Conversations with Larry, Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships Reviews, Day 1: Ryan Crouser Continues to Shine!

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Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships Reviews Day 1

Ryan Crouser Continues to Shine!

The first day of the 20th World Athletics Outdoor Championships had something for everyone!

The Men’s and Women’s 35k Race Walks were held in the morning on a course that was well-supported

by fans, giving Japan its very first medal of this championships in the Mens’ 35k Race Walk.

In the evening, the Women’s 10,000 meters and Men’s shot put kept the fans of distances and throws

entertained!

The final event of the night, the Mixed 4×4 gave the U.S.A. its first gold and The Netherlands a fine silver

with audience favorite, Femke Bol.

The fans were there in Tokyo, each and every day! photo by World Athletics

The crowd, at just over 56,000 fans opened the first day of the World Championships just as Seb Coe,

President of the World Athletics promised, “strong crowds.”

Tokyo Delivered!

This is our review of the first Day of the 2025 World Athletics Outdoor Championships, held September 13-21,

2025. This coverage was sponsored by NIKE Running! Please check out the Vomero 18, Vomero PLUS, Vomero Premium

and Air Structure 26 at your favorite local NIKE running store or go to www.nikerunning.com!

Special thanks to Mike Deering, who edits, curates and produces the podcasts for Fortius Media Group LLC (RunBlogRun.com

and RunningNetwork.com).

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Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America’s first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: “I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself.” Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

Theme song: Greg Allman, ” I’m no Angel.”

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