TOKYO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 7 RECAP: MELISSA JEFFERSON-WOODEN COMPLETES THE DOUBLE; FEMKE BOL & NOAH LYLES REPEAT + RAI BENJAMIN GETS HIS WORLD GOLD AFTER DQ CONTROVERSY

TOKYO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 7 RECAP: MELISSA JEFFERSON-WOODEN COMPLETES THE DOUBLE; FEMKE BOL & NOAH LYLES REPEAT + RAI BENJAMIN GETS HIS WORLD GOLD AFTER DQ CONTROVERSY

Join Chris Chavez, Eric Jenkins, Anderson Emerole and Mitch Dyer as they recap all the highlights from Day 7 at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo. Some of today's highlights include champions holding their ground as Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, Femke Bol, Noah Lyles, Pedro Pichardo, and Rai Benjamin each struck gold.

Jefferson-Wooden completes sprint double

- Five days after her 100m win, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden added the 200m title in a world-leading PB of 21.68, becoming the eighth-fastest woman of all time.

- She outran defending champ Shericka Jackson and a late-surging Amy Hunt (GBR), who earned silver in 22.14. Jackson held on for bronze in 22.18.

Bol defends 400m hurdles title

- Femke Bol ran a commanding race to defend her 400m hurdles world title in 51.54, the fastest major championship time of her career.

- USA’s Jasmine Jones grabbed silver with a PB of 52.08.

- Emma Zapletalova (SVK) took bronze in a national record of 53.00 — just the second Slovak woman to ever win a world medal.

Pichardo strikes gold in final triple jump leap

- Pedro Pichardo (POR) delivered gold with his final jump of 17.91m, a world lead, to reclaim the crown he first won in 2022.

- Italy’s Andrea Dallavalle had taken the lead moments before with a PB of 17.64m. Lazaro Martinez (CUB) won bronze with a season’s best 17.49m.

Lyles takes fourth straight 200m world title

- Noah Lyles held off a packed field to win his fourth consecutive world 200m title, clocking 19.52 in a historically deep final.

- Teammate Kenny Bednarek earned silver in 19.58. Bryan Levell (JAM) ran a PB of 19.64 for bronze. Letsile Tebogo (BOT) and Zharnel Hughes (GBR) also dipped under 19.80.

Benjamin adds world 400m hurdles title

- After silvers in Doha and Budapest, Rai Benjamin finally claimed world gold in the 400m hurdles, winning in 46.52 despite clipping the final barrier.

- Alison dos Santos took silver (46.84) and Abderrahman Samba bronze (47.06).

- Ezekiel Nathaniel set a Nigerian record of 47.11, beating Karsten Warholm, who faded to fifth.

Women’s 800m semifinals

- Lilian Odira led the fastest semi (1:56.85), followed by Audrey Werro (1:56.99).

- Jessica Hull rebounded from her heat fall, running 1:57.15 (Oceania record) to sneak into the final.

- Keely Hodgkinson and Mary Moraa won their respective semis.

- Medal contenders Tsige Duguma and Halimah Nakaayi were eliminated.

Men’s 5000m heats

- Isaac Kimeli and Biniam Mehary won their respective races.

- Final will include: Jimmy Gressier, Grant Fisher, Cole Hocker, Jakob Ingebrigtsen (snuck in after 1500m elimination)

- Out: Andreas Almgren (fastest outdoor time this year) and Niels Laros (stepped off track)

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Hosts: Chris Chavez | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chris_j_chavez on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + Mac Fleet |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@macfleet on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + Eric Jenkins | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠_ericjenkins on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + Anderson Emerole | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@atkoeme on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + Mitch Dyer | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightatit_ on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + Paul Hof-Mahoney | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@phofmahoney on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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