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Jamaica sprinter Oblique Seville wins world 100m gold

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Jamaica's Oblique Seville won 100-metre gold at the World Athletics Championships. Usain Bolt was the last Jamaican man to win a sprint gold, in 2016. Bolt is the 100-metre record holder, with a time of 9.58 seconds. Seville won in a time of 9.77 seconds. It was a good night for Jamaica, which also won silver in the 100 metres.

Seville said: "I feel really…excited that the gold is coming home to Jamaica." He added: "I have proved that I am a true competitor." He said: "I knew…the others would not catch me." He was happy to win in front of Bolt. Jamaica's one-two finish means a golden era for Jamaican sprinting is coming.

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Jamaica's Oblique Seville has won 100-metre gold at the World Athletics Championships. He is the first Jamaican man to win a sprint gold since Usain Bolt in 2016. Bolt is the 100-metre record holder, with a time of 9.58 seconds. Seville won in a personal best of 9.77 seconds. Bolt is Seville's hero. It was a good night for Jamaica. It was a one-two for the Caribbean nation. Kishane Thompson, the fastest man in the world this year, got silver.

Seville was very happy after his win. He said: "I feel really…excited that the gold is coming home to Jamaica." He added: "I have proved that I am a true competitor." He said: "I knew if I had a strong finish, the others would not catch me." He was happy to win in front of Bolt, saying: "I have proved, in front of Usain, that I am a champion." Jamaica's one-two finish means a golden era for Jamaican sprinting is coming.

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

Seville was overjoyed after his win. He told reporters: "I feel really…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 of a champion." He said: "I knew if I had a strong finish, the others would not catch me." He was happy to win in front of Bolt. Seville said: "It is just a tremendous feeling to compete in front of Usain here in Tokyo." He added that: "I have proved, in front of Usain, that I am a champion." Jamaica's one-two finish signals a golden new age for Jamaican sprinting.

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

Oblique Seville was ecstatic after 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 of 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 in front of his compatriot Usain Bolt. Seville said: "It is just a tremendous feeling to compete in front of Usain here in Tokyo." He added that: "I have proved, in front of Usain, that I am a champion, and I am very proud of that." Jamaica's one-two finish signals a golden new era for Jamaican sprinting.

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