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Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir crosses the finish line to win the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
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Sep 14, 2025
Kenya's Jepchirchir wins women's marathon gold at worlds in Tokyo
Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa finished just behind for silver, with Julia Paternain of Uruguay taking bronze.
Yoshihide Kiryu competes in the men's 100-meter heats on Day 1 of the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Saturday.
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Sep 13, 2025
Japan's top sprinters fail to keep up in 100 meters at world championships
No Japanese runner will compete in the 100-meter final on Sunday night.
Germany's Jonathan Hilbert (right) competes during the men's 35K race walk at the world championships on Saturday.
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Sep 13, 2025
Olympic medal-winning German race walker blazes on after battle with depression
German Jonathan Hilbert earned a silver medal in the 50K race walk at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, but battled depression following his triumph.
Satoshi Maruo cools down during the men's 35K race walk during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Saturday.
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Sep 13, 2025
Race walkers brave gripping humidity in opening event of world championships in Tokyo
Organizers at the World Athletics Championships pushed up the start time for the race walk and marathon events on Saturday in Tokyo amid the heat.
Canada's Evan Dunfee celebrates after winning the the gold in the men's 35k race walk at the 2025 World Athletics Championships on Saturday morning at Tokyo’s National Stadium.
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Sep 13, 2025
Evan Dunfee captures first gold of world championships as Japan earns first medal
Japan's Hayato Katsuki took bronze in the men’s 35-kilometer race walk at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.
Julien Alfred celebrates after winning the women's 100-meter final at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on Aug. 28.
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Sep 12, 2025
Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred looking to add world title to Olympic gold in 100
Alfred convincingly beat reigning world champion Sha'Carri Richardson in the women's 100-meter sprint at the Paris Olympics last year.
Defending champion javelin thrower Haruka Kitaguchi is likely to be the center of attention for Japanese fans during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 12, 2025
10 stars to look out for at the 2025 World Athletics Championships
The world championships are back in Tokyo for the first time since 1991.
Tokyo's National Stadium will host the World Athletics Championships from Sept. 13 to 21.
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Sep 11, 2025
National Stadium to finally fulfill destiny years after hosting Olympics without fans
Originally built in 2019 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, National Stadium was robbed of its original purpose when the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down.
Evan Dunfee competes during the 35-kilometer race walk during the world championships in Budapest on Aug. 24, 2023.
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Sep 11, 2025
Canada's Evan Dunfee hopes to create race walk to remember at world championships
Having won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Dunfee will be vying for gold when the 2025 World Athletics Championships begin on Sunday.
Noah Lyles celebrates after winning the 100-meter final at the world championships in Budapest on Aug. 20, 2023.
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Sep 11, 2025
Usain Bolt backs Jamaicans to knock Noah Lyles off 100-meter throne
Bolt is also confident that his 100-meter world record of 9.58 seconds, set at the 2009 Berlin worlds, is not going to be challenged any time soon.
Actor and World Athletics special ambassador for the local organizing committee Yuji Oda (front, fifth from right) poses with athletes at Tokyo's National Stadium during an open practice on Sept. 4.
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Sep 11, 2025
Broadcaster TBS taps Hello Kitty and Yuji Oda in bid to sell World Athletics
TBS has provided televised coverage of the World Athletics Championships since the 1997 event in Athens.
Toshikazu Yamanishi competes in the men's 20K race walk final during the world championships in Eugene, Oregon, on July 15, 2022.
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Sep 11, 2025
World Athletics Championships road events to start earlier due to heat in Tokyo
Last month, more than 3,300 people were taken to hospital for heat stroke in the Japanese capital, according to the metropolitan fire department.
Haruka Kitaguchi in action during the women's javelin final at the Diamond League meet in Zurich, Switzerland on Aug. 28
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Sep 9, 2025
Back from injury, home favorite Kitaguchi won't give up title without a fight
The 27-year-old shot to fame in 2023 when her final throw of 66.73 meters in Budapest made her the first Japanese woman to win a world title in a field event.
Sha'Carri Richardson waits for the start of the women's 100-meter final during a Diamond League meet in Chorzow, Poland, on Aug. 16.
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Sep 8, 2025
Controversy continues to follow U.S. sprint star Sha'Carri Richardson
She arrives in Tokyo for the defense of the world crown on the back of another headline-making incident.
Members of the Japanese team for the World Athletics Championships pose for photos at Meiji Kinenkan on Thursday.
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Sep 5, 2025
Team Japan seeks ‘passionate support’ at World Athletics Championships
The World Athletics Championships kick off at Tokyo’s National Stadium on Sept. 13.
A statue of World Athletics Championships mascot Riku One stands outside National Stadium in Tokyo.
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Sep 5, 2025
Tokyo organizers begin final countdown to World Athletics Championships
Organizers have introduced a number of measures to keep fans safe from the heat during the nine-day event.
Australia's Gout Gout celebrates after winning the men's U-23 200-meter race at a Diamond League meet in Monaco on July 11.
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Sep 5, 2025
Australian fans anxiously awaiting Gout Gout's world championships debut
Still only 17, Gout is already one of the most exciting prospects in global athletics.
Faith Kipyegon celebrates after winning the women's 1,500 meters in world record time of 3 minutes, 48.68 seconds in Eugene, Oregon, on July 5.
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Sep 5, 2025
Faith Kipyegon has sights set on unique double at world championships in Tokyo
The Kenyan superstar is set to defend her titles in both the 1,500 and 5,000 meters.
Gabby Thomas competes at the U.S. championships in Eugene, Oregon, on July 31.
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Sep 3, 2025
Injured Olympic 200-meter champion Thomas to miss Tokyo worlds
As she battled through injury, Thomas looked short of her best form at the U.S. trials in Eugene, Oregon, earlier this summer.
Australia's Nina Kennedy (AUS) wins the women's pole vault at 4.90 meters during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Aug. 7, 2024.
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Sep 1, 2025
'Mongrel' spirit drives pole vault queen Kennedy in world title defense
Kennedy has not competed since becoming the first Australian woman to win Olympic gold in a field event in Paris last year.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
End of U.S. de minimis exemption causes headaches for some businesses in Japan
Proxy-shopping services — companies that ship Japanese products ranging from cosmetics and snacks to limited-edition stationery on behalf of customers abroad — are already feeling the impact of the U.S. suspending de minimis exemptions.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.

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