Seville and Thompson give Jamaica gold and silver, Ajayi finished sixth in his first men's 100m final

...Defending champion Lyles takes bronze

...Botswana's Tebogo disqualified after false start

By Maxwell Kumoye 

 

 

Jamaican sprint star Oblique Seville ran the race of the season to win the 100 metres gold in a personal best 9.77 seconds on Sunday, at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

He led a Jamaican 1-2 ahead of Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson, second again in 9.82.

Defending champion Noah Lyles took bronze in 9.89 as the United States failed to take the title for the first time since 2015 when Usain Bolt won the last of his titles.

Nigeria's 'new track prince' Kayinsola Ajayi who had an excellent heat and an impressive semi-final finished sixth in 10.00s.

This is the first time is 18 years a Nigerian is reaching the final of the men's 100m race at the World Athletics Championships.

The last time a sprinter from the energetic white and green land - Nigeria advanced into the final of the men's 100m was at the 11th World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan in 2007. 

Olusoji Fasuba was the man at the time, he came fourth in a time of 10.07s in a race won by Tyson Gay of the USA in 9.85s.

Letsile Tebogo, Botswana's Olympic 200m champion and 100m silver medallist in the world 100m two years ago, false-started and was disqualified in the final.