Alfred gets revenge on Jefferson-Wooden in Zurich 100m

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden Makes Peace With First Loss in 2 Years at the Hands of Olympic Champion

For nearly two years, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden had gone unbeaten in the women’s 100m. But that streak finally ended in Zurich, where Olympic champion Julien Alfred edged her by just 0.005 seconds despite both sprinters clocking 10.70. Yet, rather than letting the narrow defeat overshadow her season, Jefferson-Wooden appears to be taking the result in stride after producing one of her fastest races ever. The Zurich clash came on August 27, just d…

Olympic champ Julien Alfred wins Diamond League 100m in 0.005s photo finish; Zoe Hobbs eighth

Olympic champ Julien Alfred pipped Melissa Jefferson-Wooden in a sensational finish, while Commonwealth Games champ Zoe Hobbs finished eighth.

Alfred gets revenge on Jefferson-Wooden in Zurich 100m

In the Silesia Diamond League meet on Sunday, Jefferson-Wooden had come out on top in the sprint pair's first head-to-head over 100m since last year's Tokyo world championships. This time around, Alfred had an electric start and fired down the track in front of a capacity 25,000-strong crowd at the Swiss city's Letzigrund Stadium. The St Lucian clocked a national record of 10.70 seconds, beating American Jefferson-Wooden by just five-thousandths…

Alfred sets new national record

ZURICH, Switzerland, CMC – Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred exacted revenge on Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of the USA by storming to victory in record time at the Zurich Diamond League here on Thursday. Alfred raced across the finish line in a career-best time of 10.70 seconds, setting a new national record in the process at the Letzigrund Stadium. Jefferson-Wooden, who handed Alfred her first defeat of the season at the Silesia Diamond League meet on S…