Jefferson-Wooden bags Tokyo sprint double, Lyles wins fourth 200m gold

There must be something special about the Japanese air for American sprinters as Noah Lyles and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden swept the 200 metres world titles on Friday in Tokyo, emulating Tyson Gay and Allyson Felix in Osaka 18 years ago.

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Rai Benjamin's win in the men’s 400m hurdles - adding the world title to the Olympic gold he won last year—made it a special night for track and field powerhouse United States.

It threatened for a short time to be spoiled as Benjamin was disqualified before being reinstated after an appeal.

Donning a crown handed to him and having selfies taken with the crowd, it took several minutes before an official informed him he had initially lost his gold.

Fortunately all those celebratory photos that spectators had taken with him can now be put on the mantlepiece, as Benjamin was reinstated.