Italy's Leonardo Fabbri chalks his neck as he competes in the men's shot put final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Photos showcase individuality alongside performance at the world athletics championships in Tokyo
TOKYO (AP) — Amid the power and speed of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, it’s the details that tell another story. Tattoos, colorful nails, bold jewelry, and unique hairstyles showcase individuality alongside performance. And chalked hands, sweat-drenched brows and bare feet splashing through the steeplechase pit reveal the smaller moments behind world-class competition.
This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, features details from the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo heading into the final weekend of competition.
United States’ Twanisha Terry after finishing a women’s 100 meters heat at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)Slovakia’s Emma Zapletalova prepares to start a women’s 400 meters hurdles semifinal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)Germany’s Joshua Abuaku prepares to compete in the men’s 400 meters hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Poland’s Ewa Swoboda displays body art after finishing a women’s 100 meters heat at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)The hair of United States’ Melissa Jefferson-Wooden as she competes in the women’s 100 meters semifinal heat at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Turkey’s Tugba Danismaz pauses during the women’s triple jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)Tattoos are seen on the legs of Jamaica’s Ashanti Moore during women’s 200 meters semifinal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Britain’s Victoria Ohuruogu adjusts her footwear as she prepares to compete in the women’s 400 meters heat at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)United States’ Katie Moon gets ready to compete in the women’s pole vault final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)Trinidad And Tobago’s Jereem Richards prepares to start in the men’s 400 meters final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)Jamaica’s Nayoka Clunis competes in the women’s hammer throw qualification at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)United States’ Katie Moon gets ready to compete in the women’s pole vault final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)Hungary’s Bence Halasz rests in the men’s hammer throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)Ukraine’s Iryna Klymets prepares for an attempt in the women’s hammer throw qualification at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)Jamaica’s Shiann Salmon prepares to compete in women’s 400 meters hurdles semifinal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Venezuela’s Yulimar Rojas competes in the women’s triple jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)United States’ Christopher Bailey prepares to start a men’s 400 meters semifinal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)Italy’s Antonella Palmisano, who took the silver medal, stands on the track after the the women’s 35 kilometers race walk at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)Japan’s Shota Fukuda gets ready for an attempt in the men’s hammer throw qualification at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)Kazakhstan’s Daisy Jepkemei competes in a heat of the women’s 3,000 meters steeplechase after losing a shoe at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ Shafiqua Maloney prepares to start a women’s 800 meters heat at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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