Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, Oblique Seville win track worlds 100s - ESPN
TOKYO — Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of the U.S. and Oblique Seville of Jamaica won the 100-meter finals at the world championships Sunday in a changing of the guard in track.
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Thompson and Bednarek dead heat their way into 100m final
TOKYO :Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson and American Kenny Bednarek laughed their way into the world 100 metres final on Sunday, crossing the line smiling together in their heat with identical times to the thousandth of a second in 9.85 seconds.
Lyles and Thompson keep apace in world championship heats
TOKYO :Noah Lyles and Kishane Thompson, who were divided by five-thousands of a second in last year’s Olympic 100 metres final, were even closer on Saturday, albeit in separate heats, as they both clocked 9.95 seconds in the first round of the world championships.
Jefferson-Wooden and Alfred cruise through 100 metres heats
TOKYO :World leader Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Olympic champion Julien Alfred took the first step towards their highly anticipated 100 metres showdown at the world championships by easing through the first round of heats on Saturday.
Russell's alter ego sees 100m hurdles world record tumbling
TOKYO :Olympic champion Masai Russell believes the "crazy" level of competition in the 100 metres hurdles means the world record is going to fall soon and thinks she could be the first woman to go under 12 seconds in the event.
Usain Bolt 'not worried' today's stars will break his records - ESPN
TOKYO — In the 16 years since Usain Bolt posted his world records in the 100 and 200 meters, nobody has really come close to toppling them.
I could have run 9.42 in 'super-spikes' says Bolt
TOKYO :Usain Bolt, whose 9.58 seconds world record for the 100 metres is now 16 years old, says he could have run 9.42 in the carbon-plated "super-spikes" that today's sprinters are racing in.
Usain Bolt warns 'very talented' teen Gout Gout about the step up to senior competition
Usain Bolt has warned Australian schoolboy sprint sensation Gout Gout that translating teenage talent into world and Olympic titles is a tough process.