Kanyisola Ajayi makes history with sixth-place finish in men’s 100m final as Jamaica’s Oblique Seville claimed the gold.
Ajayi etched his name into Nigerian athletics history, becoming the first Nigerian sprinter in 18 years to contest a men’s 100m World Championships final, delivering a strong sixth-place finish in 10.00 seconds.
Seville stunned the crowd with a personal best of 9.77 seconds to secure gold.
He ends Jamaica’s wait for a world sprint title since Usain Bolt’s Rio 2016 triumph.
Kishane Thompson following for silver in 9.82 seconds,making it a 1-2 for Jamiaca.
Olympic champion Noah Lyles claimed bronze in 9.89 seconds.
American Kenny Bednarek pushed hard but narrowly settled for fourth position with 9.92 seconds in a fiercely contested final.
Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo was heartbreakingly disqualified for a false start, leaving Ajayi and the rest of the elite lineup to battle for world sprinting supremacy on athletics’ grandest stage in front of an electrified stadium.
Though Ajayi failed to hit a podium finish but his appearance in the final ended Nigeria 18 years wait for another appearance in the final.
Olusoji Fasuba is the last Nigeria to make it to the final of the 100 meter at the 2007 World Athletics Championships.
In the women’s 100m final, American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden stormed to a historic gold medal with 10.61 seconds.
The fastest time ever recorded in a World Championship race, reaffirming her place among the all-time sprinting greats.
Tina Clayton of Jamaica secured silver with a lifetime best of 10.76.
Olympic champion Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia powered to bronze in 10.84 seconds.
Shericka Jackson finished fourth in 10.88 seconds while Sha’Carri Richardson came fifth with 10.94.
Jamaican legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce bowed out with sixth place in 11.03 during her final solo championship race at age 38.
Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith concluded the lineup in eighth with 11.08 seconds.
Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith clocked 11.04 for seventh, wrapping up a women’s final that combined historical brilliance, generational talent, and emotional farewells.
