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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.

AAP · Sep 16, 2025

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 · Sep 16, 2025

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.

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025

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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

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025

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.

AAP · Sep 16, 2025

‘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

The Guardian - US · Sep 16, 2025

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 UK · Sep 16, 2025

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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.

International Business Times · Sep 16, 2025

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 Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2025

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

The pole vaulter hit a new high in Tokyo.

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2025

Kurtis Marschall shines light on pole vault camaraderie in epic Tokyo final

The South Australian’s bronze medal was not the only reason for celebration in a historic world championship final

The Guardian - AU · Sep 15, 2025

Mondo Duplantis world record lights up Tokyo to underline Swede’s new status

The 25-year-old dazzled in Tokyo to break the world record for a 14th time in another dominant display to the delight of 55,000 in attendance

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2025

‘A nobody who became really good’: Gout Gout takes his bow on the world stage

The Australian sprint sensation charms international media ahead of his senior competition debut on Wednesday

The Guardian - AU · Sep 15, 2025

Mondo Duplantis hits new heights with ‘Claw’ after 14th pole vault world record

Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis broke the men’s pole vault world record for a 14th time after taking gold at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2025

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International Business Times · Sep 15, 2025

Duplantis Sets New Pole Vault Record As Retains World Title

Sweden's Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis set a new world record of 6.30 metres as he sensationally defended his world pole vault title in Tokyo on Monday.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2025

World Athletics Championships 2025: Duplantis claims pole vault world record as Kambundji wins 100m hurdles – as it happened

Mondo Duplantis broke his 14th world record while Ditaji Kambundji won gold in the women’s 100m hurdles

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2025

World Athletics Championships live: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone shatters record as GB’s Matt Hudson-Smith misses out on final

After Mondo Duplantis proved unstoppable again in the pole vault on Monday in Tokyo, superstars Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Faith Kipyegon feature on day four

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2025

Japan and South Korea show enduring rift over sexual slavery issue in letters to UN

Japan’s government on Monday defended its stance on wartime sexual slavery and described South Korean court rulings ordering Japanese compensation as violations of international law, after U.N. investigators criticized Tokyo for failing to ensure truth-findings and reparations for the victims

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AAP · Sep 15, 2025

Gout Gout aiming very high for the 200m in Tokyo

Gout Gout has wowed the world's athletics media ahead of his major senior championships debut.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 15, 2025

Gout Gout says he is ‘ready to rumble’ ahead of World Athletics Championships debut

Australian teenage sprint phenomenon Gout Gout has declared his legs are ‘ready to rumble’ ahead of his major international debut on Wednesday

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14, 2025

Torrie Lewis rues slow start in 100m semi-final exit as Hull reaches 1500m final

An emotional Torrie Lewis was left ruing a slow start after she was eliminated in her 100m semi-final on at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo

Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2025

World Athletics Championships: Oblique Seville and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden win 100m gold

Kishane Thompson makes it a memorable men’s one-two for Jamaica on night two in Tokyo, with Olympic champion Noah Lyles taking bronze

International Business Times · Sep 14, 2025

Seville Wins Tokyo 100m For First Jamaican Men's Sprint Title In 10 Years

Oblique Seville won Jamaica's first men's world 100m title in 10 years after outpacing Kishane Thompson and defending champion Noah Lyles for gold in Tokyo on Sunday.

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2025

Photo highlights from Day 2 of the world athletics championships in Tokyo

Photo highlights from Day 2 of the world athletics championships in Tokyo.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 14, 2025

Josh Kerr cruises through as Jakob Ingebrigtsen goes out in 1500m shock

Josh Kerr’s storied rivalry with Jakob Ingebrigtsen will not be renewed at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo after the Norwegian failed…

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