{
  "id": 2904217,
  "title": "Jefferson-Wooden beats Alfred in Silesia, Seville takes men's sprint",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/jefferson-wooden-beats-alfred-in-silesia-seville-takes-mens-sprint",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T00:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
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    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2026/08/1517466/jefferson-wooden-beats-alfred-silesia-seville-takes-mens-sprint"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "<name>Silesia</name>, Poland witnessed a thrilling display of athletics at the Silesia Diamond League on Sunday. World champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden secured gold in the women's 100 meters, dethroning Olympic silver medallist Sha Carri Richardson with a season-best time of 10.78 seconds. American runner Julien Alfred finished second, clocking 10.83 seconds, his best time of the year but marking his first loss over 100m and 200m this season. The Jamaican sprinter expressed disappointment at her defeat, stating that running in a race of this caliber felt amazing.\n\n<name>Oblique Seville</name> dominated the men's sprint, clocking a record-breaking 9.83 seconds. He trailed American Kenny Bednarek by just a hundredth of a second (9.87 seconds), while former world champion Chris Coleman finished in third place. Brazilian runner Alison Dos Santos secured victory in the men's 400m hurdles, outpacing world record holder Karsten Warholm by a hair. Warholm, fresh from retaining his European gold, conceded defeat to Dos Santos.",
  "summary": "SILESIA, (Poland): World champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden handed Olympic gold medallist Julien Alfred her first loss of the season to win the women’s 100 metres at the Silesia Diamond League on Sunday, with Oblique Seville storming to victory in the men’s sprint.",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Jefferson-Wooden beats Alfred in Silesia, Seville takes men's sprint",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/jefferson-wooden-beats-alfred-in-silesia-seville-takes-mens-sprint",
        "published": "2026-08-23T17:43:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "Jefferson-Wooden beats Alfred in Silesia, Seville takes men's sprint",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/jefferson-wooden-beats-alfred-in-silesia-seville-takes-mens-sprint-2860427",
        "published": "2026-08-23T19:19:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Seville, Jefferson-Wooden roar to 100m wins at Silesia Diamond League",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/seville-jefferson-wooden-roar-to-100m-wins-at-silesia-diamond-league",
        "published": "2026-08-24T09:11:46.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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