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Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships highlights,
Day 5: Sydney reminds the world who she is.
September 18, 2025
Highlights of Day 6:
- A race for the agesThe women’s 400m final lived up to the hype. Sydney McLaughlin-Levron, USAwon the gold in 47.78, the second-fastest time in history, just behind Marita Koch’s WR Since 1985! Marilydi Paulino, DOM, ran 47.98, NR, third fastest woman ever. Marilid never gave up, fighting to the end. Salva Aid NasserThe 2019 world champion was the bronze medalist with a score of 48.19.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levron runs 47.78 for gold in the W 400m, Tokyo WCH 25, photo by World Athletics - A huge shock in the men’s spear. Keshorn Walcott, TTO, won gold with 88.16 m. It was Walcott’s first world title in thirteen years. Anderson Peters (Grenada) took silver, and Curtis Thompson, USAtook the bronze, the first major medal for an American since 2007. (Keshorn Walcott was his roommate Jeremy Richardsboth medalists; Only 4 athletes from TTO competed in Tokyo.)
Curtis Thompson wins bronze in men’s javelin, Tokyo Photo by Brian Eder for RunBlogRun - Busang Colle Kebinatshipi, BOT, 43.53 WL won gold in the 400m. Jeremy Richards, TTO, From lane 2, took silver with a NR of 43.72. Get started, BOT!took the bronze. A little trivia, in the Mixed Zone, Bayapo saw that I was from the USA and told me that Botswana would win the 4x400m relay.
Collen Kebinatshipi, gold medalist, 400 meters, Botswana, photo by Brian Eder for RunBlogRun - Leyanis Perez Hernandez, Cubawon the women’s triple jump.
- Noah Lyles He won the 200 meter race semi-final in 19.51 minutes. I was told by one of Noah’s team when I asked if Noah would run faster in the final, “Noah would be very happy to tie the final this time.”
Noah Lyles pushes in the 200m Tokyo 2025 photo by Brian Eder for RunBlogRun - The semi-finals of the women’s 800 meters simply added to the drama of the event. Keely Hodgkinson, GBR, moved to the semi-finals. Georgia Hunter-Bell, GBR, also made it to the semi-finals.
This is our review of day five of the 2025 World Outdoor Athletics Championships, which took place from 13-21 September 2025. This coverage was sponsored by NIKE Running. Please check out the Vomero 18, Vomero PLUS, Vomero Premium and Air Structure 26 at your favorite local NIKE running store or visit www.nikerrunning.com!
Special thanks Mike Dearingwho edits, hosts and produces the podcasts Stronger Media Group LLC (RunBlogRun.com and: RunningNetwork.com)
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