Caribbean Athletes Shine at the 2025 World Athletics Championships

• Caribbean athletes have delivered exceptional performances at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, sparking regional pride.
• Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce concluded her storied career, marking an era as one of history's most decorated 100m sprinters.
• Keshorn Walcott secured a long-awaited gold medal in the javelin, 13 years after his Olympic victory.
• Jamaican sprinters ended a nearly decade-long drought in the men's 100m gold category.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's Farewell

• The 38-year-old Jamaican icon ran her final individual race on September 14, placing sixth in the Women's 100m final.
• Her career began in Japan at the 2007 World Championships; she finished her final race wearing her nation's colors.
• Usain Bolt honored her legacy and status as a "real legend" as she retired from competitive sprinting.

Key Performers and Results

• Javelin Throw: Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago) won gold with an 88.16m throw, while Anderson Peters (Grenada) took silver.
• Men's 400m: Jereem Richards (Trinidad and Tobago) earned silver while setting a new national record (43.72s).
• Women's Triple Jump: Cuba’s Leyanis Perez Hernandez took gold (14.94m), followed by Thea LaFond (Dominica) with silver (14.89m).
• Men's 100m: Jamaicans Oblique Seville and Kishane Thompson won gold and silver, respectively, ahead of USA's Noah Lyles.
• Women's 100m/200m: Tia Clayton (Jamaica) and Julien Alfred (St. Lucia) medaled in the 100m; Shericka Jackson (Jamaica) secured bronze in the 200m.
• Additional Success: Marileidy Paulino (Dominican Republic) took silver in the 400m; Silinda Moráles (Cuba) earned bronze in the discus; Bryan Levell (Jamaica) took bronze in the 200m; Orlando Bennett and Tyler Mason (Jamaica) medaled in the 110m hurdles; Tajay Gayle (Jamaica) took silver in the long jump; and Lázaro Martínez (Cuba) won bronze in the triple jump.