Noah Lyles claims bronze medal as world champion Oblique Seville strikes gold and Kishane Thompson takes silver in Tokyo (Image Via Getty) Jamaican Oblique Seville took first place in the men’s 100 metres final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, on September 14, 2025. To claim gold, he finished in a personal best 9.77 seconds. In 9.82 seconds, silver approached Kishane Thompson, another Jamaican. For the bronze medal, American Olympic champion Noah Lyles crossed the finish line in 9.89 seconds.
Oblique Seville, Kishane Thompson and Noah Lyles in the 100m final
Oblique Seville, 24, had missed out on medals in past global finals but this time he finally reached the top. After the race, he said, “It is a tremendous feeling. I know my talent and I trust in myself.”The fastest time of the competition, 9.77 seconds, was also the best of his career. Still just 23, Kishane Thompson had one of his best efforts. The silver medal highlighted Jamaica’s growing sprinting depth. Thompson smiled after the race and praised his teammate Seville for making it a Jamaican one-two.Noah Lyles came into Tokyo as an Olympic champion and one of the biggest names in sprinting. But he could not hold off the Jamaicans in the last meters. “You always want the gold, but it’s been a crazy season,” Lyles said. “I gave my best start and best race of the year.” His 9.89 seconds secured bronze.Also Read: Sha’Carri Richardson Edges Shericka Jackson To Win 100m Heat At World Championships
The race and the road to Tokyo
The final was staged at Tokyo’s National Stadium, hours after the semi-finals earlier that evening. Fans packed the stands to watch who would claim the crown of world’s fastest man.Oblique Seville’s win gave Jamaica its first men’s 100m world title since 2015. Kishane Thompson confirmed his place among the sport’s brightest young sprinters. For Noah Lyles, the bronze capped a tough year, but he still left the track smiling, proud to stay among the top three in the world.
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