Faith Kipyegon underlined her credentials as the best middle-distance runner of all time in Tokyo on Tuesday while also having more than succeeded in showing women athletes that having a child can be the springboard to relaunch their careers.

Faith Kipyegon: Supreme Kenyan champion and role model for mothers

Faith Kipyegon cemented her status as an athletics legend on Tuesday by winning her fourth world 1500 metres title while Cordell Tinch's decision to return to the sport paid off with 110m hurdles gold.

Kipyegon sparkles, Tinch's time away pays off with world gold

Hamish Kerr claimed New Zealand's second gold medal in two days at the world championships in Tokyo when he won the men's high jump on Tuesday.

Kerr completes Kiwi world double after Beamish tonic

American Cordell Tinch lived up to a fine season of form to win the men's 110 metres hurdles at the world championships on Tuesday.

Amrican Tinch caps season with world 110m hurdles gold

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone smashed the long-standing United States women's 400 metre record to surge into the final at the World Athletics Championships on Tuesday.

McLaughlin-Levrone smashes US 400m record in world semifinal

Kenya's Faith Kipyegon produced a trademark devastating last lap to win an unprecedented fourth world women's 1 500m title in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Kenya's Kipyegon wins unprecedented fourth women's world 1 500m title

American 16-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus vowed to come back stronger after being eliminated in the 800 metre heats at the World Athletics Championships on Tuesday, comparing it to "failing a math test".

'Like failing a math test': US teen Lutkenhaus schooled at worlds

Grant Holloway's bid for a fourth consecutive world 110m hurdles title came crashing to a halt when he could only finish sixth in his semifinal in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Defending champion Holloway out of world 110m hurdles final

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden obliterates the field in the women's 100m final

Oblique Seville is the World 100m champion!

They've got history! USA and Jamaica set for more epic sprint battles.

No context moments from World Championships warm-ups

One last dance for 38-year-old Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce at World Athletics Champs in Tokyo.

One last dance for 38-year-old Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce?

Coleman beats South African trio

The World Athletics Continental Tour Gold moves to Gaborone, Botswana

Botswana ready to welcome world best athletes

Prudence Sekgodiso clocks a world-leading 1:58.40 to take the women's 800m title

BLAZING!! Sekgodiso takes the women's 800m title

ASA GP 2 | Record holder Marione Fourie takes the win in 12.69

Record holder Marione Fourie takes the win in 12.69

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