A crowd roar "like having tinnitus" at Tokyo's National Stadium has made up for Japan's muted performances at their home world athletics championships, four years after empty stands greeted the pandemic-troubled Olympics there.

Belgium's triple Olympic champion Nafi Thiam pulled out of the heptathlon at the world championships on Saturday after an underwhelming long jump left her with almost no chance of a medal. The 31-year-old,

For many athletes competing at the world championships in Tokyo this week who also competed at the COVID-hit Summer Games, the experience has been like night and day.

Recapping the most essential highlights from Olympic judo history, from the event's origin and timeline to all the most iconic moments & athletes, a comprehensive list of year-by-year results, and the current records for judo ahead of the 2024 Games in Paris.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson has been through every emotion in Tokyo but now the National Stadium has finally given her a happy ending after a dramatic World Championship bronze.

Dalilah Muhammad is about to run her last race. For the two-time Olympic and world champion and former world-record holder in the 400-meter hurdles, it’s the right time and Tokyo is the right place.

USA's Noah Lyles won his fourth successive 200m title at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 in a final that produced record depth. The Olympic 100m champion held off a strong three-way challenge from US compatriot Kenny Bednarek, Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo and Jamaica's Bryan Levell.

TOKYO - Belgium's triple Olympic champion Nafi Thiam withdrew from the heptathlon at the world championships on Saturday after an underwhelming long jump left her with little chance of a medal, Belgian media reported.

The Mondo track at Paris Olympics, where five top throws in the final were better than Neeraj's gold medal throw in Tokyo, was slathered with advanced tech. But will return to Tokyo erase that advantage?

Members of the Japanese public donated their old electronic devices. What's gold is new again, so to speak. The new model for the medals that will be handed out at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was unveiled on Wednesday, and it's different than past prizes.

German decathlete Niklas Kaul is upbeat in his return to Tokyo for the world championships, four years after he dropped out of the Olympic competition there and was taken away in a wheelchair. Former world and European champion Kaul said he was no longer dwelling on the ankle injury that forced him to drop out mid-competition.