Melissa Jefferson-Wooden surges to gold and place among fastest women ever

American sprinter does not rule out chasing world recordTia Clayton takes silver and bronze goes to Julian AlfredMelissa Jefferson-Wooden has dominated women’s sprinting in 2025. Now the American has put a bow on it by winning her first world title and conjuring up one of the most spectacular 100 metres performances in history.That might sound like hyperbole. But the 24-year-old American’s winning time of 10.61 was not only a championship record but made her the fourth fastest woman in history. Incredibly only Florence Griffith Joyner, Elaine Thompson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce have gone faster than the 24-year-old Jefferson on this balmy night in Tokyo. Continue reading...

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