Overview

• Melissa Jefferson-Wooden arrives with a world-leading 10.65 and a US trials 100–200 double after an unbeaten 100m season.
• Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, 38, qualified for Tokyo with 10.91 at Jamaican trials but clocked 11.10 in Budapest, drawing concern from ex-athletes and coaches.
• Friday’s Brussels Diamond League 100m features Jefferson-Wooden, Fraser-Pryce and reigning world champion Sha’Carri Richardson, with Maia McCoy also in the field.
• Jefferson-Wooden downplays favorite status and says a hotel chat with Fraser-Pryce reinforced her motivation to be “the best Melissa” heading into Worlds.
• Zurich hosts the Diamond League finals on Aug. 27–28 before athletes head to the World Championships in Tokyo from Sept. 13–21.