Jefferson-Wooden beats Alfred in Silesia, Seville takes men's sprint

SILESIA, Poland, Aug 23 : World champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden handed Olympic gold medallist Julien Alfred her first loss of the season to win the women's 100 metres at the Silesia Diamond League on Sunday, with Oblique Seville storming to victory in the men's sprint.

In a stacked race featuring the top three at both the last Olympic Games and World Championships, American Jefferson-Wooden led from the off and posted a season's best of 10.78 seconds, with Alfred lunging in vain for the line to take second.

Olympic silver medallist Sha'Carri Richardson trailed in third, at 10.96. Alfred's time of 10.83 was also her best this season, but not enough to avoid defeat for the first time over 100m and 200m this year.

"Running in a race of this quality feels amazing. I missed it a lot," Alfred said. "But I am in second place, so great is not the right word, rather disappointed."

World champion Seville posted a time of 9.83 seconds, and after finishing second in London last month, looks to be hitting form ahead of the World Athletics Ultimate Championships next month in Budapest.

The Jamaican had time to take a look to his right at American Kenny Bednarek coming in second at 9.87, with former world champion Chris Coleman in third.

Brazil's former world champion Alison Dos Santos beat world record holder Karsten Warholm to win the men's 400m hurdles in a time of 46.43 seconds.

The pair were neck-and-neck coming into the home straight with Dos Santos jumping the final hurdle just in front and held off Warholm to the line, who ran 46.52.

Norway's Warholm arrived in Poland on the back of retaining his European gold in Birmingham last week, which may have played a role in his tired finish.

Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino left her rivals