Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- A record number of nations won medals at the World Athletics Championships (WCH) Tokyo 25 from 13-21 September, during the most impactful edition of the sport's flagship event in history.A total of 53 nations made it on to the medal table after nine action-packed days of competition at the 20th running of the World Championships. This surpasses the previous record of 46 that was set at Osaka 2007 and equalled at Budapest 2023.
One world record, nine championship records and nine area records were set or equalled, and there were a series of historic firsts, including the first ever World Championships medals for Samoa, Saint Lucia and Uruguay, and a first ever World Championships gold for Tanzania.The world record was set...