Kenya's Lilian Odira unexpectedly won the women's 800 metres title at the world championships in Tokyo, setting a new championship record. She overhauled Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson in a thrilling final.

• Odira achieved a personal best and championship record time of 1 minute 54.62 seconds.
• Georgina Hunter Bell secured silver, with Hodgkinson taking bronze.
• This marks Odira's first global medal, improving significantly from her previous personal best of 1:56.52 set last month.