Melissa JeffersonWooden wins Tokyo 100m in championship record 10.61

Melissa JeffersonWooden surged to a dominant victory in the women's 100 meters at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday, winning gold in a championship record 10.61 seconds and asserting herself as the season's preeminent sprinter. The 24 year old American pulled away in the final 30 meters at Japan National Stadium to finish ahead of Jamaica's Tina Clayton, who took silver in a personal best 10.76, and Olympic champion Julien Alfred, who claimed bronze in 10.84, according to official World Athletics results.

JeffersonWooden's time broke the previous championship record and moved her onto the all time list among the fastest women ever over 100 meters. She arrived in Tokyo unbeaten in the event this year and added a world title to the Olympic bronze she won in Paris last year. After the race she said, I have been dreaming of this moment. Instead of putting the pressure on myself and taking it as something overwhelming, I was just embracing it. It is literally everything I have been working on the whole year around.

The race also represented a breakthrough for Clayton, the 21 year old former World Junior champion who stunned the stadium with a lifetime best. The...