Archive · 22 Sep 2025
Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships: Records and Firsts
The World Athletics Championships took place in Tokyo.
The USA won the most medals.
Many countries won medals, a record for the event.
Athletes from St. Lucia, Samoa, and Uruguay won their first medals.
There were exciting races with very close finishes.
Records were broken, including long-standing ones in the women's 400m and 800m.
Jamaican and Kenyan athletes had significant wins, and Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce, a legendary sprinter, retired with many medals.
USA topped the medal charts with 16 gold medals at the Tokyo championships.
A record 53 nations won medals, the most in the event's history.
St Lucia, Samoa, Uruguay, and Tanzania won their first-ever World Championships medals.
Eight championship records were broken, including in the women’s 400m and 800m.
Jamaica finished 1-2 in the men's 100m, and Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce retired.
- Who
- World-class athletes from around the globe
- What
- 2025 World Athletics Championships
- When
- Concluded in Tokyo, Japan
- Where
- Tokyo, Japan
- Why
- To compete for world titles, break records, and achieve personal bests.
- Event
- World Athletics Championships
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Winning Nation
- USA (16 Gold Medals)
- Record-Breaking Nations
- 53 nations won medals (highest ever)
- New Champions
- St Lucia, Samoa, Uruguay, Tanzania
- New Records Set
- 8 championship records broken
