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Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Kana Kobayashi crosses the finish line at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 26, 2025, finishing second at the Osaka Women's Marathon.

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Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Kana Kobayashi crosses the finish line at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 26, 2025, finishing second at the Osaka Women's Marathon.

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Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Ethiopia's Workenesh Edesa wins the Osaka Women's Marathon, crossing the finish line at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 26, 2025.

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Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Honami Maeda poses after breaking Japan's 19-year-old national record at the Osaka Women's Marathon at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 28, 2024, by finishing in 2 hours, 18 minutes, 59 seconds.

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Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Honami Maeda poses after breaking Japan's 19-year-old national record at the Osaka Women's Marathon at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 28, 2024, by finishing in 2 hours, 18 minutes, 59 seconds.

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Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Honami Maeda crosses the finish line in second place at the Osaka Women's Marathon at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 28, 2024, clocking 2 hours, 18 minutes, 59 seconds to break Japan's 19-year-old national record.

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Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Honami Maeda finishes in second place at the Osaka Women's Marathon at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 28, 2024, clocking 2 hours, 18 minutes, 59 seconds to break Japan's 19-year-old national record.

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Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Honami Maeda crosses the finish line in second place at the Osaka Women's Marathon at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 28, 2024, clocking 2 hours, 18 minutes, 59 seconds to break Japan's 19-year-old national record.

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Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Honami Maeda crosses the finish line in second place at the Osaka Women's Marathon at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 28, 2024, clocking 2 hours, 18 minutes, 59 seconds to break Japan's 19-year-old national record.

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11th World Athletics Championships end 9-day run in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - German athletes hold a banner showing the next world athletics championships will be held in Berlin in 2009 during the closing ceremony of the 11th World Athletics Championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2.

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Kenya's Ndereba wins women's marathon at world athletics

OSAKA, Japan - The three medalists of the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships -- (From L to R) silver medalist Zhou Chunxiu of China, gold medalist Catherine Ndereba of Kenya and bronze medalist Reiko Tosa -- pose during a medal ceremony at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Ndereba won the race in a time of 2 hours, 30 minutes, 37 seconds.

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U.S. win both women's and men's 4x400-meter relays

OSAKA, Japan - Allyson Felix of the United States (R) congratulates U.S. men's team members after they won the men's 4x400-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2.

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U.S. wins men's 4x400-meter relay

Osaka, Japan - Jeremy Wariner of the United States holds up the U.S. and Japanese flags after the U.S. team won the men's 4X400 relay race final at the World Athletics Championship at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. The U.S. team won the gold with a time of 2 minutes, 55.56 seconds.

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11th World Athletics Championships end 9-day run in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - German athletes hold a banner showing the next world athletics championships will be held in Berlin in 2009 during the closing ceremony of the 11th World Athletics Championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2.

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U.S. wins women's 4X400-meter relay at world athletics

OSAKA, Japan - Members of the U.S. team, (From L to R) Dee Dee Trotter, Mary Wineberg, Sanya Richards and Allyson Felix, celebrate after winning the women's 4X400-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championship at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2.

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Japan's Reiko Tosa comes in 3rd in women's marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Reiko Tosa of Japan holds up her bronze medal at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2 after coming third in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships.

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U.S. win both women's and men's 4x400-meter relays

OSAKA, Japan - Members of U.S. men's and women's relay teams -- (From L to R) Jeremy Wariner, Allyson Felix, Darold Williamson, Mary Wineberg, Angelo Taylor, Dee Dee Trotter, LaShawn Merritt and Sanya Richards -- celebrate after winning the gold medals in the men's 4x400-meter relay and women's 4x400-meter relay at the World Athletics Championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Finland's Tero Pitkamaki wins men's javelin throw

OSAKA, Japan - Tero Pitkamaki of Finland celebrates after winning in the men's javelin final at the World Athletics Championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Pitkamai won the gold with a throw of 90.33 meters.

