Jamaican sprinter Oblique Seville has won the 100-metre gold medal the World Athletics Championships Tokyo. He is the first Jamaican man to win gold a sprint event since Usain Bolt, who took first place the 2016 Rio Olympics. Bolt holds the world record the 100 metres with a time of 9.58 seconds. Seville won his gold a personal best of 9.77 seconds. Bolt is Seville's hero and was watching the race with great excitement the stands in Tokyo's National Stadium. It was a good night Jamaica as Kishane Thompson finished just behind Seville to claim the silver medal and a one-two the Caribbean nation. Thompson is the fastest man the world this year.
Oblique Seville was ecstatic his victory. He told reporters: "I feel really amazed and excited that the gold is coming home to Jamaica." He added: "I have proved that I am a true competitor, that I have the determination a champion. But still, I was panicking...I knew if I had a strong finish, the others would not catch me." He was very happy to win front his compatriot Usain Bolt. Seville said: "It is just a tremendous feeling to compete front of Usain here Tokyo." He added that: "I have proved, in front Usain, that I am a champion, and I am very proud that." Jamaica's one-two finish signals a golden new era Jamaican sprinting.
