Summary

  • Watch BBC coverage of World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan - all times BST

  • Kenyan Faith Kipyegon wins fourth world 1500m title

  • USA's Cordell Tinch claims gold in men's 110m hurdles

  • Matt Hudson-Smith among British trio to miss out on men's 400m final

  • GB's Amber Anning reaches women's 400m final; Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone sets new American record

  • Men's 800m heats - Great Britain's Max Burgin and Ben Pattison through

  • Get Involved: #bbcathletics, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)

  1. Goodbye!published at 15:10 BST 16 September

    That's all from day four of the World Championships in Tokyo and it's been another action-packed day:

    • USA's Cordell Tinch wins men's 110m hurdles; Ethan Katzberg takes hammer gold for Canada; and New Zealand's Hamish Kerr wins men's high jump.
    • Great Britain's Max Burgin and Ben Pattison qualify for men's 800m semi-finals.
    • Amber Anning qualifies for women's 400m final as Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone sets American record.
    • Matt Hudson-Smith, Sam Reardon, and Charlie Dobson miss out on men's 400m final.
    • Kenya's Faith Kipyegon wins fourth world 1500m title.

    We'll be back on Wednesday with even more athletics fun. There's British athletes in action in the men's 200m heats, women's 200m heats, men's 400m hurdles, women's 400m hurdles, and the men's 1500m final - featuring Josh Kerr, Jake Wightman, and Neil Gourley.

    And there's also gold medals on the line in the women's pole vault, men's long jump, and women's 3000m steeplechase.

  2. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:09 BST 16 September

    Really enjoying the coverage of the world champs but so disappointed with the performance of team GB. The powers that be need to have a huge review of the training programmes.

    Gary, Manchester

  3. Great Britain still without medalpublished at 15:08 BST 16 September

    So here's how the medal table looks after day four of the World Athletics Championships.

    The United States lead the way with eight medals - including six golds - while Great Britain are yet to get on the board.

    Medals table from World Athletics Championships 2025
  4. 'Domination from Kipyegon'published at 15:06 BST 16 September

    Women's 1500m final

    Paula Radcliffe
    Former women's marathon world record holder on BBC TV

    The domination from Faith Kipyegon, keeping it steady and she still ends up with a dominant performance. It means a lot to her, even though she has a lot of titles stacked up and the world record. It still means a huge amount to get number four.

    We have seen in races before what happens if you leave things down to chance. She is too good to do that, too much better than everyone else. She makes it look extremely easy.

  5. 'I knew I was capable of defending my world title'published at 15:04 BST 16 September

    Women's 1500m final

    Media caption,

    Kipyegon defends world championship title to take gold for Kenya

    Faith Kipyegon after winning gold in the women's 1500m: "I just want to thank God.

    "I knew I was capable of defending my world title after breaking the world record. I thank God that I was strong today.

    "I just wanted to run comfortable without pushes and falls, because I was a little bit scared seeing people falling. I just wanted to be by myself and run my race."

  6. World Athletics to 'remind' GB about slogan rulespublished at 15:01 BST 16 September

    Jeremiah Azu of Great Britain after competing in the men's 100m semi-finalImage source, Getty Images

    World Athletics says it will "remind" Great Britain of its rules about religious and political slogans after Jeremiah Azu wore a headband with '100% Jesus' on it at the World Championships in Tokyo.

    The 24-year-old wore the headband as he finished fourth in Sunday's men's 100m semi-finals to miss out on a place in the final.

    Azu could compete again in the 4x100m relay, which begins on Saturday.

    The marketing of religious and political slogans is prohibited during competition by the governing body's rules.

    "We are aware of the headband, and as he may compete in the relay we will remind the team ahead of competition of our regulations and of consequences," read a World Athletics statement.

  7. 'There's no excuses'published at 14:59 BST 16 September

    Men's 400m semi-finals

    Matthew Hudson-SmithImage source, Getty Images

    Matt Hudson-Smith after missing out on the men's 400m final: "There's no excuses. You've got to do what you've got to do.

    "It's a race, I executed to the best of my ability, and that's all that matters.

    "I'm going to take some time out and re-evaluate."

  8. Favourites safely through to finalpublished at 14:57 BST 16 September

    Women's triple jump qualifying

    Leyanis PerezImage source, Getty Images

    There were no major upsets in the women's triple jump qualifying.

    Cuba's Leyanis Perez, who won the world indoor title in March and has five of the top six jumps this year, produced a leading jump of 14.66m.

    Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas jumped a season's best of 14.49m. She won gold at the Tokyo Olympics and is a seven-time world champion indoors and out.

    Current Olympic champion Thea LaFond (Dominica) qualified in fourth place, behind Cuba's Liadagmis Povea, with a jump of 14.40m.

    The final will take place on Thursday at 12:55 BST.

  9. Mixed fortunes for Great Britainpublished at 14:55 BST 16 September

    It was a mixed day for British medal hopes, with Max Burgin and Ben Pattison qualifying for the men's 800m semi-finals and Amber Anning reaching the women's 400m final.

    Burgin won his heat in 1:44.73 while Pattison qualified with a time of 1:46.51.

