Jefferson-Wooden moves step closer to world sprint double

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden is one win away from becoming the first woman since Jamaican legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in 2013 to achieve the world sprint double after she eased into the final on Thursday.

The 24-year-old American timed 22 seconds dead in her semi-final and 2019 world champion Dina Asher-Smith was a well beaten second but the Briton goes into Friday’s showdown.

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