Jefferson Wooden holds off Richardson for Eugene 100m win
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden edged Sha’Carri Richardson at the line to win a scintillating women’s 100m Saturday at a Eugene Diamond League athletics meeting otherwise marked by upsets. Jefferson-Wooden remained unbeaten over 100m since 2024, but there were plenty of surprises elsewhere. US 18-year-old Tate Taylor powered to a 200m victory over Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo, 21-year-old […] The post Jefferson Wooden holds off Richardson for Eugene 100m win appeared first on The Namibian .
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden edged Sha’Carri Richardson at the line to win a scintillating women’s 100m Saturday at a Eugene Diamond League athletics meeting otherwise marked by upsets.
Jefferson-Wooden remained unbeaten over 100m since 2024, but there were plenty of surprises elsewhere.
US 18-year-old Tate Taylor powered to a 200m victory over Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo, 21-year-old Nigerian Kayinsola Ajayi beat reigning world champion Oblique Seville in the men’s 100m, and Kenyan Faith Kipyegon suffered her first Diamond League defeat in four years.
Jefferson-Wooden, a treble gold medallist at last year’s world championships, blasted out of the blocks but was overhauled by training partner Richardson before reasserting herself to win in 10.78sec, just one-hundredth of a second in front of Richardson’s 10.79.
“I wanted it more, so I got it,” Jefferson-Wooden said.
