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Jamaican sprinter Oblique Seville has the 100-metre gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. He is the first Jamaican man to gold in a sprint event since Usain Bolt, who first place in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Bolt the world record for the 100 metres with a time of 9.58 seconds. Seville won his gold in a personal best of 9.77 seconds. Bolt Seville's hero and was the race with great excitement in the stands in Tokyo's National Stadium. It a good night for Jamaica as Kishane Thompson just behind Seville to the silver medal and a one-two for the Caribbean nation. Thompson the fastest man in the world this year.

Oblique Seville ecstatic after his victory. He reporters: "I really amazed and excited that the gold is home to Jamaica." He added: "I have that I am a true competitor, that I have the determination of a champion. But still, I was ...I knew if I had a strong finish, the others would not me." He was very happy to win in front of his compatriot Usain Bolt. Seville said: "It is just a tremendous feeling to in front of Usain here in Tokyo." He added that: "I have , in front of Usain, that I am a champion, and I am very proud of that." Jamaica's one-two finish a golden new era for Jamaican sprinting.