Overview

• World Athletics issued a statement saying athlete experience remains a priority and that the setup reflects venue constraints.
• Officials noted teams were briefed on the configuration during a March site visit and that an indoor straight is available at the stadium.
• The bus transfer from Yoyogi Park to Japan National Stadium takes about 15 minutes, with the vehicles functioning as a mobile call room.
• Keely Hodgkinson qualified for Sunday’s 800m final and described the prolonged warm-up window as draining, saying she will adjust her routine.
• Nikki Hiltz called the pre-race ride unusual, and coach Stephen Francis criticized the distance to the warm-up track, while Mondo confirms the adjacent Tokyo 2020 warm-up track was removed and reinstalled at Aichi University in 2022.