TOKYO 2025 DAY 1
QUOTE OF THE DAY“That is my first time throwing laborious since September final yr, so I actually didn’t know what sort of form I used to be in. It was form of a ‘faux it till you make it’ at present,” Ryan Crouser.
RESULT OF THE DAYChebet destroyed her opponents within the final 200 metres (27.21) with an excellent kick to win her first world gold on the observe. Ryan Crouser getting 22.34 in first meet of the yr and Reward Leotlela 9.87 third quickest warmth time at Worlds.
SURPRISE OF THE DAYMexican shot put medal by Uziel Munoz, first subject occasion medal ever for Mexico. Within the morning non-qualification by US shot put nationwide 2nd placer Payton Otterdahl or additionally Larisa Iapichino in ladies lengthy bounce qualification.
MEDALS (12 nations)USA 2-0-0, CAN, KEN, ESP 1-0-0
TITLE DEFENDERSYes (3): Crouser, Perez, US 4x4mx
No (1): Tsegay
NC (1): A. Martin
TOP MARKSCR: 4x4mx 3:08.80 USA
WL: 4x4mx 3:08.80. USA
AR: 1 – Africa
AGENTS (particular person gold medals)Paul Doyle, Federico Rosa, Alberto Armas, Dunfee no agent,
TOKYO 2025 – DAY 2 PREVIEW (6 finals)Expectations: Dash finals, US vs Jamaica males 100 m, Jefferson vs Alfred wom 100 m, Allman to rule, What number of women will bounce 7 meters, Ethiopian ladies marathon win and can males observe within the 10 000 m or Fisher to spoil?
Medals predictionMarathon wom, AW: Assefa, Asefa Kebede, Jepchirchir, TFN: the sameDiscus wom, AW: Allman, Perez (nc), Elkasevic, TFN: Allman, Van Klinken, Elkasevic10 000 m males, AW: Fisher, Kejelcha, Barega, TFN: Kejelcha, Aregawi, Young100 m wom, AW: Jefferson, Alfred, Clayton, TFN: Alfred, Jefferson, S. Jackson100 m males, AW: Thompson, Lyles, Bednarek, TFN: Thompson, Lyles, Seville
STATS (by Ken Nakamura)W10,000: First medal for ITA by Batocletti, Tsegay, having received gold in 2023, turned the eleventh girl to win a number of medals.
W35W: Profitable margin of three:23 by Perez is largest ever for 35km, changing 2:12 from 2023; Perez efficiently defended her crown, first to take action; she is simply the second ladies’s walker to win a number of medals at 35km stroll, Garcia Leon received gold in 2022, silver in 2023.
M100: 9.87 by Leotlela is the third quickest time within the first spherical warmth.
MPV: 570cm cleared by 5 vaulters is an equalled highest non-qualifying mark for the ultimate.
MSP: Crouser received third gold thus tying Godina and Günthor and fourth medal total shifting him to all-time prime 1; 0cm distinction between third and fourth is smallest ever; first medal for MEX, 2nd medal for Fabbri, having received silver in 2023.
M35W: 33 sec successful margin by Dunfee is largest ever at 35km stroll, changing 4 sec by Stano in 2023; first gold for CAN by Dunfee at 35km (or 50km) stroll, second medal for Dunfee (bronze at 50km stroll in 2019), first medal for BRA at 35km (or 50km) stroll.
X4x400: Finest marks for place 1st (tie), 4-Sixth, 3:10.84 is the general finest mark for place 5; 0.02 distinction between third and fourth is smallest ever; third gold for USA and first medal for BEL; 3:10.18 is the quickest warmth time.
TOKYO 2025 NEWSTOKYO (JPN): Kenya’s combined 4x400m relay was disqualified within the second warmth for a lane infringement after initially ending second in 3:10.73, quicker than a brand new African document set by South Africa within the first warmth.
TOKYO (JPN): Jamaican nationwide 100m hurdles champion Megan Tapper has pulled out of the World Athletics Championships. Tapper, who additionally received Olympic bronze on this identical Stadium in 2021, suffered a heartbreaking hamstring damage on Saturday.
TOKYO (JPN): Guatemala’s 5000m NR holder Luis Grijalva has scratched from the World Championships. “Proper now, my physique is telling me to pause, heal, and rebuild. I’m excited to deal with coaching, getting stronger, and coming again higher than ever,” he wrote on Instagram. By way of David Monti on X.
TOKYO (JPN): A number of siblings are competing in Tokyo. Discus WR holder Mykolas Alekna is accompanied by his older brother Martynas, whereas 3000m steeplechase WR holder Lamecha Girma is joined by his youthful brother Kuma Girma (5000m). There are additionally Norway’s Sondre and Simon Guttormsen competing within the pole vault, Cypriot twins Olivia (200m) and Filippa Fotopoulu (lengthy bounce), and Devynne Charlton of Bahamas (100m hurdles) and her youthful sister Anthaya (100m).
TOKYO (JPN): There are the identical preparations for the conduct of the finals of horizontal subject occasions (lengthy bounce, triple bounce and all throws) as used on the World Indoors in Nanjing in March 2025. After Spherical 3 of the Last the ten finest ranked athletes will proceed in Spherical 4 – competing within the reverse order of their rating. After Spherical 4, the 2 lowest ranked athletes will probably be eradicated, and After Spherical 5, the 2 lowest ranked athletes will probably be eradicated and the remaining 6 athletes will proceed in Spherical 6 – competing within the reverse order.
TOKYO (JPN): 135 ASICS athletes will probably be competing on the championships, with 55 of them lining up within the marathon.
TOKYO (JPN): The Jamaica Observer informs that former president of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Affiliation and chairman of its Medical and Anti-Doping Committee Dr Warren Blake has responded to feedback from 400m hurdler Sanique Walker about her non-participation in Tokyo. Walker was named as an alternate for the injured Rushell Clayton, however has not travelled to Jamaica.
TOKYO (JPN): The Dutch silver medal within the combined 4x400m relay is the fortieth worldwide medal received within the 400m, 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay since 2019 received by the Netherlands, Laurent Meuwly has posted on X.
TOKYO (JPN): 49-years outdated Joao Vieira competed in document 14th Worlds and completed twentieth in 2:38:20. Paula Torres turned the primary feminine athlete from Ecuador to win a medal in World Championships historical past. Ruben Querinjean made historical past by turning into the primary athlete from Luxembourg to succeed in a World Championships closing in any occasion, 16 athletes will participate within the closing after Jean-Simon Desgagnes (CAN) was superior having fallen in his warmth. From World Athletics.
TOKYO (JPN: Walks have been held final time at 35 km distance. For future championships half marathon and marathon will probably be staged.
