Overview
- Noah Lyles won the men's 200m in 19.52 seconds, matching Usain Bolt with four consecutive world titles as Kenny Bednarek took silver and Jamaica's Bryan Levell earned bronze.
- Melissa Jefferson-Wooden captured the women's 200m in a world-leading 21.68 to complete the 100m/200m double, the first by an American woman at the world championships.
- Sydney McLaughlin‑Levrone claimed the women's 400m in 47.78, the second-fastest time ever, with Marileidy Paulino at 47.98 and Salwa Eid Naser at 48.19 on a rain-soaked track.
- Botswana's Busang Collen Kebinatshipi won the men's 400m in 43.53 for the nation's first world title in the event, with Jereem Richards taking silver and Bayapo Ndori bronze.
- Rai Benjamin was reinstated as men's 400m hurdles champion after an initial disqualification and won in 46.52, while Femke Bol retained her women's 400m hurdles title in 51.54.