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World Athletics Championships will face 'heat challenges' in Tokyo, says Seb Coe

10 September 2025

The president of World Athletics, Sebastian Coe, takes aim at world leaders for their inaction on climate change, saying the upcoming World Championships will face "heat challenges" due to a Tokyo heatwave.

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All Blacks coach Scott Robertson is walking towards a fear of losing as they count down to the biggest match of his tenure
	1 Sep: All Blacks coach Scott Robertson is walking towards a fear of losing as they count down to the biggest match of his tenure... more

Shot putter Tom Walsh has finished fifth at the latest Diamond League athletics event in Zurich
	28 Aug: Shot putter Tom Walsh has finished fifth at the latest Diamond League athletics event in Zurich... more

To the latest athletics meet in Lausanne, Switzerland..
	21 Aug: To the latest athletics meet in Lausanne, Switzerland..... more

A close knit team is being pinpointed as a winning formula for high jumper Hamish Kerr
	18 Aug: A close knit team is being pinpointed as a winning formula for high jumper Hamish Kerr... more

Tom Walsh has finished second in the shot put at the World Continental Gold Tour event at Budapest
	13 Aug: Tom Walsh has finished second in the shot put at the World Continental Gold Tour event at Budapest... more

A hint of rust from triathlete Hayden Wilde during his victorious return at the latest T100 race in London
	10 Aug: A hint of rust from triathlete Hayden Wilde during his victorious return at the latest T100 race in London... more

Athletics New Zealand has confirmed it's largest ever team for a World Para Championships
	6 Aug: Athletics New Zealand has confirmed it's largest ever team for a World Para Championships... more

Track and field has turned into a contact sport at the US Athletics Championships in Oregon
	4 Aug: Track and field has turned into a contact sport at the US Athletics Championships in Oregon... more

It may only be around 6 degrees in Wellington currently but that's not stopping emergency service staff and athletes from taking part in a polar plunge for a special cause
	26 Jul: It may only be around 6 degrees in Wellington currently but that's not stopping emergency service staff and athletes from taking part in a polar plunge for a special cause... more

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01 Sep: All Blacks coach Scott Robertson is walking towards a fear of losing as they count down to the biggest match of his tenure +++++++++++

28 Aug: Shot putter Tom Walsh has finished fifth at the latest Diamond League athletics event in Zurich +++++++++++

17 Sep: What time does Gout Gout run at World Athletics Championships? How to watch Gout Gout's 200m heat +++++++++

21 Aug: To the latest athletics meet in Lausanne, Switzerland.. +++++++++

15 Sep: Jess Hull cruises to 1,500m final at World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo ++++++++

14 Sep: Tom Walsh has finished fourth in the men's Shot Put at the World Athletics Championships in Japan ++++++++

14 Sep: Field athlete Lauren Bruce has failed to advance to the women's hammer throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo +++++++

Athletics NewsLinks

19 Sep: Hodgkinson and hunter bell ease into 800m semi-finals (BBCWorld)

19 Sep: Teen sensation gout gout falls short of world champs final; hull’s heartbreaking mishap (Sydney Morning Herald)

19 Sep: Gout gout runs the 200m semi-final in tokyo (Sydney Morning Herald)

19 Sep: Gout gout finishes fourth in 200m semi (Sydney Morning Herald)

19 Sep: 'can't wait for more' - gout gout (Sydney Morning Herald)

18 Sep: Euphoric, throbbing, alive: why these world championships are proving a rarity (Sydney Morning Herald)

18 Sep: Watch: portuguese a shock winner of glamour event by 0.02 secs after brilliant late surge (Stuff.co.nz)

18 Sep: Wightman takes 1500m silver for gb's first medal as kerr suffers injury (BBCWorld)

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