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Melissa Jefferson-Wooden edged Olympic champion Julien Alfred in a blazing women’s 100m at the Prefontaine Classic, extending her unbeaten run this season.
The women's 100m event at the Prefontaine Classic lived up to the hype as Melissa Jefferson-Wooden blazed to an astonishing victory over Olympic champion Julien Alfred, while Sha'Carri Richardson finished ninth.
In a loaded field categorised as arguably the deepest in Diamond League history, Jefferson-Wooden proved her Grand Slam Track victories were no fluke, running a well-executed from the start and held on to the finish line for a blistering time of 10.75s (-1.5), thus extending her unbeaten run in the event this season.
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More impressive was that her performance was into a headwind, and under normal conditions the race was easily a 10.6s low race.
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Alfred settled for her first defeat of the year in 10.77s, while Marie Jose Ta Lou-Smith continued with her impressive form in each of her races to finish third in an impressive Season's Best (SB) time of 10.90s.
Newly crowned Jamaican champion Tina Clayton settled for fourth in 11.02s, while sprint sensation Favour Ofili completed the Top 5 position in 11.09s.
By defeating Alfred, Jefferson-Wooden has now beaten both Olympic sprint champions from Paris, having handed Gabby Thomas are first 200m loss at the Grand Slam Track in Philadelphia.
The Olympic bronze medallist has now certified her name as the woman to beat this year and the favourite for the 100m and 200m world titles in Tokyo this summer.
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Meanwhile, world champion Richardson, who's just recuperating from her injury setback sustained earlier in February, clocked a SB of 11.19s, which was only enough to finish ninth.
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Sha'Carri Richardson finally opens up on major setback that derailed her season progression
American track queen Sha'Carri Richardson revealed ahead of the Prefontaine Classic her injury setback in February and her appreciation on having a long season ahead of the World Championships in Tokyo.
Despite the loss, the American sprint champion will take solace in the fact that her performance has gotten better and she has ample time to be ready ahead of defending her world title in Tokyo.
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