Oblique Seville is the Tokyo World Champion in 100 m.

UPDATE 16:21. Oblique Seville won the gold medal in the 100 m test at the Tokyo World Championships with a time of 9.77 s. It was followed by Keishane Thompson (9.82) and Noah Lyles (9.89). Tebogo Lets was disqualified for false start.

Oblique Seville passing the first arrival line Guliver/Gettyimages

UPDATE 16:15. Following is the male final, where Noah Lyles is a favorite, he being the world champion and the Olympic en-tite, but the way he ran in series and semifinals did not fuel this status. The other finalists are Kenneth Bednarek, Kishane Thompson, Oblique Seville, Kayinsola Ajayi, Letsile Tebogo, Gift Leotlela.

UPDATE 16:14. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won the gold medal in the 100 m test at the Tokyo World Championships with a time of 10.61. Tia Calyton conquered silver, and Julien Alfred took the bronze.

UPDATE 16:00. The female final is announced a disputed one, the specialists claim that the fight for gold will be between Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, the one who set the best time of the season and Julien Alfred, the Olympic champion.

The other finalists are Tina Clayton, Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith, Shericka Jackson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Sha'carri Richardson and Dina Asher-Smith.

The finalists in the 100 m female sample from Tokyo

• Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (USA)-10.73 s

• Tina Clayton (Jamaica) – 10.90 s

• Julien Alfred (Saint Lucia) – 10.93 s

• Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith (ivory coast)-10.94 s

• Shericka Jackson (Jamaica) – 10.97 s

• Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica)-11.00 s

• Sha'carri Richardson (US) – 11.00 s

• Dina Asher-Smith (UK)-11.02 s

UPDATE 15:30 . The finals from 100 meters will take place under the eyes of Usain Bolt, Octuplu Olympic champion and eleven times with world gold. Jamaican, withdrawn in 2017, won the 100 m test at 2009, 2013 and 2015. He said the previous days that he could be present at the awards ceremony if an athlete in Jamaica will be required.

Usain Bolt present on the Tokyo Stadium Photo Guliver/Gettyimages

UPDATE 15:04. The show is announced in the male final from 100 m, after three palpitating semifinal series. The first was won by Noah Lyles with a time of 9.92, followed by Nigerian Kayinsola Ajayi (9.93).

In the second he ran faster: Kenneth Bednarek and Kishane Thompson finished shoulder with 9.85, and they could not be removed even to seconds. This is the best time that is in the final. The third semifinal had a winner on Oblique Seville (9.86), being followed by Tebogo Lets (9.94).

Kishane Thompson and Kenneth Bednarek watched before the Gulliver/Gettyimages Photo Arrival Line

The last ones to catch the final list were South Africans Akani Simbine (9.96) and Gift Leotlela (9.97).

The finalists in the 100 m male sample at Tokyo

• Kenneth Bednarek (US) – 9.85 s

• Kishane Thompson (Jamaica) – 9.85 s

• Oblique Seville (Jamaica) – 9.86 s

• Noah Lyles (US) – 9.92 s

• Kayinsola ajayi (Nigeria) – 9.93 s

• TEBOGO LETS (BOTSWANA) – 9.94 s

• Akani Simbine (South Africa) – 9.96 s

• Gift Leotlela (South Africa) – 9.97 s

UPDATE 14:36. The favorites obtained their qualification in the fight for medals. The best time had Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, 10.74 s, winning with this third semifinal result. Americanca was followed by Tina Clayton (10.90 s).

Julien Alfred prevailed in the second semifinal with a time of 10.93 s. It was followed by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, with 11.00 s.

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden has set the best time in Semifinals Photo Guliver/Gettyimages

Sha'carri Richardson, the world champion, had some emotions. She ran in the first semifinal, where she ranked third with a performance of 11.00 S and was forced to wait for the other two to see if she had one of the best times outside the first two. The other athlete who caught the final in this way was Dina Asher-Smith in the United Kingdom, with a time of 11.02 s.

The initial news The most anticipated test in athletics will find its medalists in Tokyo in the evening session. After the series took place on Saturday, the semifinals will be held on Sunday, then the finals.

In the feminine, Julien Alfred, Paris Olympic champion, hopes to add to his world title. The athlete from Saint Lucia succeeded in the series the best time, 10.93.

She had some problems this year with an injury, but she recovered in time to prepare for the Tokyo world competition. “I am a strong, very powerful sprint. To be honest, I worked a lot for it. I am very strong … and the power I develop when I sprint is certainly my superpower. I trained and prepared for the great world of the World Championships.

Thereforeif you reach a slower time, but I have a gold medal, I am sure you will remember me as a gold medal, rather than a slower runner. “said the athlete from Saint Lucia for olympic.com.

The distance between Julien Alfred and the ones he competed with in the Tokyo Photyo Guliver/Gettyimages

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, bronze medalist in Paris, dominated the season, arriving in Tokyo with the best time of the year, 10.65. The American was qualified with the second time in the semifinals, 10.99. “I already have very high standards and expectations, so I don't feel the pressure from the outside world at all,” the American said.

The champion of the sample is Sha'carri Richardson, the American succeeding in his best time this year, 11.03, qualifying fifth. In the semifinals are also present Jamaicans Tina Clayton, Shericka Jackson, quadruple world champion, and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, triple Olympic champion and ten times with world gold.

10.49 s is the world recordand was established in 1988 by American Florence Griffith-Joyner.

The semifinals will take place starting at 2:20 pm, in the final the first two of the three semifinals plus the athletes with the best two times that were not in the first two places. The struggle on medals is scheduled for 4:13 pm.

World champions 100 m in the last five editions of CM

• 2015: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica)

• 2017: Tori Bowie (US)

• 2019: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica)

• 2022: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica)

• 2023: Sha'carri Richardson (US)

Noah Lyles promises big things

In the male, Noah Lyles, Kishane Thompson and Letsile Tebogo, the main favorite at the podium, qualified without problems, even though the best time on the series was registered by the South African Gift Leotlela (9.87 s).

Noah Lyles in action at CM from Tokyo PHOTO IMAGO IMAGES

“I know I can more. I am in the best form of my life. I brought here special things. My time in the series, 9.95, is exactly what I wanted to heat my body”, a said American Noah Lyles, Olympic and World Champion.

9.58 s is the world recordand is owned by Usain Bolt from 2009

The male semifinals take place starting at 2:25 pm, and the final qualification is done as in the female. The struggle on medals takes place from 4:20 pm.

World champions 100 m in the last five editions of CM

• 2015: Usain Bolt (Jamaica)

• 2017: Justin Gatlin (US)

• 2019: Christian Coleman (US)

• 2022: Fred Kerley (US)

• 2023: Noah Lyles (US)