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Croatia's Blanka Vlasic wins women's high jump

OSAKA, Japan - Blanka Vlasic of Croatia celebrates with her country's flag after winning the women's high jump final at the World Athletics Championship at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Vlasic won the gold with 2.05 meters.

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U.S. wins men's 4x400-meter relay

Osaka, Japan - Jeremy Wariner of the United States (R) competes in the men's 4X400 relay race final at the World Athletics Championship at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. The U.S. team won the race with a time of 2 minutes, 55.56 seconds.

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Croatia's Blanka Vlasic wins women's high jump

OSAKA, Japan - Blanka Vlasic of Croatia reacts after clearing the 2.05-meter bar in the women's high jump final at the World Athletics Championship at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Vlasic won the gold.

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Bahrain's Maryam Yusuf Jamal win's women's 1,500 meters

OSAKA, Japan - Bahrain's Maryam Yusuf Jamal celebrates after winning the women's 1,500m final at the World Athletics Championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Jamal won the gold in a time of 3 minutes and 58.75 seconds.

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Finland's Tero Pitkamaki wins men's javelin throw

OSAKA, Japan - Tero Pitkamaki of Finland competes in the men's javelin final at the World Athletics Championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Pitkamai won the gold with a throw of 90.33 meters.

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Croatia's Blanka Vlasic wins women's high jump

OSAKA, Japan - Blanka Vlasic of Croatia clears the 2.05-meter bar in the women's high jump final at the World Athletics Championship at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Vlasic won the gold.

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Bernard Lagat of U.S. wins men's 5,000 meters

OSAKA, Japan - Bernard Lagat (C) of the United States crosses the finish line ahead of Kenya's Eluid Kipchoge (R) to win the men's 5,000 meter final at the World Athletics Championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Lagat won the gold with a time of 13 minutes, 45.87 seconds.

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Bahrain's Maryam Yusuf Jamal win's women's 1,500 meters

OSAKA, Japan - Bahrain's Maryam Yusuf Jamal (R) crosses the finish line ahead of Russia's Yelena Soboleva to win the women's 1,500m final at the World Athletics Championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Jamal won the gold in a time of 3 minutes and 58.75 seconds.

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Kenya's Alfred Kirwa Yego wins men's 800 meters

OSAKA, Japan - Alfred Kirwa Yego of Kenya crosses finish line ahead of Canada's Gary Reed to win the men's 800m final at the World Athletics Championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Kirwa won the gold in a time of 1 minute, 47.09 seconds.

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Kenya's Alfred Kirwa Yego wins men's 800 meters

OSAKA, Japan - Alfred Kirwa Yego of Kenya celebrates after winning the men's 800m final at the World Athletics Championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Kirwa won the gold in a time of 1 minute, 47.09 seconds.

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Bernard Lagat of U.S. wins men's 5,000 meters

OSAKA, Japan - Bernard Lagat (C) of the United States celebrates after winning the men's 5,000 meter final at the World Athletics Championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Lagat won the gold with a time of 13 minutes, 45.87 seconds.

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Bernard Lagat of U.S. wins men's 5,000 meters

OSAKA, Japan - Bernard Lagat (C) of the United States holds up his country's flag after winning the men's 5,000 meter final at the World Athletics Championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Lagat won the gold with a time of 13 minutes, 45.87 seconds.

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Athletics: Ndereba claims gold, Tosa bronze in marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Reiko Tosa waves to the audiences in smiles after taking the bronze in the women's marathon at the athletics world championships at Nagai Stadium on Sept. 2.

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Athletics: Ndereba claims gold, Tosa bronze in marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Reiko Tosa crosses the finish line in third place, claiming the host nation's only medal at the athletics world championships at Nagai Stadium on Sept. 2.

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Athletics: Ndereba claims gold, Tosa bronze in marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Kenyan Catherine Ndereba crosses the finish line at Nagai Stadium in 2 hours, 30 minutes, 37 seconds to win the gold medal in the women's marathon at the athletics world championships on Sept. 2.

