Portugal's Isaac Nader unexpectedly won gold in the men's 1,500m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on September 17, 2025. Kenya's Reynold Cheruiyot secured the bronze medal.

• Isaac Nader finished in 3min 34.10sec, just two-hundredths of a second ahead of Britain's Jake Wightman.
• The field was open due to Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen's Achilles injury and Olympic champion Cole Hocker's disqualification.
• Kenya earned its first medal of the championships through Reynold Cheruiyot's third-place finish.

All eyes are on Kenyan athletes Reynold Cheruiyot and Timothy Cheruiyot as they chase gold in the men's 1500m final. The duo aims to reclaim the glory in a star-studded event, with high expectations for a strategic performance.

• Reynold Cheruiyot, a former Under-20 champion, advanced to the final by winning his semi-final heat in 3:36.64.
• He will face defending champion Josh Kerr of Great Britain and other top athletes, while rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen was eliminated due to injury.
• In other events, Olympic bronze medallist Faith Cherotich will compete against world champion Winfred Yavi in the women’s 3000m steeplechase final.

Kenya's Faith Cherotich secured a stunning victory in the women’s 3000m steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on September 17, 2025, overtaking defending champion Winfred Yavi of Bahrain in a dramatic final lap.

• Faith Cherotich timed her kick perfectly, finishing in 8:51.59, the fastest time ever recorded at a World Championships.
• Olympic champion Winfred Yavi, despite leading, stumbled and finished with silver in 8:56.46.
• Ethiopia's Sembo Almayew, 20, secured bronze with a personal best of 8:58.86, amidst crashes involving other key competitors.