Jamaican Oblique Seville Wins 100m World Title in Tokyo

Oblique Seville won the men's 100m world title at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo with a personal best time of 9.77 seconds, marking Jamaica's first world 100m title since Usain Bolt's 2015 victory. Fellow Jamaican Kishane Thompson finished second in 9.82 seconds, while defending champion Noah Lyles took bronze with 9.89 seconds, ending the USA's recent winning streak. Seville, coached by Usain Bolt's former coach Glen Mills, was praised by Bolt himself, who anticipated a Jamaican 1-2 finish and celebrated the win from the stands. The Jamaican sweep reasserts the Caribbean nation's dominance in sprinting, with Seville calling it the rise of the next generation. Meanwhile, in the women's 100m, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of the U.S. broke the world-championship record with a time of 10.61 seconds. The championships highlighted a changing of the guard in track and field, with new stars emerging on the world stage.