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American sprinters dominated track's richest meet in Budapest, with Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Kenny Bednarek each winning two events and taking home $300,000. Team USA captured 10 of 28 events at the inaugural World Ultimate Championship.
Nigeria's Kayinsola Ajayi just missed the podium by milliseconds at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, but the 21-year-old walked away with $25,000 and cemented his place among the world's fastest humans.
In a jaw-dropping first for track and field, every single sprinter in a men's 100-meter final crossed the finish line in under 10 seconds. Jamaica's Oblique Seville led the historic charge with a blazing 9.83 seconds.
Kayinsola Ajayi became the first Nigerian man in 20 years to medal in the Commonwealth Games 100m, proving that talent knows no zip code. The 21-year-old from Ikorodu is just getting started.
In pouring rain in Glasgow, two Australian sprinters shattered national records that had stood for decades, signaling a golden age for Australian track and field. Lachlan Kennedy and Torrie Lewis made history within minutes of each other at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
India's fastest men aren't competing against each other—they're lifting each other up. As national records fall and sub-10-second 100m times become reality, a new generation of sprinters is proving the impossible is now inevitable.
Nigeria's Kayinsola Ajayi, just 21, blazed past Jamaica's reigning world champion to win the 100m at London's Diamond League. The young champion clocked 9.84 seconds, equaling his season best and proving speed has no borders.
World champion Oblique Seville blazed to a stunning 9.82 seconds in the 100 meters at Jamaica's national championships, finally claiming the domestic title that had eluded him. The victory came alongside a breakthrough performance from 19-year-old Gary Card, who shattered the national youth record.
Olympic champion Noah Lyles just shattered the world best time in the 150 meters, clocking an incredible 14.67 seconds at the Golden Spike meet in Czech Republic. The rarely run distance saw three athletes crush the previous record in one electrifying race.
After waiting 1,517 days to beat his personal best, 22-year-old sprinter Aidan Murphy finally broke through with a stunning 19.88-second 200m run. The South Australian athlete, whose mom won two Commonwealth Games golds, just helped Australia win global bronze and now has his sights set on making history at next year's World Championships.
Hannah Brier just became Wales' fastest woman ever, shattering a 200m record that stood for nearly half a century. The 28-year-old who almost quit the sport last year now holds both of her country's sprint records.
Punjab's Gurindervir Singh just became the first Indian to run 100 meters in under 10.10 seconds, shattering a national record he'd already broken just 24 hours earlier. The 25-year-old's historic 10.09-second sprint proves what he's believed since childhood: Indians can compete with the world's fastest.