Noah Lyles wins men’s 200m final
Lyles wins in 19.52s, just a hundredth of a second off his semi-final time, with compatriot Bednarek second in a season’s best 19.58 and Levell third in a personal best time of 19.64.
The Olympic champion Tebogo ran a season’s best of 19.65 but is left down in fourth.
Zharnel Hughes is fifth in 19.78, another season’s best, the remaining three runners all over 20 seconds. That’s a good run from the Briton, so close to the British record of 19.73.
Flo Clifford19 September 2025 14:09
Women’s 200m final
No time to reflect on that however as it’s time for the women’s 200m final.
It’s another star-studded field: defending champion Shericka Jackson was the quickest qualifier, but Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, the new 100m champion, has looked phenomenal all week – all year, in fact.
British hopes Dina Asher-Smith and Amy Hunt, the latter the third-quickest qualifier, will hope to disrupt the favourites. Hunt has a great lane, in five just on the inside of Jefferson-Wooden.
Veteran 36-year-old Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith is here too, as are Anthonique Strachan (with a lot of strapping after pulling up in the semi-final), Mckenzie Long, Brittany Brown, and Anavia Battle.
Flo Clifford19 September 2025 14:23
Pichardo wins men’s triple jump final
So much drama in the men’s triple jump final: Andrea Dallavalle is guaranteed a medal but Cuba’s Lazaro Martinez pulls up before he’s able to jump and hobbles away, clutching his hamstring, and it’s bronze for him.
Pedro Pichardo of Portugal has one more jump to go, and he more than rises to the occasion, with a world-leading 17.91 for gold!
The world champion from 2022 regains his title and goes to celebrate with his team, shouting “Who is the best!” at them after doing the same to the camera. Fair enough.
Flo Clifford19 September 2025 14:20
Men’s triple jump final
Screams and cheers from Italy’s Andrea Dallavalle, who leapfrogs the medallists into provisional gold with an enormous personal best of 17.64.
His jumping style is compared to world record holder Jonathan Edwards, which is some compliment…
And he is guaranteed a medal as Algeria’s Yasser Mohammed Triki fails to better that with his final jump.
Flo Clifford19 September 2025 14:16
Noah Lyles wins men’s 200m final
Lyles raised four fingers as he crossed the line for his four world titles. Some achievement.
Great to see young Jamaican Bryan Levell with another superb run, a beaming smile on his face with that bronze.
Flo Clifford19 September 2025 14:12
Men’s 200m final
They’re waiting for a while in the blocks… but they’re off!
Hughes is quickly caught by Bednarek, Levell leads from Lyles but it’s the American who takes it! A fourth straight world title for Noah Lyles!
Flo Clifford19 September 2025 14:08
Men’s 200m final
Lyles was the quickest qualifier in a rapid 19.51s, a world-leading time this year.
Flo Clifford19 September 2025 14:06
10 years after he first made the World Champs final, Zharnel Hughes is the oldest of the competitors at 30.
He’s on the outside, with Bednarek, Levell, Lyles and Tebogo inside him, in that order.
Oagnda, Makarawu and Dambile are the last three finalists.
Lyles does a bit of screaming as he’s introduced. Levell and Tebogo – the Olympic champ – look much cooler.
Flo Clifford19 September 2025 14:05
Men’s 200m final
Onto the men’s 200m final and this should be an absolute firecracker.
Lyles, Levell, Tebogo, Bednarek… and GB’s Hughes vying to knock them all off their perch.
Flo Clifford19 September 2025 14:04
Katarina Johnson-Thompson happy with first day of heptathlon
“It’s a tough timetable today, I can’t lie, it’s a solid first day for me, I’ve had a lot worse, but I’ve had better. I just need to recover. My day two has got better in recent years, I’m excited for tomorrow, excited for the long jump. Third overall, that’s really good.”
Jack Rathborn19 September 2025 14:00