Desk Report:
A race of less than 10 seconds. How much excitement surrounds it. Just look at Usain Bolt. Even the Jamaican legend, who once ruled the track, could not suppress his excitement while sitting in the stands. After Ablik Seville became the fastest man, Jamaica had to wait 10 years for a moment that his roar speaks for itself.
Bolt had bet on Seville and Kishanne Thompson—both of them would finish the 100-meter sprint in the top two at the World Athletics Championships. At the end of the day, Bolt’s words were true. Of the two, many people put Kishanne Thompson ahead. No one also hid Noah Lyles from the United States. But Seville outshone them and lit up the track at the National Stadium in Tokyo with lightning speed. The Jamaican sprinter won gold with a time of 9.77 seconds. Thompson took 9.82 seconds and Olympic and current champion Lyles took 9.89 seconds.
The start of the race was dramatic. Letsil Tebogo, who won gold in the 200m at the Paris Olympics, was shown a red card for a false start. Seven runners returned to the block. This time Thompson made a great start. She was ahead halfway. But Seville overtook her at the last moment. Lyles picked up speed at the end, but it was too late.
Seville finished last in the 100m sprint at the Paris Olympics last year. Who knew that this sprinter, who was first from the end, would wear the world championship crown in front of 60,000 spectators a year later. On an individual level, this is her first medal in her career, ‘It feels great. The last time a Jamaican won this title was in 2015, and that was Usain Bolt. I’m so excited that the gold is back in Jamaica.’
Melissa Jefferson Wooden of the United States became the fastest woman in the women’s 100m sprint with a time of 10.61 seconds. Jamaica’s Tina Clayton won silver in 10.76 seconds and Julien Alfred won bronze in 10.84 seconds.
