BUDAPEST, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Melissa Jefferson-Wooden produced the joint seventh-fastest women's 100m performance of all time, while Botswana's Collen Kebinatshipi moved to fifth on the men's 400m all-time list as the World Athletics Ultimate Championship continued in Budapest on Saturday.
Jefferson-Wooden, the 2025 world champion, clocked a world-leading 10.62 seconds to win the women's 100m, holding off Olympic champion Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia, who finished second in 10.74. Sha'Carri Richardson, the 2023 world champion, took third in 10.76.
In the men's 100m, Kenny Bednarek of the United States claimed his first individual global title with a 9.85 victory. World champion Oblique Seville of Jamaica was second in 9.90, while American Ronnie Baker took third in 9.93.
Kebinatshipi, the reigning world champion, won the men's 400m in 43.39, a performance that moved him to outright fifth on the world all-time list. Olympic champion Rai Benjamin of the United States finished second in 44.15, with Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago third in 44.23.
Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic extended her winning streak in the women's 400m to 12 races, taking the title in 49.07. Norway's Henriette Jaeger finished second in 49.28 and Jamaica's Nickisha Pryce third in 49.56.
Japan's Olympic champion Haruka Kitaguchi produced 68.92 meters to win the women's javelin. China's Yan Ziyi opened with 68.05m and retired from the competition after her second attempt, but her first-round effort was enough to secure the second place. Colombia's Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado finished third with 64.84m.
Poland's Klaudia Kazimierska, who also won the Diamond League Final a week earlier, took the women's 1,500m title in 3:57.55, ahead of Britain's Georgia Hunter Bell and American Nikki Hiltz.
Switzerland's Audrey Werro continued her strong season by winning the women's 800m in 1:55.88, beating Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson, who finished second in 1:56.26.
In the women's pole vault, American Sandi Morris cleared 4.90m to claim her first outdoor global title, with Hana Moll also clearing 4.90m but finishing second on countback.
Two-time Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece won the men's long jump with 8.35m, edging Bulgaria's Bozhidar Saraboyukov by just one centimeter. China's Zhang Mingkun finished seventh.
The three-day World Athletics Ultimate Championship will conclude on Sunday with the final 11 events. ■
