Jefferson-Wooden, Bednarek complete Ultimate Championship sprint doubles

The Americans won both the 100m and 200m at the Ultimate Championship that saw elite athletes win $150,000 each.Americans Kenneth Bednarek and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden have claimed the sprint double to close off an action-packed weekend in Budapest that saw elite track and field athletes crowned inaugural Ultimate Champions and pocket $150,000 in prize money.Bednarek stormed to victory in a 19.52s world lead – the season’s best performance globally – ahead of Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo of Botswana (19.76s) and American Courtney Lindsey (19.79s) as Jamaican sprint legend and Ultimate Champion ambassador Usain Bolt gave his nod of approval from the stands on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4World Athletics Ultimate Championship opens with record $10m prize potlist 2 of 4Lights, camera, action: Irksome influencers at the US Open are here to staylist 3 of 4Asian Games athletes forced to evacuate amid record rainfall in Japanlist 4 of 4Spain’s FA to fund IVF, egg freezing for female football players, refereesend of listA day earlier, Bednarek finally emerged from the shadow of compatriot sprinter Noah Lyles to claim the 100m crown in 9.85s and edge out world cha...