World Athletics Championships live: 100m finals latest as Noah Lyles defends crown

Both the men’s and women’s 100m will be shown live today on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

The women’s semi-finals start at 12:20pm BST, with the men’s at 12:43pm.

The women’s final will start at 14:13pm, with the men’s at 14:20pm.

Sha’Carri Richardson is the defending champion in the women’s field but the American star is not the favourite to defend her title, with Olympic champion Julien Alfred returning and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden showing stronger form.

Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita fell agonisingly short of individual medals in Paris but will look to get through to the finals and compete for a podium place.

The semi-finals will take place shortly before the finals, with the complete field still to be announced.

As usual, Noah Lyles is the talk of the men’s field. The reigning world and Olympic champion over 100m has been involved in a bust-up with USA team-mate Kenny Bednarek before the Championships but will be on to do his talking on the track as he looks to defend his title.

Lyles will face competition from 200m Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo, Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson, who was the runner-up in the 100m final in Paris, as well as Oblique Seville, Bendarek and Britain’s Zharnel Hughes, who is targeting a podium finish.

Hello and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of the World Athletics Championships.

Today features the blue-riband events, the men’s and women’s 100m finals, with two new champions set to be crowned in what is sure to be a thrilling evening session in Tokyo.

You can follow all the build-up, action and results right here.