Melissa Jefferson-Wooden raced to a thrilling victory in the women’s 200m final, taking gold in a world lead time of 21.68 seconds, and with it the sprint double at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.
The 24-year-old capped a spectacular year with her win on Friday evening, passing the line ahead of surprise silver medallist Amy Hunt of Great Britain (22.14) and 2023 world champion, Shericka Jackson of Jamaica (22.18).
Jefferson-Wooden becomes the first woman to win both the 100m and 200m at a world championships since the great Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in 2013.
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