by Larry Eder
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Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships Reviews Day 1
Ryan Crouser Continues to Shine!
The first day of the 20th World Athletics Outdoor Championships had something for everyone!
The Men’s and Women’s 35k Race Walks were held in the morning on a course that was well-supported
by fans, giving Japan its very first medal of this championships in the Mens’ 35k Race Walk.
In the evening, the Women’s 10,000 meters and Men’s shot put kept the fans of distances and throws entertained!
The final event of the night, the Mixed 4×4 gave the U.S.A. its first gold and The Netherlands a fine silver with audience favorite, Femke Bol.
The crowd, at just over 56,000 fans opened the first day of the World Championships just as Seb Coe,
President of the World Athletics promised, “strong crowds.”
Tokyo Delivered!
This is our review of the first Day of the 2025 World Athletics Outdoor Championships, held September 13-21,
2025. This coverage was sponsored by NIKE Running! Please check out the Vomero 18, Vomero PLUS, Vomero Premium
and Air Structure 26 at your favorite local NIKE running store or go to www.nikerunning.com!
Special thanks to Mike Deering, who edits, curates and produces the podcasts for Fortius Media Group LLC (RunBlogRun.com
and RunningNetwork.com).
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