Record-breaking queen Melissa Jefferson-Wooden extends unbeaten form at Diamond League in Silesia

In her first European race this season, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden proved yet again why she is unarguably the best female sprinter in the world presently, by dropping another jaw-dropping performance at the Diamond League in Silesia.

The newly crowned US champion showed that her fast times this season and her national title-winning personal best of 10.65s were no fluke, as she outclassed the rest of the star-studded field to win the women's 100m event in her second Diamond League race of the year.

Jefferson-Wooden, having her trademark bullet start, led from the blast of the whistle, stirring clear from the field with each stride, before crossing the finish line in a new meeting record of 10.66s (0.1).

Jamaica's sprint star Tia Clayton, who has just returned from injury, ran a new Personal Best (PB) of 10.82s to finish second, while Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith continued with her impressive form this season, clocking a Season's Best (SB) of 10.87s for third. Tina Clayton placed fourth in 10.91s, Jacious Sears fifth in 11.00s, and Sha'carri Richardson sixth in a SB of 11.05s.

With Jefferson-Wooden's winning time of 10.66 seconds, she joined an elite club of 100m women who have run sub-10.70 seconds multiple times in their careers.

She also strengthened her hold as the top favourite for the world title in Tokyo next month, as the only woman to have gone under the sub-10.70s this season.