Seville wins World 100m as Jamaica takes one-two in Tokyo

Oblique Seville of Jamaica surged past Kishane Thompson to win the men's 100 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday, clocking a personal best of 9.77 seconds as Jamaica completed a one two. Olympic and defending world champion Noah Lyles of the United States finished third in 9.89 seconds, while American Kenny Bednarek placed fourth in 9.92. The final was held at Japan's National Stadium and was watched from the stands by sprinting legend Usain Bolt.

Seville overtook Thompson in the closing metres to claim gold, with Thompson timed at 9.82. The race followed a restart after Botswana's Letsile Tebogo was disqualified for a false start. Seville, 24, said he had struggled with the early rounds but felt mentally and physically ready for the final. "Finishing strong in the last 30 to 40 metres was something I was struggling with the whole season," he said. "Now I have perfected it, and I was confident that if I could do it in the final, I would win."

The result marked Jamaica's first global men's 100m title since the era of Usain Bolt, ending a drought that stretched back to Bolt's last major victories in 2015 and 2016. Bolt had predicted a Jamaican one two...