The 100m for both men and women is over, and it’s a defeat for the defending champions. Sha’Carri Richardson could not defend her 100m title. Despite her first sub-11 of the season and her best time of 2025 yet (10.94s), she finished fifth. Her training partner Melissa Jefferson took the 100m crown in 10.61s: her third sub-10.70 of the season, the fastest time in the women’s 100m at Worlds, and the 4th fastest of all time. This marks the end for Sha’Carri in the individual events of the Tokyo World Championships. Noah Lyles, too, has met a similar fate.

The season was tough for the Olympic gold medalist, with injuries delaying his season debut. Waiting ahead on the track, the men’s 100 final, was the fastest man of the season, Kishane Thompson and Oblique Seville, the athlete who beat L

See Full Page