Anna Hall wins USA's first heptathlon world title since 1993

Anna Hall emerged as the world champion in the women's heptathlon at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, scoring 6,888 points and becoming the first American to win the title since Jackie Joyner-Kersee in 1993. Hall secured her victory by winning the final 800 meters event, also setting personal bests in the javelin and shot put, and placing highly in other events such as the 200 meters and 100-meter hurdles. Her performance ended a 32-year drought for the United States in the heptathlon world title, with Joyner-Kersee, Hall's mentor, praising her potential to make history. Hall's win is notable following years of near misses and setbacks, including a bronze medal at the worlds three years prior and a fifth-place finish at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Other highlights from the championships include Kenya's Beatrice Chebet winning the 5,000 meters and repeating her Olympic distance double, and Emmanuel Wanyonyi setting a world record in the men's 800 meters. The U.S. men's 4x400 relay team was eliminated due to a baton exchange error, while the women's 4x100 and 4x400 relays, as well as the men's 4x100 relay, advanced to the finals.