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At the double: Kenyan track triumphs light up worlds

Kenyan athletics has been celebrating a huge night in Tokyo with a world championship double for Beatrice Chebet and an 800m triumph for Emannuel Wanyonyi.

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You couldn’t write it – Katarina Johnson-Thompson shares heptathlon bronze

Johnson-Thompson finished the seven events level on 6,581 points with the United States’ Taliyah Brooks in Tokyo.

The Independent UK

Katarina Johnson-Thompson soothes ‘Covid Games trauma’ with Tokyo bronze

Tokyo’s National Stadium has finally given Johnson-Thompson a happy memory after Olympic heartbreak in 2021

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World Athletics Championships 2025: heptathlon gold for Hall, Johnson-Thompson shares bronze; Wanyonyi wins men’s 800m – live

Katarina Johnson-Thompson dug deep to claim a joint-bronze medal while Emmanuel Wanyonyi won 800m gold

The Guardian - UK

World Athletics defends warm-up logistics in Tokyo after criticism

Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson is among those to have voiced concerns.

The Independent UK

Katarina Johnson-Thompson third with two heptathlon events remaining in Tokyo

The 2024 Olympic silver medallist has 4874 points heading into Saturday evening’s javelin throw and 800 metre race.

The Independent UK

Photo highlights from Day 8 of the world athletics championships in Tokyo

This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, features highlights from Day 8 of the world athletics championships in Tokyo.

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Big Matt Denny set to challenge for discus medal

Matt Denny and the other big boppers have all powered into the men's discus final at the Tokyo world championships.

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World Athletics Championships: Keely Hodgkinson not happy with warm-up situation in Tokyo

Briton is into the final of the women’s 800m

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Your Guardian sport weekend: Women’s Rugby World Cup semis, Azerbaijan Grand Prix and more

Here’s how to follow along with our coverage – the finest writing and up-to-the-minute reports

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

The Americans flexed their track muscles Friday in Tokyo.

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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 Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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

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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 Independent 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

AAP

'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.

The Independent UK

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

AAP

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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