10-MEDAL HAUL
Jamaica hits double digits in medal tally for fourth time in a row; third highest in competition
Published:Monday | September 22, 2025 | 12:08 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter -
For the fourth World Championships staging in a row, Jamaica has earned a double-digit medal haul as they closed out nine days of competition at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships with 10 medals; one gold, six silver and three bronze.
Jamaica enjoyed a successful nine days of competition at the World Championships, despite a number of medal contenders falling short of their expectations.
Jamaica’s 10-medal haul is also the third-highest in the competition, with the United States’ 26 and Kenya’s 11 leading the way.
Jamaica’s first medals came on day two of the championships with the finals of the men’s and women’s 100m.
Tina Clayton, the reigning national champion, got the ball rolling as she picked up her first global medal, taking the silver in the women’s 100m in 10.76.
Oblique Seville and Kishane Thompson then made history, becoming the first Jamaican men to finish first and second in the 100m at the World Championships, with Seville taking the gold medal in 9.77 seconds, and Thompson second in 9.82.
Tajay Gayle, the 2019 world champion, added a solitary medal on day five with his performance in the men’s long jump.
Gayle, hampered by sore hamstrings, leapt to a best distance of 8.34 metres to secure silver.
Jamaica got its fourth and fifth medals in the same event on day six, after a strong performance in the men’s 110m hurdles final.
Orlando Bennett picked up silver in a time of 13.08, just ahead of Tyler Mason, who took the bronze in 13.12.
Day seven of the competition brought a further two medals for the team, this time a pair of bronze medals won in the men’s and women’s 200m finals.
After two rounds of impressive performances in the men’s 200m, World Championships debutant Bryan Levell earned bronze in a time of 19.64.
His success was immediately followed by Shericka Jackson in the women’s equivalent.
Having missed out on medalling in the 100, Jackson returned in the half-lap event and claimed the bronze in 22.18.
The island would close out the championships with a further two medals on the final day of the championships.
The women’s 4x400m relay and the women’s 4x100m relay teams claimed the silver medals with times of three minutes, 19.25 seconds (3:19.25) and 41.79 respectively.
The night was also marked by the final World Championships race for sprint icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who is bringing her 18-year career to an end.
NATIONAL RECORDS
Jamaica saw history in the men’s 800m event as Navasky Anderson not only broke the national record twice, but became the first Jamaican to compete in the men’s 800m final.
In the semi-final, Anderson broke his teammate’s Tyrice Taylor’s old mark of 1:43.74, setting a new mark of 1:43.72.
With the final on the line, Anderson would shaved nearly a whole second off the record, closing out at 1:42.76.
The performances throughout the nine days earned the praises of team manager Ian Forbes, who rated it a strong showing for Jamaica.
“I think overall it has been a good performance. Of course, there have been some highs and lows, some wonderful moments and some disappointments as well,” Forbes said. “All in all, I think this would have been a pretty good performance.”