Melissa Jefferson-Wooden wins gold in the 100m at the 2025 World Championships, setting a record time of 10.61 seconds.

Prior to Monday night, Ditaji Kambundji was not even the biggest athletics name in her family, let alone the field for the final of the women’s 100m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.

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Move over, Noah Lyles. There's a new fastest man on the planet; his name is Oblique Seville. The 24-year-old Jamaican powered over the top of Lyles and highly fancied compatriot Kishane Thompson in the men's 100m world championship final on Sunday evening in Tokyo,

Molly Caudery's bid for world pole vault gold is ended by injury in Tokyo, where the heat and humidity led to Emile Cairess pulling out of the marathon.

Four Arkansas alums have advanced to finals in their respective events at the World Championships inside Japan National Stadium. The Razorback crew includes Nikki Hiltz (1,500m), Romaine Beckford (high jump),

Daisy Jepkemei of Kazakhstan lined up for the 3,000-metre steeplechase in Tokyo with two shoes - but she only crossed the finish line with one. The Asian champion lost her left spike early in her heat at the world championships when another runner appeared to clip her from behind.

Great Britain are unable to extend their run of global relay medals as the mixed 4x400m relay team fall short of the world podium in Tokyo.