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World Athletics Championships 2025: McLaughlin-Levrone wins women’s 400m, Kebinatshipi takes men’s title –as it happened

Collin Kebinatshipi of Botswana stormed to victory in the men’s 400m, while USA’s Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone looked unbeatable in taking the women’s event

The Guardian - UK

Jake Wightman: I thought I’d written my own perfect fairy tale

The Scot has struggled with injury since winning this event in 2022, and was beaten by two hundredths of a second in Tokyo.

The National (Scotland)

Millions tune in to athletics broadcasts as Gout Gout attracts huge viewing numbers

The teenager’s debut at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo was Australia’s most popular television program on Wednesday night

The Guardian - AU

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India’s Neeraj Chopra, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem to meet in javelin final

Olympic gold medallists will face off in the men’s javelin final at the World Athletics Championship 2025 in Tokyo.

Al Jazeera

Why Jake Wightman has no regrets over agonising World Championship silver medal

In a dramatic 1500m final, Wightman was dramatically pipped on the line by Isaac Nader but still brought home GB’s first medal of the Championships in Tokyo

The Independent UK

Jake Wightman: I thought I’d written my own perfect fairy tale

The Scot has struggled with injury since winning this event in 2022, and was beaten by two hundredths of a second in Tokyo.

The Independent UK

Over the Moon: American vaulter savours gold of her own

With Nina Kennedy absent through injury, American Katie Moon has won a third world pole vault title in Tokyo.

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USA’s Katie Moon rises again to claim third successive world pole vault gold

USA’s Katie Moon leapt to gold in Tokyo in a thrilling final to become the first woman to win three successive World Athletics Championships pole vault titles

The Guardian - US

Jake Wightman’s ‘perfect fairytale’ denied on the line by Isaac Nader surge

Great Britain’s Jake Wightman claimed a stunning world 1500m silver medal after the defending champion Josh Kerr pulled up in a final won by Portugal’s Isaac Nader in Tokyo

The Guardian - UK

Jake Wightman secures 1500m world silver as Josh Kerr pulls up in Tokyo final

Portugal’s Isaac Nader triumphed, with Dutch favourite Niels Laros finishing fifth.

The Independent UK

Georgia Hunter Bell on taking on room-mate and rival Keely Hodgkinson in Tokyo

The British pair will both race over 800m at the World Championships.

The Independent UK

World Athletics Championships 2025: Nader pips Wightman to 1500m world gold after Kerr injury – as it happened

Katie Moon’s third world pole vault title, 20-year-old Mattia Furlani wins the men’s long jump and Faith Cherotich takes women’s steeplechase honours

The Guardian - UK

World Athletics Championships live: Kerr and Wightman have hearts broken in dramatic 1500m final

Kerr was hobbled on the way round as he tried to retain his 1500m title before fellow Brit Wightman was heartbreakingly pipped on the line by Isaac Nader of Portugal

The Independent UK

Palestine’s lone runner at the World Athletics Championships has a message for those back home

Mohammed Dwedar competed in the men’s 800m in Tokyo on the day a UN commission of inquiry declared Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

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Jessica Hull to take a free swing at the 800m in Tokyo

Jessica Hull, Claudia Hollingsworth and Abbey Caldwell will form a strong triple threat for Australia in the women's 800m at the world championships.

AAP

Aussie sensation Gout Gout set to be unleashed in Tokyo

Gout Gout and Torrie Lewis will be the centre of Australian attention in the opening round of the 200m races at the world championships.

The Independent UK

When is Keely Hodgkinson running in the World Athletics Championships 800m?

The Olympic champion has barely raced this year after a long injury layoff but remains the favourite for gold in Tokyo

The Independent UK

Photo highlights from Day 4 of the world athletics championships in Tokyo

This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, features early track and field highlights from Day 4 of the world athletics championships in Tokyo.

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The Independent UK

The unexpected twist to Josh Kerr’s shot at World Championship glory

The Scot is aiming to win back-to-back 1500m titles and while there are still threats to his crown, Kerr knows there will be something missing when he lines up in Tokyo

AAP

Jessica Hull hangs tough to claim 1500m bronze in Tokyo

Jessica Hull has claimed bronze in a dramatic 1500m final at the world championships won by Kenyan superstar Faith Kipyegon.

The Guardian - US

‘I still have homework to do’: USA’s 16-year-old 800m star Cooper Lutkenhaus misses world semi-final

The Texas teenager’s dream of reaching the 800m final ended in the opening round as he could only finish seventh in the sweating heat of Tokyo

International Business Times UK

Doping Outrage: Erriyon Knighton and Diribe Welteji Axed – Is Anyone in World Athletics Clean Anymore?

US sprinter Erriyon Knighton and Ethiopia's Diribe Welteji ruled out of the Tokyo World Athletics Championships amid major doping controversy.

International Business Times

Lower US Tariffs On Japan Autos Kick In

Lower US tariffs on Japanese autos kicked in on Tuesday, as a relieved Tokyo welcomed the implementation of a trade pact negotiated with Washington.

The Guardian - AU

Golden George Beamish delivers kick for New Zealand athletics at world championships

The Kiwi steeplechaser says a potentially disastrous fall in the heats may have been a blessing in disguise before he went on to make history in Tokyo

The Independent UK

Mondo Duplantis says setting new record at World Championships is ‘more special’

The pole vaulter hit a new high in Tokyo.

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