amy hunt is in the Stockholm 100m field as Melissa Jefferson-Wooden heads into her first 100m race of the season after a 22.17-second 200m in Rome. The world 100m and 200m champion said that run showed she is ready to go fast again.
Rome Set the Marker
Jefferson-Wooden finished second in the Rome Diamond League 200m on Thursday, trailing Julien Alfred’s winning 21.93. Three days later in Stockholm, she said, “The 200m indicated that I am ready to run something really fast.”
She also added: “I don’t have a set number out there but the main thing for me has always been to execute and that is what I am going to go out there to do tomorrow [Sunday].” The 25-year-old has a 100m personal best of 10.61 seconds, which puts a clear ceiling on what she can chase when the race opens up.
Stockholm Brings The Sprint Test
Sunday’s 100m in Stockholm is her first of the season. It also brings Dina Asher-Smith, who is running her first 100m of the campaign as well, plus Amy Hunt and Zaynab Dosso.
That field gives the race more than one reference point. Asher-Smith owns a 10.83-second personal best, Hunt has run 11.12 seconds this year, and Dosso has posted 11.07 in 2026, so Jefferson-Wooden will not be alone in trying to turn early-season speed into a statement time.
Jefferson-Wooden And Alfred
The Rome result also added another layer to the matchup. Jefferson-Wooden had won both the 100m and 200m titles at last year’s World Championship, while Alfred had lost both of those races to her.
Now Alfred has the Rome win and Jefferson-Wooden is back on the line in the 100m. If she converts the Rome signal into a sharp opener in Stockholm, it will set the tone for the rest of her season without needing to wait for a later benchmark.
