Jefferson-Wooden, a Nike athlete and Orlando area resident, set a record with her performance, shattering her personal and season bests.

In winning by just three hundredths of a second – both athletes crossing the finish line in the Japan National Stadium in 2:09:48 but with Simbu a fraction ahead – the Tanzanian 33-year-old became his nation’s first ever global gold medallist.

TOKYO -- Move over, Noah Lyles. There's a new fastest man on the planet; his name is Oblique Seville.

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Faith Kipyegon maintained her reign in the 1500m, winning her fourth consecutive world title at the distance on day four of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 on Tuesday (16). Kenya’s three-time Olympic champion clocked 3:52.

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team looks at why athletes competing for Great Britain and Northern Ireland wear different coloured kits at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

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Cordell Tinch stormed to his first global gold, winning the 110m hurdles in 12.99 at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 on Tuesday (16). The world leader let out a roar as he crossed the finish line at the Japan National Stadium,