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Wishing a happy & healthy year to Dame Valerie Adams, who turns 41 today. The gigantic Kiwi is an absolute legend and a precious ambassador for our brilliant sport. #Athletics #NZ #Kiwis

Quick check her 23 international & 18 national medals here:
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Wishing a happy & healthy year to Dame Valerie Adams, who turns 41 today. The gigantic Kiwi is an absolute legend and a precious ambassador for our brilliant sport. #Athletics #NZ #Kiwis

Quick check her 23 international & 18 national medals here:
athleticspodium.com/athlete/3316...

Report: The major absences in the Pan American Juniors have significantly impacted the overall results in Bogota. #PanAmU20 #Bogota2025 #Report #Athletics

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40 YEARS ON.

How did Marita Koch establish one of the most enduring world records in athletics in Canberra?

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40 YEARS ON.

How did Marita Koch establish one of the most enduring world records in athletics in Canberra?

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Belgian superstar Nafi Thiam hits out again at the Belgian Federation over controversial legal issues.

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ANALYSIS: Ethiopia's free fall
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REPORT: Aiming for higher - Cian McPhillips

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REPORT: Ecuador's field day
#Tokyo2025
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THE NUMBERS:
Tokyo 2025 delivers an unforgettable event for the athletics world. Here are some proofs.
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THE NUMBERS:
Tokyo 2025 delivers an unforgettable event for the athletics world. Here are some proofs.
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MASSIVE personal best for Ayden Owens Delerme at pole vault as he clears the bar at 5.10m. The Puerto Rican decathlete who finished fourth at Eugene 2022 is now poised for a medal having catapulted himself from seventh to third place! #WorldAthleticsChamps

South Africa, Olympic silver medallists, fail to make it to the men's 4x100 final, having clocked 38.64 in the rerun — 0.3 seconds off of the time they needed. ##WorldAthleticsChamps

US men's 4x400 team survives scare and qualifies for the final after clocking 2:58.48 to Kenya's 3:00.39 in the run-off. ##WorldAthleticsChamps

O’Connor ends Irish medal drought

Kate O’Connor, with a silver in heptathlon, became the first Irish athlete to medal at world championships in 12 years, as well as the first multi-eventer.

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Quite the turnout at the mixed zone for Nanako Fujii, who won Japan's second medal at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo with a bronze in 20 km walk. Her 1:26:18 is a new national record. ##WorldAthleticsChamps

Fastest female sprint double ever at the Worlds:
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden
10.61 + 21.69
#Tokyo2025

Jessica Hull breaks the Oceania record in women’s 800m semi-final with a time of 1:57.15. She will take her hot seat for a “q”. #WorldAthleticsChamps

Jakob Ingebrigtsen finishes eighth in his heat and in 13:42.15, becomes the slowest qualifier to the men’s 5000m final. #worldathleticschamps

European record holder Andreas Almgren of Sweden misses qualification to men’s 5000m final, coming in ninth in his heat. #WorldAthleticsChamps

Athletics Integrity Unit held a roundtable with media during the 2025 World Championships to discuss hot topics in the sport.

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Olympic champion Haruka Kitaguchi fails to find the automatic qualification line with her best throw at 60.38 in women’s javelin throw. Adriana Vilagos of Serbia throws a safe 66.06 and advances to the final. #WorldAthleticsChamps

Juleisy Angulo sends the javelin to 63.25m, breaking the Ecuadorean record and clinchinh automatic qualification to the final. #WorldAthleticsChamps

Updated after today.
400M ALL-TIME
47.60 Marita Koch GDR
47.78 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone🇺🇸
47.98 Marileidy Paulino🇩🇴
47.99 Jarmila Kratochvilova🇨🇿
48.14 Salwa Naser🇧🇭
48.25 Marie-Jose Perec🇫🇷
48.27 Olga Bryzgina URS
48.36 Shaunae Miller🇧🇸48.36
48.57 Nickisha Price🇯🇲
48.59 Tatana Kocembova🇨🇿

Day 6 recap: Our staff writer Yavuz Yavuz summarised what he saw in today's epic session at the Tokyo National Stadium.

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📸 Dan Vernon for World Athletics

...and 47.98 for Marileidy Paulino. We have two new women under 48 seconds over 400m!

47.78 for McLaughlin-Levrone! ##WorldAthleticsChamps

Leyanis Perez extends her lead to 14.94 for gold, Thea LaFond overtakes Rojas at 14.89, the defending champion wins bronze.

Ireland's Cian McPhillips breaks Mark English's national record in 1:43.18 to advance to the men's 800m final. #WorldAthleticsChamps

After three attempts, world indoor champion Leyanis Perez leads the women’s triple jump final with 14.90, followed by defending champion and world record holder Yulimar Rojas at 14.76. Thea LaFond, Olympic champion of Dominica, is also at the same distance in third place. #WorldAthleticsChamps