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Trio Of Titles On A Golden Night For USA At World Championships

There must be something special about the Japanese air for American sprinters as Noah Lyles and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden swept the 200 metres world titles on Friday in Tokyo, emulating Tyson Gay and Allyson Felix in Osaka 18 years ago.

International Business Times

US sprinters Lyles, Jefferson-Wooden win 200s in Tokyo

Noah Lyles has extended his remarkable domination of the 200m at the world championships with a fourth straight gold in Tokyo.

AAP

World Athletics Championships: Amy Hunt storms to women's 200m silver in Tokyo

Hunt recorded Team GB’s second top-three finish

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Melissa Jefferson-Wooden Makes History, Sweeps 100-Meter and 200-Meter World Titles

The Americans flexed their track muscles Friday in Tokyo.

Sports Illustrated

Australia’s Jess Hull takes her ‘second chance’ and qualifies for 800m final

Despite gashing her leg in the heats, the 28-year-old powered into the final in Tokyo with a new national record

The Guardian - AU

Amy Hunt wins 200m silver at World Championships in Tokyo

The United States’ Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, already the 100m champion in Japan, won another gold while Dina Asher-Smith finished fifth.

The Independent UK

Sex tests brought in after data showed 50-60 DSD athletes in finals, World Athletics says

World Athletics’ head of health and science told a panel in Tokyo that DSD athletes were ‘over-represented’ in female category finals since 2000

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Noah Lyles makes bold Gout Gout statement after Australian exits World Athletics Championships

Gout just missed out on a place in the men’s 200m final in Tokyo

The Independent UK

World Athletics Championships 2025: Lyles and Jefferson-Wooden take 200m titles, Benjamin and Bol win 400m hurdles – as it happened

It was a dramatic night in Tokyo, featuring gold again for Noah Lyles and a chaotic post-race scene in the men’s 400m hurdles

The Guardian - UK

An AP photo gallery from the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo

Amid the power and speed of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, it’s the details that tell another story. Tattoos, colorful nails, bold jewelry, and unique hairstyles showcase individuality alongside performance. And chalked hands, sweat-drenched brows and bare feet splashing through the steeplechase pit reveal the smaller moments behind world-class…

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Jess Hull galvanises Australia’s flourishing middle distance running stock

With three women, including the 1500m bronze medallist, into the 800m semi-finals at the world championships in Tokyo, Australia’s quality is evident

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: single-parent poverty crisis, Trump rejoices at Kimmel suspension, Gout Gout bows out

The Hilda survey shows almost one-third of single-parent households were in poverty; teenager’s Tokyo adventure ends with semi-final exit

The Guardian - AU

'Amazing': sprint superstar's nod of approval to Gout

Noah Lyles has heaped immense praise on Gout Gout, who is pledging to put all the lessons he learnt in Tokyo into practice as he chases world sprint domination.

AAP

Keely Hodgkinson dismisses boredom to start World Championships in style

The Olympic 800m champion cruised through her first-round race in Tokyo after an interminable wait to get going at the 2025 World Athletics Championships

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McLaughlin-Levrone roars to historic world 400m triumph

American hurdling great Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has run the fastest women's 400 metres in 40 years to lift the world title in Tokyo.

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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Wins 400-Meter World Title With Fastest Time in 40 Years

The American made history Thursday in Tokyo.

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 Guardian - AU

Gout Gout misses out on 200m final but says better performances are ‘coming’

Tokyo adventure ends for the year 12 student after he ran 20.36, while Torrie Lewis fails to reach the women’s final

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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 National (Scotland)

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 Guardian - AU

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

Al Jazeera

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.

The Independent UK

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.

AAP

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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