The 2025 Tokyo World Track and Field Championships are taking place in Tokyo now. By the end of Day one, many people have already won gold medals, and many people are going into the semifinals. For the men's 35k race walk final, Evan Dunfree of Canada won gold, Caio Bonfim won silver of Brazil, and Katsuki Hayato of Japan won bronze. The women's 35km race walk final had Maria Perez of Spain winning gold, Antonella Palmisano from Italy winning silver, and Paula Milena Torres from Ecuador winning bronze. These events are taking place in the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo. There were speeches from the World Athletics President Lord Sebastian Coe and the Governor of Tokyo Koike Yuriko. The Crown Prince Akishino of Japan declared the Championships Open. The heats of the men's 3000m steeplechase started. The track and field long jump athlete Tara Davis-Woodhall said that she feels no pressure, and she is doing this for herself, her family, and the young Black boys and girls. She won her heat. For the 100m women's heats, Sha'Carri Richardson, Shericka Jackson, Dina Asher-Smith, Tia Clayton, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, and Marie Josee Ta Lou Smith proceeded to the semifinals. Dayll Neita of Great Britain, and TeeTee Terry of America also qualified for the semifinals of the 100m. The women's 1500m heats have Jess Hull qualified from Australia. Noah Lyles goes into the semifinals after winning his heat in the 100m. Other people who qualify for the men's 100m are Ackeem Blake of Jamaica, Terrence Jones of the Bahamas, Kenney Bednarek of America, Jerome Blake of Canada, and other people, including Canada's Andre de Grasse. Ryan Crouser won gold in the men's shot put. For the women's 10,000m finals, Beatrice Chebet won gold from Kenya, Nadia Battcloetti won silver from Italy, and Gudaf Tsegay from Ethiopia won bronze. As for the 4x400m mixed relay final, America won with the teammates of Bryce Deadmon, Lynna Irby, Jenoah McKiver, and Alexis Holmes. Silver was won by the Netherlands with Eugene Omalla, Lieke Klaver, Jonas Phijffers, Feme Bol, and Eveline Saalberg. Bronze was won by Belgium with Dylan Borlee, Imke Vervaet, Alexander Doom, Helena Ponette, and Jonathan Sacoor.
Day 2 of the Tokyo World Track and Field Championships has more winners in many track events. A dream came true for one black woman. She had an amazing year in 2025 in track and field winning tons of races. Now, she is the 100m women's world track and field champion, and she is Melissa Jefferson-Woodson with a time of 10.61 seconds. Silver went to Jamaica's Tina Clayton with 10.76 seconds, and Julian Alfred of St. Lucia won bronze with 10.84 seconds. ShaChari Richardson raced in the finals too. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden's time of 10.61 is among the top 5 fastest times in the women's 100m. For the women's marathon, Peres Jepchirchir from Kenya won gold, Tigst Assefa won silver from Ethiopia, and bronze was won by Julia Paternain. For the women's long jump, Tara Davis-Woodhall from America won gold with 7.13m, Malaika Mihambo from Germany won silver with 6.99m, and Natalia Linares won bronze with 6.92m. For the women's discus throw, Valerie Alman of America won gold, Jorinde van Klinken of the Netherlands won silver, and Silinda Morales of Cuba won bronze. For the men's 10,000m, Jimmy Gressier won gold, Yomif Kejeicha from Ethiopia won silver, and Andreas Almgren from Sweden won bronze. For the men's 100m, Jamaica's Oblique Seville won gold, Kishane Thompson of Jamaica won silver, and Noah Lyles won bronze. The Jamaican team has built a large rivalry with the American team for over 20 years now, and it will continue.
There are many new winners of the 2025 World Track and Field Championships. For the men's 3,000m steeplechase, Geordie Beamish won gold from New Zealand, Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco won silver, and Edmund Serem of Kenya won bronze. For the men's marathon, Alphonce Simbu won gold from Tanzania, Amanal Petros won silver from Germany, and Illiass Aouani won bronze from Italy. For the men's pole vault, Armand Suplantis won gold from Sweden, Emmanouil Karalis from Greece won silver, and Kurtis Marschall from Australia won bronze. For the women's hammer throw, Camryn Rogers won gold from Canada, Zhao Jie won silver from Chian, and Zhang Jiale won bronze from China. For the 100m hurdles, Ditaji Kambundji won gold from Switzerland (she is from the famous Kambundji track and field family), Tobi Amusan won silver from Nigeria, and the American star Grace Stark won bronze.
There are a lot of big, exciting developments in the 2025 World Track and Field Championships in Tokyo. For the men's 400m, Collen Kebinatshipi of Bostswana won gold, Jareem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago won silver, and Bayapo Ndori of Botswana won bronze. In the 1500m's men race, Isaac Nade won gold from Portugal, Jake Wightman from the UK won silver, and Reynold Cheruiyot of Kenya won bronze. For the 110m men's race, Cordell Tinch won gold, Orlando Bennett won silver for Jamaica, and Tyler Mason won bronze Jamaica. For the men's 35k walk, Evan Dunfee of Canada won gold, Caio Bonfirm from Brazil won silver, and Hayato Katsuki from Japan won bronze. For the men's high jump, Hamish Kerr from New Zealand won gold, Woo Sang-yeok from South Korea won silver, and Jan Stefela from the Czech Republic won bronze. For the men's long jump, Mattia Furlani from Italy won gold, Tajay Gayle from Jamaica won silver, and Shi Yuhao won bronze.
