Cherotich and Nader break through, Moon and Furlani get gold again in Tokyo
17th September 2025Faith Cherotich and Isaac Nader strode into the international spotlight, while Katie Moon and Mattia Furlani added to their global gold medal hauls on day five of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 on Wednesday (17).
Kenya’s Cherotich, bronze medallist at the last World Championships and the Paris Olympic Games, ran a championship record to get gold this time, while Portugal’s Nader secured a surprise victory in the men's 1500m.
USA’s Moon retained her pole vault title with a last-gasp clearance and Italy’s Furlani became the youngest ever men’s world long jump champion.
Spectator figures on day five:
Evening session: 35,975
WCH Tokyo 25 champion Dunfee among 25 global champions at MOWA ceremony
Donations to the Museum of World Athletics (MOWA) not only preserve the heritage of the sport, but also perhaps bring good luck.
Before arriving in Japan for the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25, Canadian race walker Evan Dunfee agreed to donate the bib and cap he wore while setting his 35km race walk world record in March.
Dunfee proceeded to win the first gold medal awarded in Tokyo, which he brought to the MOWA donation ceremony on Tuesday (16). For now, however, Dunfee kept the medal.