Americans bid golden farewell to worlds

Melissa’s triple treat; Odira smashes mark

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(AFP)

American stars Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, Noah Lyles and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone battled through the rain to add another gold to their tally and bring the curtain down on the world championships in Tokyo.

For Jefferson-Wooden it was her third of the week, for Lyles and McLaughlin-Levrone their second.

Their compatriot Cole Hocker had hoped for two but made up for his disqualification in the 1,500 metres to win the 5,000m.

Jefferson-Wooden swept the women’s sprinttitles at these championships as the United States won the 4x100m relay, to become only the second woman to achieve that feat.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the first woman to have done that, in 2013, will stand a step lower on the podium than Jefferson-Wooden, as the 38-year-old legend departed from the world stage with a silver medal from that relay.

The 24-year-old American, though, will have to go some to rival Fraser-Pryce’s tally of 26 Olympic and world medals.

“It’s crazy to be going home with three gold medals,’ she said.

“T added my name to the history books once again”