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

Oblique Seville was [ecstasy / ecstatic] after his victory. He told reporters: "I feel really amazed and excited [what / that] the gold is coming home to Jamaica." He added: "I have proved that I am a [truth / true] competitor, that I have the determination [of / to] a champion. But still, I was panicking...I knew if I had a strong finish, the others would not [caught / catch] me." He was very happy to win in [front / behind] of his compatriot Usain Bolt. Seville said: "It is just a tremendous [feel / feeling] to compete in front of Usain here in Tokyo." He [add / added] that: "I have proved, in front of Usain, that I am a champion, and I am very [proud / pride] of that." Jamaica's one-two finish signals a golden new [era / aura] for Jamaican sprinting.

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