Athletics-Allman finally gets world discus gold

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 - Women's Discus Throw Final - Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - September 14, 2025 Valarie Allman of the U.S. celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's discus throw final REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) - American double Olympic discus champion Valarie Allman said she finally "feels complete" after claiming the world title that had proved so elusive when she took an emphatic gold in Tokyo with a throw of 69.48 metres on Sunday.

Allman, who won Olympic gold in the same Tokyo stadium four years ago, had back-to-back bronzes in the world championships but was a class apart from the moment she opened Sunday's proceedings with 67.63 metres.