You can’t discuss Team USA’s performance at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships without mentioning Melissa Jefferson-Wooden. If fans were worried for their gold medal chances in the 100m with out-of-form Sha’Carri Richardson, Jefferson-Wooden allayed those fears emphatically. The 24-year-old took 10.61s to win the race, not only ensuring the gold stayed in American hands but also that the championship record stayed with an American sprinter. And then came the 200m.

With Julien Alfred’s unfortunate withdrawal due to injury, Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson had a golden opportunity to defend her 200m world title and make it a three-peat. Enter Melissa Jefferson-Wooden. The 200m did not start without drama, though. Bahamian athlete Anthonique Strachan made a false start and was disqualified fr

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