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Brussels 100m Pits Jefferson-Wooden, Fraser-Pryce and Richardson in Key Pre-Worlds Test

The matchup offers a late read on form for a rising U.S. leader versus a Jamaican great chasing sharper times.

Athletics - Diamond League - Brussels - King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium - August 22, 2025 Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of the U.S. celebrates winning the women's 100m final REUTERS/Yves Herman
Athletics - Diamond League - Brussels - King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium - August 22, 2025 Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of the U.S. wins the women's 100m final ahead of second placed Sha'Carri Richardson of the U.S. and fourth placed Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce REUTERS/Yves Herman
Athletics - Diamond League - Brussels - King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium - August 22, 2025 Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of the U.S. celebrates winning the women's 100m final REUTERS/Yves Herman
Athletics - Diamond League - Brussels - King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium - August 22, 2025 Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of the U.S. in action before winning the women's 100m final REUTERS/Yves Herman

Overview

  • Friday’s Brussels Diamond League fields a star-studded women’s 100m featuring Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and reigning world champion Sha’Carri Richardson.
  • Jefferson-Wooden enters with a world-leading 10.65 and a 100–200m U.S. trials double, remains unbeaten in eight 100m races this year and says she does not feel favorite pressure.
  • Fraser-Pryce, 38, qualified for Tokyo with 10.91 at Jamaican trials but clocked 11.10 in Budapest last week and is seeking a performance lift before her final world championships.
  • The Brussels meet is the 14th stop of the season with only the Aug. 27–28 Zurich finals left before the Tokyo worlds begin on Sept. 13.
  • Jefferson-Wooden publicly defended Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track despite reports of roughly $13 million in unpaid fees and prize money for athletes.