Overview
- Oblique Seville won the men’s 100m in a personal-best 9.77, leading a Jamaican one-two with Kishane Thompson (9.82) as Noah Lyles took bronze in 9.89.
- The men’s final was restarted after Letsile Tebogo was disqualified for a false start, with Usain Bolt watching from the stands.
- Melissa Jefferson-Wooden captured the women’s 100m in a championship-record 10.61, with Jamaica’s Tina Clayton earning silver in 10.76 and Olympic champion Julien Alfred taking bronze in 10.84.
- The United States added field-event titles as Tara Davis-Woodhall won the long jump at 7.13m and Valarie Allman took the discus at 69.48m, while France’s Jimmy Gressier stunned the 10,000m.
- Opening weekend highlights also included Ryan Crouser’s third straight shot put world crown despite an elbow injury and Beatrice Chebet’s 10,000m victory, with more finals to come in Tokyo.