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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Oblique Seville (C) of Jamaica celebrates after winning the men's 100-meter event at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025, alongside Kishane Thompson (R) of Jamaica and Noah Lyles of the United States who finished second and third, respectively.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (C) of the United States crosses the finish line to win the women's 100-meter event at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025. Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia (L) and Shericka Jackson of Jamaica finished third and fourth, respectively.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (C) of the United States crosses the finish line to win the women's 100-meter event at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025. Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia (L) and Shericka Jackson of Jamaica finished third and fourth, respectively.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (R) of the United States crosses the finish line to win the women's 100-meter event at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025. At left is Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia finishing third.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Oblique Seville (C) of Jamaica celebrates after winning the men's 100-meter event at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025, with his compatriot Kishane Thompson (L) and Noah Lyles of the United States, who finished second and third, respectively.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Oblique Seville (C) of Jamaica celebrates after winning the men's 100-meter event at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025, with his compatriot Kishane Thompson (R) and Noah Lyles of the United States, who finished second and third, respectively.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Oblique Seville (C) of Jamaica celebrates after winning the men's 100-meter event at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025, with his compatriot Kishane Thompson (R) and Noah Lyles of the United States, who finished second and third, respectively.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Oblique Seville (far L) of Jamaica wins the men's 100-meter event at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025. Kishane Thompson (C) of Jamaica and Noah Lyles (far R) of the United States finished second and third, respectively.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (C) of the United States wins the women's 100-meter event at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025. Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia (L) and Shericka Jackson of Jamaica finished third and fourth, respectively.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (C) crosses the finish line to win the women's 100-meter event at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025. Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia (L) and Shericka Jackson of Jamaica finished third and fourth, respectively.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (C) crosses the finish line to win the women's 100-meter event at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025. Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia (L) and Shericka Jackson of Jamaica finished third and fourth, respectively.

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Paavo Nurmi Games 2023

Cravont Charleston (L) of United States winner of men's 100 meter at the athletics Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland, on June 13, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Paavo Nurmi Games 2023

Cravont Charleston (C) of United States winner of men's 100 meter at the athletics Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland, on June 13, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Japan's Kiryu grabs bronze in men's 100m at world meet

EUGENE, United States - Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu (L) finishes third in the men's 100-meter final by clocking 10.34 seconds at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on July 23, 2014. On the right is Ojie Edoburun of Britain, sixth.

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Jumbo carp streamer unveiled in Saitama Pref.

KAZO, Japan - A fourth-generation jumbo carp streamer is unveiled at a ceremony in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on March 21, 2014. The 100-meter long streamer, made of polyester and weighing 330 kilograms, will replace the third-generation one made in 2003 and "swim" the skies every May in conjunction with the annual boy's festival.

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Men's 100 meters in Golden Grand Prix

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a men's 100-meter race at the Golden Grand Prix at National Stadium in Tokyo on May 5, 2013. Mike Rodgers (R) of the United States won in 10.19, while Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu (C) finished third and Masashi Eriguchi (L) came sixth.

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Men's 100 meters in Golden Grand Prix

TOKYO, Japan - Mike Rodgers (L) of the United States and Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu are pictured together after competing in a men's 100-meter race at the Golden Grand Prix at National Stadium in Tokyo on May 5, 2013. Rodgers won in 10.19 and Kiryu finished third in 10.40.

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Men's 100 meters in Golden Grand Prix

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a men's 100-meter race at the Golden Grand Prix at National Stadium in Tokyo on May 5, 2013. Mike Rodgers (far R) of the United States won in 10.19 while Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu (far L) finished third in 10.40.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins gold in men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (far L) competes in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won the gold with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds. At right is American Tyson Gay, at second from right is Jamaican Yohan Blake and at third from right is American Justin Gatlin.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Justin Gatlin of the United States, Usain Bolt of Jamaica, Yohan Blake of Jamaica, and Tyson Gay of the United States (from L to R) run in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012, finishing third, first, second, and fourth respectively.

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Phelps wins 3rd in Olympic men's 100m butterfly

LONDON, Britain - Michael Phelps of the United States smiles with the gold medal he won in the men's 100-meter butterfly at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 3, 2012. Phelps finished with a time of 51.21 seconds to win his third straight Olympic gold medal in the event and 17th gold of his career.

