Trinidad and Tobago Athletes Shine at 2025 World Championships with Gold and Silver

Trinidad and Tobago celebrated two major successes at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo as Keshorn Walcott captured gold in the men’s javelin and Jereem Richards secured silver in the men’s 400 metres, both delivering performances that underscored the country’s enduring presence on the global athletics stage.

In the javelin, Walcott achieved a season-best throw of 88.16 metres to win his first world championship title. The result added to his decorated career, which already includes Olympic gold from London 2012 and bronze from Rio 2016. His victory came in a competitive field where Grenada’s Anderson Peters, a two-time world champion, claimed silver with 87.38 metres, and American Curtis Thompson won bronze with 86.67 metres. India’s Sachin Yadav also impressed, producing a personal best of 86.27 metres for fourth place. Defending champion Neeraj Chopra of India finished eighth, while Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, a silver medalist at the 2023 championships, placed tenth. Walcott’s consistent series of throws and decisive winning mark highlighted a strong comeback after several years without a global medal.

On the track, Richards delivered a national-record run in the men’s 400 metres, clocking 43.72 seconds to take silver and improve on his previous best of 43.78 seconds, set at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The gold medal went to Busang Collen Kebinatshipi of Botswana in 43.53 seconds, with bronze claimed by Bayapo Ndori, also of Botswana, in 44.20 seconds. Richards’s performance extended his record of success at major events, building on achievements such as a World Indoor 400m title, as well as medals at the Commonwealth and Pan American Games. His latest result reaffirmed his reliability in high-pressure championship finals and added another milestone to Trinidad and Tobago’s sprinting history.

Together, the two podium finishes marked a significant moment for Caribbean athletics, demonstrating the region’s continued ability to produce champions on the world stage. Walcott’s gold underscored his longevity and resilience, coming 13 years after his Olympic breakthrough, while Richards’s silver reinforced his position among the sport’s leading quarter-milers. For Trinidad and Tobago, their achievements provided both national pride and renewed global recognition at one of track and field’s most prestigious competitions.

Sources:  Reuters; World Athletics; Al Jazeera; ESPN; Olympics.com; Trinidad & Tobago Newsday