Athletics-Stahl leaves it late to win discus gold in delayed final

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 - Men's Discus Throw Final - Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - September 21, 2025 Sweden's Daniel Stahl celebrates with his medal and national flag after winning gold REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

TOKYO (Reuters) -Former Olympic champion Daniel Stahl of Sweden won the last gold medal of the 2025 World Athletics Championships on Sunday with the penultimate throw of a men's discus final delayed for more than two hours by rain.

World record holder Mykolas Alekna managed the only legal throw before the heavens opened at the National Stadium and the athletes were removed from the arena for safety reasons.