Oblique Seville Wins 100-Meter World Title
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Oblique Seville ripped through the line at the Tokyo National Stadium to land Jamaica its first gold medal in the men's 100m at the World Champions
Lyles was absent on that occasion and reminded everyone in August that he is still the best American male sprinter. Bednarek was third behind Thompson and Lyles with a time of 9.96 seconds, much slower than his personal best time of 9.79 seconds in the U.S. Championships.
The men's and women's 100m world champions will be crowned on night two in Tokyo. Follow for all of the latest updates at the Japan National Stadium.
Oblique Seville of Jamaica surged to victory in the men's 100m final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, clocking a personal best of 9.77 s
Oblique Seville won Jamaica's first men's world 100m title in 10 years after outpacing Kishane Thompson and defending champion Noah Lyles for gold in Tokyo on Sunday.