Overview

• The nine-day World Athletics Championships run 13–21 September at Japan National Stadium, with days four to seven scheduled as evening sessions locally.
• Faith Kipyegon lines up against compatriot Nelly Chepchirchir in the women’s 1500m final as she pursues another world crown.
• Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi fronts a deep men’s 800m field, with discussion of a potential world-record challenge presented as a possibility rather than a certainty.
• Olympic champion Hamish Kerr leads the men’s high jump final, while Ukraine’s Oleh Doroshchuk advanced after topping qualifying.
• Early finals have produced notable results, including Jamaica’s Oblique Seville taking the men’s 100m in 9.77 seconds.