World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025
The 20th World Athletics Championships took place in Tokyo from 13 to 21 September 2025, bringing together more than 2,000 athletes from nearly 200 countries across 49 events.
The nine days of competition were marked by extraordinary performances. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden claimed three gold medals, including a historic 100m–200m sprint double and a championship record of 10.61 seconds in the women's 100m. Mondo Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record with a jump of 6.30m, while the men's marathon ended in a dramatic photo finish, with just 0.03 seconds separating the first two runners.
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