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World Athletics Championships: When are medal ceremonies?
ByKatharine Sharpe BBC Sport Journalist Thousands of athletes have taken part in the 2025 World Athletics Championships, with 147 medals up for grabs – but why don’t we see the medal ceremonies after the events? While winning athletes are quickly handed medals after their race or event has concluded, the …
Read More »World Athletics Championships: What events are in the heptathlon?
The scoring system uses a points table for each event. Athletes earn points for their performance in every event. The winner is the competitor who has scored the most points overall, so a poor performance in one event can impact an athlete’s overall score. Each event has a minimum recordable …
Read More »Wightman's commentator father proud at 1500m silver
Geoff Wightman is “very proud” after commentating on his son Jake winning a silver medal in the 1500m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. BBC News
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Netherlands’ Femke Bol eases her way into the final of the women’s 400m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. BBC News
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Defending champion Karsten Warholm advances to the final of the men’s 400m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. BBC News
Read More »Wightman wins 1500m silver as Kerr injured in dramatic final
Jake Wightman makes his return to a global podium with world 1500m silver but British team-mate Josh Kerr’s title defence is ruined by injury in Tokyo. BBC News
Read More »World Athletics Championships: Beatrice Chebet focused on historic double in Tokyo
Beatrice Chebet has undergone a remarkable evolution over the past two years, yet it is almost unbelievable that her 10,000m victory on the opening day of competition in Tokyo was her first world title. Despite a glittering medal haul that includes two Olympic golds, a Commonwealth Games title and two …
Read More »Why Olympic 1500m champion Hocker was disqualified – Cram analysis
Steve Cram explains why Olympic champion Cole Hocker was disqualified from the men’s 1500m semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. BBC News
Read More »Armand Duplantis: What are his world record-breaking ‘claw’ shoes?
Advancements in shoe technology have helped topple a number of world records in athletics since carbon fibre footwear became readily available. Governing bodies have been trying to keep pace with advances in footwear technology and World Athletics updated their regulations in January 2022. It stated shoes could not be used …
Read More »‘Reckless’ Enhanced Games could ‘turn away athletes of the future’
UK Sport and Aquatics GB have condemned Proud’s decision, while the British Olympic Association described the Enhanced Games as a “cynical and dangerous event”. Earlier this year, World Aquatics became the first international sport federation to ban athletes, coaches and officials from its events if they have taken part in …
Read More »Watch: World Athletics Championships day four highlights
Highlights from day 4 of the World Athletics Championships. BBC News
Read More »World Athletics Championship: British Hudson-Smith misses out on 400m finals
Great Britain’s Olympic silver medallist Matthew Hudson-Smith and team-mates Samuel Reardon and Charles Dobson all fail to make the men’s 400m finals at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. FOLLOW LIVE: World Athletics Championships Available to UK users only. BBC News
Read More »USA's Tinch storms to 110m hurdles gold
Cordell Tinch wins 110m hurdles gold for the USA with time of 12.99 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. BBC News
Read More »GB's Anning reaches 400m final
Great Britain’s Amber Anning runs a season’s best time to qualify for the women’s 400m final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. BBC News
Read More »World Athletics Championships: Why are British athletes wearing different kits?
Athletes competing for Great Britain and Northern Ireland have the option to wear two different coloured kits at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo. It has caused some confusion for viewers at home, especially in the men’s 1500m semi-finals when Josh Kerr sported a blue and white striped jersey, while …
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Read More »World Athletics Championship: Beamish beats two-time defending champion to take gold
New Zealand’s Geordie Beamish – who fell in his heat – denies defending champion Soufiane El Bakkali a third successive world title to take gold with Kenya’s Edmund Serem taking bronze in the men’s 3000m steeplechase final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. FOLLOW LIVE: World Athletics Championships Available …
Read More »World Athletics Championship: Ditaji Kambundji runs national record to take gold for Switzerland
Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji wins the women’s 100m hurdles with Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan taking silver and USA’s Grace Stark taking bronze at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. FOLLOW LIVE: World Athletics Championships Available to UK users only. BBC News
Read More »Armand Duplantis: How much does he get for breaking pole vault world record?
Armand Duplantis has broken the men’s pole vault world record for a 14th time in his career – but how much money does he make from achieving the feat? The Swedish star vaulted 6.30m in Tokyo to break the world record for a fourth time in 2025. Duplantis takes home …
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