Alfred pulls out of Tokyo 200m with hamstring strain
TOKYO :Olympic sprint champion Julien Alfred has withdrawn from the women's 200 metres at the world championships because of a hamstring strain, her agent has told Television Jamaica.
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Oblique Seville sprints to world 100-metre title, beating Jamaican teammate Kishane Thompson
Oblique Seville won the men's 100-metre final at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, edging Jamaican teammate Kishane Thompson with world record holder Usain Bolt in attendance at Japan National Stadium in Tokyo.
Fraser-Pryce caps phenomenal career with final 100m sprint
TOKYO :Jamaican track icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran her final 100 metres at the age of 38 on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on a career that was studded with success but also shattered preconceived notions about age and motherhood in sport.
Seville delivers in style for world 100 metres gold
TOKYO : Oblique Seville scorched to the world 100 metres gold in a personal best 9.77 seconds on Sunday, leading a Jamaican 1-2 ahead of Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson, second again in 9.82.
Alfred and Jefferson-Wooden set up Tokyo 100 metres showdown
TOKYO :Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Julien Alfred set up their highly anticipated 100 metres showdown when they swept through the semi-finals at the world championships on Sunday.
American Jefferson-Wooden wins women's 100 metres world title
TOKYO : American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden capped a dominant season in some style on Sunday by winning the women's 100 metres world title in 10.61 seconds, the fastest time ever run at a world championships.
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.