Lyles and Jefferson-Wooden lead US to sprint relay double

TOKYO :The United States finished the world championships in style as Noah Lyles and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden completed memorable individual weeks by helping their country to emphatic golds in both 4x100 metre relays in driving rain on Sunday.

Jefferson-Wooden became the second woman to sweep all three sprint titles at one World Athletics Championships.

The 24-year-old, who won the 100-200m double in Tokyo, helped the United States to a lead at the last exchange and Sha'Carri Richardson brought the baton home in 41.75 seconds.

"I did what I wanted to do individually, and then came back together with my girls, my training partners, and we were all able to walk away with the gold," said Jefferson-Gooden.

"It's crazy to be going home with three gold medals. I added my name to the history books once again. I am right where I want to be."

JAMAICA SECOND IN FRASER-PRYCE FAREWELL

Jamaica finished second in 41.79 to send sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, whose 2013 sweep Jefferson-Wooden emulated, into retirement with a 17th world championship medal.

"I'm grateful for the opportunity that I got once more to represent my country and to walk away with a silver medal," said the 38-year-old, who won 10 world and three Olympic sprint titles over her glittering career.

"I'm excited to have done it with a young team that is coming up, and I'm hoping that I would have done my part to just add some inspiration or some outlook for them."

Germany came third in 41.87 for bronze on the back of a blistering final leg from Gina Lueckenkemper to see off Britain, who finished fourth in 42.07.

In the men's race, the final track event of what has been a fantastic nine days of action, the U.S. were slick in their handovers despite the testing