Athletics

Canada’s Camryn Rogers retains her hammer title at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. BBC News

Armand Duplantis breaks the men’s pole vault world record for the 14th time, clearing 6.30m attempt after winning gold at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. BBC News

The two-time Olympic champion sealed gold with a first-time clearance at 6.15m to end Emmanouil Karalis’ admirable challenge then raised the bar to one centimetre higher than he had ever gone before. Such is the respect from his competitors, the Greek runner-up – who has risen to fourth on the …

Great Britain duo Tyri Donovan and Alastair Chalmers reach the 400m hurdles semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, while defending champion Karsten Warhol also advances but fails to impress. FOLLOW LIVE: World Athletics Championships Available to UK users only. BBC News

Protein is having a moment in the spotlight. Should you be worried about getting enough? BBC News

Great Britain’s Molly Caudery injures her ankle in warm-up for the pole vault, bringing her World Athletics Championship to a heartbreaking and premature end. BBC News

England midfielder Ella Toone says she is “really proud” to inspire people to take up running after joining Couch to 5K as its newest celebrity coach. Toone, who was part of the Lionesses’ European Championship-winning team in 2022 and 2025, is the latest motivational voice on the free beginner-friendly running …

USA’s Melissa Jefferson-Wooden sets a new championship record of 10.61 to win 100m gold, followed by Jamaica’s Tina Clayton in second and Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred in third at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. FOLLOW LIVE: World Athletics Championships 2025 Available to UK users only. BBC News

Seville ripped his vest in celebration after demonstrating his true character by delivering a personal best time of 9.77 seconds. It was enough to hold off Kishane Thompson, the fastest man in the world this year, in a Jamaican one-two which signalled a shift in fortunes for the Caribbean island …

Jamaica’s Oblique Seville runs a personal best of 9.77 seconds to take gold in the men’s 100m final as sprint legend Usain Bolt cheers him on. BBC News

USA’s two-time Olympic champion Valeria Allman wins gold in the women’s discus with Netherlands’ Jorinde Van Klinken taking silver and Cuba’s Silinda Morales claiming bronze at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. FOLLOW LIVE: World Athletics Championships 2025 Available to UK users only. BBC News

Fuelled by her desire to stand on the top of the podium after winning 100m bronze at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Jefferson-Wooden arrived in Tokyo as favourite following a stellar season. Jefferson-Wooden, who has enjoyed success as part of the USA’s 4x100m relay team, had run the fastest three …

Great Britain’s Amber Anning comes second in her heat and will be joined by Yemi Mary John and Victoria Ohuruogu in the women’s 400m semi-finals at the World Athletic Championships in Tokyo. FOLLOW LIVE: World Athletics Championships 2025 Available to UK users only. BBC News

When Julia Paternain took a surprise third in the women’s marathon in Tokyo to claim Uruguay’s first medal in World Athletics Championships history, it was winning the English Schools 3,000m title which flashed through her mind. The 25-year-old’s family are from Uruguay but she moved to the UK with her …

Great Britain’s Josh Kerr, Neil Gourley and Jake Wightman all qualify for the 1500m semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, but Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen fails to progress after finishing eighth in his heat. READ MORE: ‘Terrible’ Ingebrigtsen suffers shock 1500m exit at Worlds Available to UK users only. …

Kenya’s world record holder and reigning Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet takes gold in the women’s 10,000m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. BBC News

Highlights from the first day of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. BBC News

Great Britain’s mixed 4x400m relay team finish in fifth place while USA take the gold followed by the Netherlands and Belgium at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. BBC News

Should either Thompson or Seville triumph, they would become the first Jamaican man to win a global 100m title since Usain Bolt nine years ago. Speaking on BBC One, four-time global heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill said: “Kishane Thompson looked phenomenal. The strength and power he had coming out of the …

Sweden’s world record holder Armand Duplantis says he is in the form to attempt an historic 6.30m jump in the pole vault after qualifying for the final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. FOLLOW LIVE: World Athletics Championships 2025 Available to UK users only. BBC News