The 100m finals at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, delivered electrifying performances on Sunday, 14th September 2025, as new champions etched their names into history.
Women’s 100m Final
The United States’ Melissa Jefferson-Wooden stormed to victory in a record-breaking 10.61 seconds, the fastest ever run at a world championship and the fourth-fastest time in history.
Jamaica’s Tina Clayton claimed silver with a personal best of 10.76 seconds, while Olympic champion Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia secured bronze in 10.84 seconds.
Former world champion Sha’Carri Richardson finished fifth, while sprint icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, competing in her final solo world championship at age 38, placed sixth. Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith crossed the line eighth.
Final Results – Women’s 100m
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (USA) – 10.61
Tina Clayton (JAM) – 10.76
Julien Alfred (LCA) – 10.84
Shericka Jackson (JAM) – 10.88
Sha’Carri Richardson (USA) – 10.94
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) – 11.03
Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith (CIV) – 11.04
Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) – 11.08
Men’s 100m Final
Jamaica’s Oblique Seville ended his nation’s decade-long wait for a men’s 100m world title, powering to gold in a personal best 9.77 seconds.
Compatriot Kishane Thompson took silver in 9.82 seconds, while defending champion Noah Lyles of the USA settled for bronze in 9.89 seconds.
The victory marked Jamaica’s first men’s world sprint crown since Usain Bolt claimed the 100m and 200m double at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing. Fittingly, Bolt was in the stands to witness Seville’s triumph.
“It’s an excellent feeling,” Seville said. “The last time a Jamaican got the title was in 2015, and that was Usain Bolt.”