‘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
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
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
I get out of breath walking up the stairs these days, admits Usain Bolt
The legendary Jamaican sprinter feels his generation was ‘just more talented’ than today’s, though he no longer runs and is ‘into Lego now’
Simbu snatches world marathon gold from Petros in historic photo-finish
One of the most dramatic finales in marathon history ended with one athlete at these Tokyo World Athletic Championships diving for the line, another unsure of the result, and a photo finish
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
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
World Athletics Championships 2025: Jefferson-Wooden and Seville blast to 100m golds, Gressier wins men’s 10,000m – as it happened
Brilliant runs from USA’s Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Oblique Seville of Jamaica saw them win 100m gold in the women’s and men’s races respectively
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden surges to gold and place among fastest women
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won her first world title and conjured up one of the most spectacular 100m performances in history
Oblique Seville rips 100m field apart to deliver worlds glory and gold to Jamaica
Oblique Seville scorched to the world 100m gold in a personal best, leading a Jamaican one-two ahead of Kishane Thompson
A sprint finish and disbelieving bronze: women’s marathon brings worlds thrills
Julia Paternain, the world’s 288th-ranked marathon runner, won a bronze medal, Uruguay’s first ever at a world athletics championships
Gout Gout’s future races towards him as he introduces himself to the world
Results show the 17-year-old is ready for more than what Australia can offer but his team are putting the brakes on his rise to stardom
World Athletics Championships: Kenya’s Chebet wins women’s 10,000m gold, big names impress in 100m heats – as it happened
The first track and field medals were handed out in Tokyo, big names progressed, but Laura Muir is out of the women’s 1500m
Raucous crowd and sprint stars give World Athletics Championships explosive start
Fans in Tokyo made up for lost time after the Covid-affected Olympics in 2021 by creating a party atmosphere on the opening day
Torrie Lewis breaks own 100m national record in bright start to world championships
Australia’s fastest woman finishes third in heat to reach semi-finals but Rohan Browning fails to progress in men’s event in Tokyo