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Phelps wins gold in men's 100m butterfly

LONDON, Britain - Michael Phelps of the United States looks at the time after the men's 100-meter butterfly final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 3, 2012. Phelps finished with a time of 51.21 seconds to win his third straight Olympic gold medal in the event.

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Irie wins bronze in Olympic men's 100m backstroke

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ryosuke Irie shows his bronze medal after finishing third in the men's 100-meter backstroke at the 2012 London Olympics at Aquatics Centre on July 30, 2012. Irie finished in a time of 52.97 seconds.

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Suzuki wins bronze in Olympic women's 100m breaststroke

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Satomi Suzuki bites her bronze medal after finishing third in the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the 2012 London Olympics at Aquatics Centre on July 30, 2012. Suzuki finished in a time of 1 minute, 6.46 seconds.

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Suzuki wins bronze in Olympic women's 100m breaststroke

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Satomi Suzuki shows her bronze medal after finishing third in the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the 2012 London Olympics at Aquatics Centre on July 30, 2012. Suzuki finished in a time of 1 minute, 6.46 seconds.

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Terakawa wins bronze in Olympic women's 100m backstroke

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Aya Terakawa shows her bronze medal after finishing third in the women's 100-meter backstroke at the 2012 London Olympics at Aquatics Centre on July 30, 2012. Terakawa finished in a time of 58.83 seconds.

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Terakawa advances to 100m backstroke final

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Aya Terakawa celebrates after the women's 100-meter backstroke semifinals of the 2012 London Olympics at the Aquatics Centre on July 29, 2012. Terakawa finished third and advanced to the final.

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Terakawa advances to 100m backstroke final

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Aya Terakawa responds to the cheers after the women's 100-meter backstroke semifinals at the 2012 London Olympics at Aquatics Centre on July 29, 2012. Terakawa finished third and advanced to the final.

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Terakawa advances to 100m backstroke final

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Aya Terakawa starts in the women's 100-meter backstroke semifinals at the 2012 London Olympics at the Aquatics Centre on July 29, 2012. Terakawa finished third and advanced to the final.

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Kitajima 5th in Olympic 100m breaststroke final

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima (back) looks at the time after the men's 100-meter breaststroke final of the 2012 London Olympics at Aquatics Centre on July 29, 2012. Kitajima, who had won gold in both the 100 and 200 breast in 2004 and 2008, finished fifth in 59.79 seconds. At front is Brendan Hansen of the United States, who came third.

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Fukushima repeats 100m victory at nat'ls

KUMAGAYA, Japan - Asian champion Chisato Fukushima (L) finishes first in the women's 100-meter final at the national championships in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, on June 11, 2011, while Kana Ichikawa (R) finishes second. It was Fukushima's third 100-meter victory in four years.

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Hansen wins men's 100m breaststroke at Pan-Pacific

VICTORIA, Canada - Kosuke Kitajima of Japan (L) congratulates Brendan Hansen of the United States after the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the Pan-Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria on Aug. 18. Hansen won the race while Kitajima came in third.

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Gatlin wins at Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Athens Olympic champion Justin Gatlin (R) cruises to his second straight 100-meter title in 9.95 seconds at the IAAF Grand Prix Osaka meet at Nagai Stadium on May 6. Japan's Shingo Suetsugu (L) came third in 10.28.

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Kitajima settles for runner-up to archrival Hansen

MONTREAL, Canada - Brendan Hansen (C) of the United States, the winner of the gold medal in the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the FINA World Champtionships, is flanked on the podium on July 25 by Japan's Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima (L) who settled for a runner-up finish and France's Hughes Duboscq (R) who placed third.

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Suetsugu back in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Shingo Suetsugu , who finished third in the men's 100-meter final at the Afro-Asian Games in India, speaks to reporters on arrival at Narita airport on Nov. 1.

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Kawata wins inaugural World Cup 100 meters

KEARNS, United States - Japan's Tomonori Kawata (C) wins the inaugural World Cup 100-meter speed skating event at Kearns, Utah, on Jan. 10. Canadian Mark Nielsen (L) came second and Japanese Olympic double medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu (R) third.

