The World Athletics Championships begin today in Tokyo with track and field’s finest competing for 147 medals across 49 events. The spotlight will be on Hodgkinson in particular, who has been backed ...

The fastest sprint stars in the world go head to head at the World Athletics Championships as the 100m finals take place in Tokyo. As usual, Noah Lyles is the talk of the men’s field. The reigning ...

(CNN) — American sprinter Melissa Jefferson-Wooden became the world champion in the women’s 100 meters on Saturday, setting a championship record time in the process. Jefferson-Wooden scorched down ...

Sha'Carri Richardson ran a season's best of 11.00 seconds to qualify via time for the women's 100m final, while compatriot Melissa Jefferson-Wooden set the top mark of the semifinals at 10.73 seconds ...

Jamaica’s Oblique Seville crowned himself world 100m champion after blazing to a personal-best 9.77 seconds in Tokyo, with American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden obliterating the world championship record ...

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden celebrates 4x100m gold at the 2025 World Championships Julian Finney/Getty Images Melissa Jefferson-Wooden had more than a breakout year in 2025. She ran her way into the ...