Overview
- Malaika Mihambo jumped 6.99 m for silver behind Tara Davis‑Woodhall’s 7.13 m, with Natalia Linares third at 6.92 m.
- It was Germany’s first medal in Tokyo, with coach Uli Knapp back trackside after missing qualification through illness.
- Jamaica’s Oblique Seville captured the men’s 100 m in 9.77, ahead of Kishane Thompson (9.82) and Noah Lyles (9.89).
- America’s Melissa Jefferson‑Wooden won the women’s 100 m in a championship‑record 10.61, beating Tina Clayton and Julien Alfred.
- Gina Lückenkemper missed the women’s 100 m final in 11.11 for 13th overall, as Aileen Kuhn advanced to the hammer final with 70.85 m.