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Kanazawa sets record in Nambu memorial meet

SAPPORO, Japan - Hurdler Yvonne Kanazawa sets a Japanese national record on July 16 at the Nambu memorial track and field meet at Maruyama athletics stadium. She clocked 13.00 seconds to better her mark in the 100-meter hurdles for the third time in just two months.

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Tanaka rewrites day-old record

TOKYO, Japan - Masami Tanaka waives at the audience April 20 after trimming 0.11 second off the record she set in the semifinals the previous day to win the women's 100-meter breaststroke title at Japan's national swimming championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. Tanaka posted a time of 1 minute, 7.27 seconds to win her third straight and sixth overall championship with the world's second best-ever time.

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Athletics: World championships in Oregon

Fred Kerley (C) of the United States celebrates after winning the final of the men's 100-meter run at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on July 16, 2022, alongside compatriots Marvin Bracy (R) and Trayvon Bromell, who finished second and third, respectively.

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Gatlin wins at Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Athens Olympic champion Justin Gatlin (R) cruises to his second straight 100-meter title in 9.95 seconds at the IAAF Grand Prix Osaka meet at Nagai Stadium on May 6. Japan's Shingo Suetsugu (L) came third in 10.28. (Kyodo)

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Hansen wins men's 100m breaststroke at Pan-Pacific

VICTORIA, Canada - Kosuke Kitajima of Japan (L) congratulates Brendan Hansen of the United States after the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the Pan-Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria on Aug. 18. Hansen won the race while Kitajima came in third. (Kyodo)

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Kitajima settles for runner-up to archrival Hansen

MONTREAL, Canada - Brendan Hansen (C) of the United States, the winner of the gold medal in the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the FINA World Champtionships, is flanked on the podium on July 25 by Japan's Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima (L) who settled for a runner-up finish and France's Hughes Duboscq (R) who placed third. (Kyodo)

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Tanaka rewrites day-old record

TOKYO, Japan - Masami Tanaka waives at the audience April 20 after trimming 0.11 second off the record she set in the semifinals the previous day to win the women's 100-meter breaststroke title at Japan's national swimming championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. Tanaka posted a time of 1 minute, 7.27 seconds to win her third straight and sixth overall championship with the world's second best-ever time.

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Breaststroke icon Kitajima fails to qualify for worlds in 100

Japanese two-time double Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima swims in the men's 100-meter breaststroke final at the national championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on April 8, 2015. He finished third and failed to qualify for the world championships in Kazan, Russia, from July 24 to Aug. 9. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Breaststroke icon Kitajima fails to qualify for worlds in 100

Japanese two-time double Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima (R) congratulates winner Yasuhiro Koseki (L) and runner-up Ryo Tateishi after finishing third in the men's 100-meter breaststroke final at the national championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on April 8, 2015. Koseki and Tateishi qualified for the world championships in Kazan, Russia, from July 24 to Aug. 9, while Kitajima failed to do so. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Breaststroke icon Kitajima fails to qualify for worlds in 100

Yasuhiro Koseki swims in the men's 100-meter breaststroke final at the national championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on April 8, 2015. He won the race, with two-time double Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima finishing third. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: Ikee 3rd in post-treatment butterfly debut

Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee is pictured after finishing third in the women's 100-meter butterfly final at the Tokyo Open in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2021. She competed in the butterfly for the first time since coming back from leukemia treatment. (Pool photo)

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Swimming: Ikee 3rd in post-treatment butterfly debut

Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee competes en route to finishing third in the women's 100-meter butterfly final at the Tokyo Open in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2021. She competed in the butterfly for the first time since coming back from leukemia treatment.

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Swimming: Ikee 3rd in post-treatment butterfly debut

Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee competes en route to finishing third in the women's 100-meter butterfly final at the Tokyo Open in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2021. She competed in the butterfly for the first time since coming back from leukemia treatment. (Pool photo)

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Swimming: National championships, final Olympic qualifier

Rikako Ikee (C), who is recovering from leukemia, poses for a photo after winning the women's 100-meter butterfly final at the national swimming championships at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on April 4, 2021, alongside Suzuka Hasegawa (L) and Chiharu Iitsuka, who finished second and third, respectively.