Athletics-Back to the future as Walcott wins javelin gold in Tokyo


Sep 18, 2025; Tokyo, Japan; Keshorn Walcott (TTO) competes in the mens javelin throw during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

TOKYO (Reuters) -Trinidad and Tobago's Keshorn Walcott clinched his first global title since he claimed Olympic gold as a teenager in 2012 when he won the men's javelin final at the world championships with a throw of 88.16m on Thursday.

The 32-year-old dominated the competition in a blustery breeze at the National Stadium, producing the two longest throws of the evening to secure a first world championship medal to add to his 2012 gold and the bronze he won at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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