American sprinter Melissa Jefferson-Wooden closed the Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships with a sweep that placed her in rare company. She won the 100m, the 200m, and returned to anchor the United States’ success in the 4x100m relay. Her 200m final on September 5 was decisive, clocking 21.68 seconds, the fastest time of the year. That win followed her gold in the 100m and set up her contribution in the relay, where Sha’Carri Richardson crossed the line to secure gold in 41.75. In a rain-swept stadium, Jefferson-Wooden stood as the first woman since Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in 2013 to complete the sprint double at a world championship.

Just days after the championships, Jefferson-Wooden appeared in the “spirit tunnel” of The Jennifer Hudson Show . Wearing her medals, she d

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