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Athletics: Ndereba claims gold, Tosa bronze in marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Catherine Ndereba of Kenya smiles as she waves to the audiences after winning the gold medal in the women's marathon at the athletics world championships at Nagai Stadium on Sept. 2.

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Gay gets triple gold, U.S. wins 4x100 relay

OSAKA, Japan - American Tyson Gay hugs a teammate in celebration after leading the United States to the gold medal in the men's 4x100 meter relay at the world athletics championships at Nagai Stadium on Sept. 1.

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Australian Deakes grabs gold in 50km walk

OSAKA, Japan - Australian Nathan Deakes throws up arms in celebration after capturing the gold medal in the men's 50-kilometer walk at the world athletics world championships at Nagai Stadium on Sept. 1. (Pool photo)

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Spotakova wins gold in women's javelin throw

OSAKA, Japan - Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic shouts after releasing her javelin at the athletics world championships at Nagai Stadium on Aug. 31. Spotakova won the gold medal by throwing 67.07 meters. (Pool photo)

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Spotakova wins gold in women's javelin throw

OSAKA, Japan - Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic celebrates her victory in the women's javelin throw at the athletics world championships at Nagai Stadium on Aug. 31.

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Wariner wins 400 gold in style at worlds

OSAKA, Japan - American sprinter Jeremy Wariner responds to the audiences after winning gold in the men's 400 meters at the athletics world championships at Nagai Stadium on Aug. 31. (Pool photo)

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Allyson Felix claims gold in women's 200 meters

OSAKA, Japan - American Allyson Felix gestures after successfully defending her title in the women's 200 meters by clocking 21.81 -- the best mark this year -- at the athletics world championships at Nagai Stadium on Aug. 31.

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Cuba's Yargelis Savigne wins women's triple jump

OSAKA, Japan - Yargelis Savigne of Cuba competes in the women's triple jump final at the World Athletics Championship at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Aug. 31.

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Allyson Felix wins women's 200 meters at world athletics

OSAKA, Japan - Allyson Felix (L) of the United States crosses the finish line to win the women's 200 meters final at the World Athletics Championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Aug. 31. At right is Jamaica's Veronica Campbell who came in second.

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China's Liu

OSAKA, Japan - Athens Olympic gold medalist Liu Xiang of China celebrates after winning the men's 110 hurdles in 12.95 at the athletics world championships at Nagai Stadium on Aug. 31.

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Cuba's Yargelis Savigne wins women's triple jump

OSAKA, Japan - Yargelis Savigne of Cuba competes in the women's triple jump final at the World Athletics Championship at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Aug. 31. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Allyson Felix wins women's 200 meters at world athletics

OSAKA, Japan - Allyson Felix of the United States celebrates with her country's flag after winning the women's 200 meters final at the World Athletics Championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Aug. 31.

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Allyson Felix wins women's 200 meters at world athletics

OSAKA, Japan - Allyson Felix (R) of the United States celebrates after winning the women's 200 meters final at the World Athletics Championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Aug. 31. At left is Jamaica's Veronica Campbell who came in second.

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Australia's Jana Rawlinson wins women's 400-meter hurdles

OSAKA, Japan - Australia's Jana Rawlinson (R) wins the women's 400-meter hurdles final at the World Athletics Championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Aug. 30.

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Australia's Jana Rawlinson wins women's 400-meter hurdles

OSAKA, Japan - Australia's Jana Rawlinson celebrates with her country's flag after winning the women's 400-meter hurdles final at the World Athletics Championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Aug. 30.

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American Lagat nabs gold in men's 1,500

OSAKA, Japan - American Bernard Lagat celebrates after winning the men's 1,500 meters gold with a time of 3 minutes, 34.77 seconds at the world athletics championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Aug. 29.

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Michele Perry captures women's 100 meters hurdles

OSAKA, Japan - American Michele Perry wins the gold in the women's 100 meters hurdles in 12.46 at the world athletics championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Aug. 29. (Pool photo)