CHORZOW, Poland – Olympic 100m champion Oblique Seville ran a sizzling 9.83 seconds to win gold in dominant fashion at the Silesia Diamond League here at the Stadion Śląski on Sunday.
Oblique Seville captured gold in the men’s 100m at the Silesia Diamond League.The Jamaican sprinter burst out of the blocks and never relinquished his lead on his way to setting a new meet record.
His time was 0.04 seconds faster than the previous record of 9.87 set by American Fred Kerley in 2024 and was just 0.01 shy of his season’s best 9.82.
Seville relegated American Kenneth Bednarek, who ran a season’s best 9.87 seconds and his colleague Christian Coleman (9.93) to second and third respectively.
The highly anticipated showdown between Seville and Nigeria’s Kayinsola Ajayi, who had beaten Seville in both London and Eugene earlier this season never materialised, with the latter finishing fourth in 9.94, with Gift Leotlela of South Africa fifth in 9.95.
“I am in pretty good shape and I feel pretty good about the win. I am in great shape for the Ultimate Championships. The atmosphere here is great and I will look to come back next year,” Seville said after the race.
“This is my first time in Poland. The victory feels nice, especially as I ran close to my PB. I am just having fun. There are great things ahead of me. For the rest of the season, I would like to keep winning, and the next win should be in Brussels.”