Kerhorn Walcott won gold from the men's javelin throw, Anderson Peters from Grenada won silver, and American Curtis Thompson won bronze. As for the men's hammer throw, Ethan Katzberg won gold, Merlin Hummel from Germany won silver, and Bence Halasz won bronze. The icon Syndey McLaughlin-Levrone won gold in the women's 400m in the greatest 400m women's race in human race. She had a career record and the 2nd fastest 400m time in history being 47.78 seconds. Silver was won by the Dominican Republic's Marledidy Paulino. Bronze was won by Salwa Eid Naser from Bahrain (she is Nigerian descent). The women's 1500m was won by Faith Kipyegon from Kenya, Dorcus Ewoi from Kenya, and Jessica Hull from Australia. For the women's pole vault, Katie Moon won gold from America, Sandi Morris won silver from America, and Tina Sutef from Solvenia won bronze. For the triple jump, Leyanis Perez won gold for Cuba, Thea LaFond won silver from Dominica, and the charismatic Yulimar Rojas won bronze from Venezuela. 8For the discus throw, Valarie Allman won gold from America, Jordinae van Klinken from the Netherlands won silver, and Silinda Morales won bronze from Cuba. People from every color and background make these games excellent.
The end of the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo has been filled with history and excellence. In the men's 5000m race, Cole Hocker of America won gold, Isaac Kimeli of Belgium won silver, and Jimmy Gressier of France won bronze. For the men's 4X100m relay, the American team won filled with Christian Coleman, Kenneth Bednarek, Courtney Lindsey, and Noah Lyles (including Ronnie Baker, Trayvon Bromell, and T'Marus McCallum). They had a comeback race winning gold for the first time since the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Noah Lyles won his 4th 200m gold championship. Silver was won by Canada with Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney, and Andre De Grasse. The Netherlands won bronze with Nsikak Ekpto, Taymir Burnet, Xavi Mo-Ajok, and Elvis Afrifa. The 4X400m men's relay was won by Botswana in gold (with Lee Eppie, Letsile Tebogo, Bayapo Ndor, Collen Kebinatshipi, and Leungo Scotch), America (with Vernon Norwood, Jacory Patterson, Khaleb McRae, Rai Benjamin, Demaius Smith, Christopher Bailey, Jenoah McKiver, and Bryce Deadmon) won silver, and South Africa (with Lythe Pillay, Udeme-Okon, Wayde van Niekerk, Zakhiti Nene Gardeo Isaacs, and Leendert Koekemoer) won bronze. The men's marathon was won by Alphonce Simbu of Tanzania, Amanal Petros of Germany, and Iliass Aouani of Italy. The 20k men's walk was won by Caio Bonfim of Brazil, Wang Zhaozhao of China, and Paul McGrath of Spain. The men's triple jump was won by Pedro Pichardo of Portugal, Andrea Dallavalle of Italy, and Lazaro Martinez of Cuba. For the men's decathlon, Leo Neugebauer won gold for Germany, Ayden Owens-Delerme won silver from Puerto Rico, and Kyle Garland won bronze from America. For the women's 800m, Lilian Odira won gold from Kenya, Georgia Hunter Bell won silver from the UK, and Keely Hodgkinson won bronze from the UK. For the women's 10,000m, Beatrice Chebet won gold from Kenya, Nadia Battocletti won silver from Italy, and Gudaf Tsegay won bronze from Ethiopia. For the women's relay in the 4X100m race, America won gold (with Twanisha Terry, Sha'Carri Richardson, Melissa Jefferson-Wooten, Kayla White, and Jacious Sears), Jamaica won silver (with Tina Clayton, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jonielle Smith, and Jodean Williams), and Germany won bronze (with Rebekka Haase, Sophia Junk, Sina Mayer, and Gina Luckenkemper). This is Melissa Jefferson-Wooten third gold medal in the 2025 Tokyo Championships.
Also, it is important to give honor and respect to the icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's last race in track and field on Sunday, September 21, 2025. She was the greatest woman 100m sprinter of all time, having a career spanning over 20 years. Usain Bolt sent her best wishes, and tons of people in the world have done the same. She had a child and came back to win gold, which was an incredible accomplishment. Her track record speaks for itself. She won three Olympic Gold Medals, ten gold World Championships, and one World Indoor Championships title, and secured silver in her last race for Jamaica in the women's 4x100 m relay. She ran professionally from the 2000s to the mid-2020s, which is incredible. In 2023, she won the Laurens World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year. Thank you, Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, for doing God's work in showing the world your talent. We all wish you the best in your next chapter of your life. For the 4X400m women's relay race, America won gold with Isabella Whitaker, Lynna Irby-Jackson, Aaliyah Butler, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Alex Holmes, Rosey Effong, Quanera Hayes, and Britton WIlson. Jamaica won silver with Dejanea Oakley, Stacey Ann Williams, Andrette Knight, Nickisha Pryce, and Roneisha McGregor. The Netherlands won bronze with Eveline Saalberg, Lieke Klaver, Lissanne De Witte, Femke Bol, and Myrte van der Schoot. The women's high jump was won by Nicola Olyslagers of Australia, Maria Zodzik of Poland, and Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Angelina Topic of Ukraine and Serbia, respectively in bronze. For the women's shot put, Jessica Schilder won gold from the Netherlands, America won silver with Chase Jackson, and Maddi Wesche won bronze from New Zealand. For the women's javelin throw, Juleisy Angulo of Ecuador won gold, Anete Sietina from Latvia won silver, and MacKenzie Little won bronze from Australia. For the heptathlon, Anna Hall from America won gold, Kate O'Connor from Ireland won silver, and Taliyah Brooks from America plus Katarina Johnson-Thompson. from the United Kingdom, won bronze.
By Timothy
