Bhubaneswar: The 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo made history with a record 53 nations winning medals, breaking the previous record of 46. This milestone highlighted the global growth of athletics with historic first medals for Samoa’s Alex Rose in discus, Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred in sprints, Uruguay’s Julia Paternain in middle distances, and Tanzania’s Alphonce Felix Simbu capturing the nation’s first gold in marathon.
Star athletes like Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis stunned the world by setting a new pole vault world record at 6.30m, while the USA dominated sprint events with champions like Noah Lyles (200m) and Collen Kebinatshipi from Botswana broke new ground in the 400m.
Neeraj Chopra led India’s 19-member team, reinforcing his status as reigning javelin champion. The competition saw thrilling performances across 49 events and 147 medals on offer.
“Tokyo 25 has truly shown the spirit of athletics,” said Mondo Duplantis, “It’s amazing to see so many nations celebrating their first medals.”
This landmark championship not only shattered records but inspired a fiercely competitive and inclusive global athletics community, marking Tokyo 2025 as the most widely impactful edition in history .
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