Oblique Seville: Why Newly-Crowned World Champion Has Undergone Surgery Days After Tokyo Heroics

Oblique Seville, the reigning 100m World Champion, is facing up to four weeks of recovery after undergoing a procedure to remove the nails from both of his big toes.

The operation was performed on Thursday by consultant orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician, Dr Akshai Mansingh as per the Jamaican Observer.

On Saturday, Seville's agent, Norman Peart, confirmed the successful procedure, stating it was done to "remove both big toenails that were getting to the ingrown stage."

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The 24-year-old Jamaican sprinter captured his first senior individual gold medal at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. He triumphed over a competitive field with a personal best of 9.77 seconds, which ranks as the joint 10th fastest time in history.

Seville's victory ended Jamaica's nearly decade-long wait for a men's individual sprint title at a global championship, a drought stretching back to Usain Bolt's double gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

In the Tokyo final, Seville edged out his compatriot Kishane Thompson, who finished second with a time of 9.82 seconds. Thompson holds the world-leading time of 9.75, set at the Jamaican National Championships in June. American Noah Lyles, the 2023 champion, took third place with 9.89 seconds.

Seville will now take time off to continue his recovery as he looks to start early preparations for the 2026 season where he will be the man to beat in most competitions given he is now the reigning world champion.

The 24-year-old recorded 9.93 seconds in the heats in Tokyo before managing a personal best 9.77 seconds in the semi-final but clocked a slower time of 9.86 seconds in the final as he won his first-ever world title.