    Anning, meanwhile, ran a season's best 49.38 to qualify for the medal race.

    However, there was disappointment in the men's 400m, with Olympic and world silver medallist Matt Hudson-Smith, Sam Reardon, and Charlie Dobson failing to qualify for the final.

    Media caption,

    GB Burgin and Pattison qualify for men's 800m semi-finals

    Media caption,

    Anning through to women's 400m finals for GB

  10. What makes Duplantis so good?published at 14:52 BST 16 September

    Stef Reid
    British para-athlete & Paralympic bronze medallist

    What sets Mondo apart?

    The boring answer is speed. He’s just faster.

    Pole vault is basically a physics lesson in energy transference: kinetic energy (speed), elastic potential energy (bending of the pole), and gravitational potential energy (height).

    Your speed sets your ceiling.

    And then there is the person he is.

    He likes the big occasions. The higher the heights go the more he comes out of his shell.

    But the most telling thing is the way his competitors react to him. Something about him makes them and everyone watching feel like they are a part of it too.

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    Gold medal - Hamish Kerr (New Zealand)published at 14:50 BST 16 September

    Men's high jump final

    Sanghyeok Woo fails at 2.38 metres, so he has one final attempt.

    He runs up and.... clips the bar, and Hamish Kerr is the world champion!

    The Olympic champion is finally the world champion after reaching the final at the fourth attempt.

    Hamish KerrImage source, Getty Images
  12. What makes Duplantis so good?published at 14:48 BST 16 September

    Katharine Merry
    Former GB 400m runner

    Media caption,

    'What a legend!' Duplantis clears 6.30m to break world record

    It may have been 24 hours ago, but there's no harm in revisiting Armand Duplantis breaking the world pole vault record for a 14th time...

    One reason as to why he is so much better than the rest is that his journey is very unique.

    Yes, he has sporty parents - his dad was a 5.80m pole vaulter - this isn’t so unique for some.

    But sport has been what his whole family do.

    It’s a true way of life. Mondo first tried the pole vault as a four-year-old and set his first age group world best at the age of seven.

    The rest is history!

  13. Postpublished at 14:45 BST 16 September

    Men's high jump final

    Sanghyeok Woo fails at his first attempt at 3.26 metres, before Hamish Kerr clears to set a new world lead!

    It looks like the Olympic champion is going to win the gold medal, but his South Korean opponent has the option to increase the height in a bid to snatch victory.

    He's going for 2.38m, as a first time clearance beats a second time...

  14. Watch: Kipyegon defends world championship titlepublished at 14:43 BST 16 September

    Media caption,

    Kipyegon defends world championship title to take gold for Kenya

    Watch the winning moment as Kenya's Faith Kipyegon takes a fourth 1500m world title, with team-mate Dorcus Ewoi claiming silver, and Australia's Jessica Hull holding on for bronze.

  15. And then there were two...published at 14:41 BST 16 September

    Men's high jump final

    Hamish Kerr clears 2.34 metres as well! Great drama with the whole stadium watching them.

    He and Woo will go to 2.36m, but Oleh Doroshcuk will not as he fails on his final attempt at 2.34m. He takes fourth place.

    Up comes Jan Stefela, but he fails and has to settle for the bronze medal.

    We're down to the final two.

  16. Postpublished at 14:39 BST 16 September

    Men's high jump final

    Sanghyeok Woo clears 2.34 metres with his final jump, and surely claims the gold medal!

    Hamish Kerr will jump next...

  17. 'Pretty happy with that performance'published at 14:36 BST 16 September

    Amber AnningImage source, Getty Images

    GB's Amber Anning speaking after progressing through to the women's 400m finals: "I just believed in myself and trusted in myself. I think I should be happy, I'm pretty happy with that performance.

    "That heat was stacked, I had to trust myself and my strengths.

    "I definitely have the fight for it, I'm just grateful to have another race and looking forward to going again in the final."

  18. Postpublished at 14:34 BST 16 September

    Men's high jump

    We're down to the final four in the men's high jump final.

    Sanghyeok Woo, Hamish Kerr, Oleh Doroshchuk and Jan Stefela all fail with their first attempt at 2.34 metres.

    Woo and Kerr then smash into the bar on their second jumps, so will have one more attempt.

    Now that the track events are over, all eyes are on this.

    On we go.

  19. gold-medal

    Gold medal - Ethan Katzberg (Canada)published at 14:31 BST 16 September

    Men's hammer throw final

    Canada's Ethan Katzberg has successfully defended his hammer throw title, throwing a Championship record and personal best of 84.70m.

    He bowed to the crowd after winning his third global title in as many years.

    Germany's Merlin Hummel also produced a personal best (82.77m) to take the silver medal, with Hungary's Bence Halasz (82.69m) winning bronze.

    Ethan KatzbergImage source, Getty Images
  20. 'Nothing anyone else can do but hang on'published at 14:29 BST 16 September

    Women's 1500m final

    Andrew Cotter
    BBC Sport athletics commentator

    I like the way Kipyegon goes about this type of race. She can do a 58 last lap, the others can't. She makes the third lap quicker than the second, the second quicker than the first. It just means that there is nothing anyone else can do but survive, hang on.