champions were crowned as America's Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Jamaica's Oblique Seville claimed stunning breakthrough victories at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
Jefferson-Wooden, 24, sealed gold in the women's final in emphatic fashion, proving a class above her rivals in a championship record 10.61 seconds.
Less than 10 minutes later inside Japan's electric National Stadium, Seville, also 24, ripped his vest in celebration after becoming the first Jamaican man to win a global 100m title since athletics icon Usain Bolt, who was watching here in the stands.
Winning in a personal best time of 9.77, Seville led a Jamaican one-two ahead of Kishane Thompson as American defending champion Noah Lyles was forced to settle for bronze.
