Melissa Jefferson-Wooden: Olympic medallist surprised by cousin serving in the US Army after becoming Grand Slam Track champion

Emotional scenes engulfed the Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar, shortly after Olympic medallist Melissa Jefferson-Wooden became the women's Short Sprints Grand Slam Track champion in Miami.

The American sprint queen was greeted by her cousin in the US Army, who had flown in from Korea to surprise his 'evil twin'.

While Jefferson-Wooden was granting her post-race interview after being confirmed as the women's short sprints Grand Slam champion for the second consecutive meet, her cousin showed up in his uniform alongside her husband Rolan Wooden II.

The emotional moment was captured and shared on Grand Slam Track's X page.

She also quoted the emotional moment. "My Evil Twin is back home and he got to see my race in person."

Jefferson-Wooden won her second Grand Slam title in Miami on the day after blazing to a new Personal Best (PB) of 22.17s to finish third behind Olympic champion Gabby Thomas (21.95s) and Tamari Davis (22.05s) in the women's 200m event.

Her position finish was good enough to earn 6 points in addition to the maximum 12 points from winning the 100m the day earlier, she accumulated 18 points in total and pocketed the prize money of $100,000.

By doing this, she knicked Thomas to the title by just a point, who finished fourth in the 100m and earned $50,000, while Davis was third overall with second-place finishes in both events and got $30,000.

Meanwhile, Jefferson-Wooden has maintained an incredible start to the 2025 season with outstanding and consistent times to show she's one to keep an eye on ahead of the World Championships in Tokyo this summer.

The 24-year-old won 100m bronze and 4x100m gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games and will be gunning for another podium finish to add to her increasing profile and medal collections.