The 2025 World Athletics Championships are one for the history books for the USA. To start with, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone became the 400m world champion, defeating the reigning Olympic champion, Marileidy Paulino, by 0.2 seconds.  Her winning time of 47.78 is the second-fastest in recorded history, just behind the world record of 47.60 set by East Germany’s Marita Koch in 1985.

Noah Lyles and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden also wrote history today. The 100m Olympic champion has now equalled Usain Bolt with the most number of 200m World titles, 2019 to 2025: none lost. Jefferson-Wooden is now the only woman in American history to have won gold in both 100 and 200 meters at World Championships. Also, this would be the first time in 20 years that the USA has swept the 200 meters discipline in a World Athletics Championships. But now that the big events are over, when are we seeing them again?

Noah Lyles – When Will He Race Again?

The 200m World Championships final – on stake: a chance for Noah to touch Bolt’s legacy, first individual World Championship gold for Kenny Bednarek and Bryan Levell, and Botswana’s first 200m World Championships gold for Letsile Tebogo. Bang went the gunshot, and they sprinted out of their blocks. Commentary: “They’re all side by side with 60 m to go. They’re still side by side with 50. Lyall trying to find something. He stretches away. It is a global title again for Noah Lyles.” The American had claimed his fourth 200m world title in 19.52s.

Kenny followed in 19.58 while Levell shocked everyone by beating Letsile Tebogo with a margin of one hundredth of a second. We will be seeing Lyles again in the 2025 World Athletics Championships, as he will suit up for the 4x100m relay. The only time the USA lost a 4x100m relay with Lyles as the anchor was in 2022; apart from that? 2019 World Championships-check. 2021 Olympics- check. 2023 World Championships-check. The heats of 4x100m are on September 20th, while the finals are on the next day, i.e, September 21st.

What about Sydney?

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone – What’s Next After Her 400m Gold?

From track analysts to retired athletes, from fans to the speaker in the commentators’ box, Sydney just had everyone in awe on Thursday when she won that world title. She trailed until the second bend, when the big three: Paulino, Sidwa Eid Naser, and Sydney were in the top 3, in that order, but things changed. “McLaughlin-Levrone trying to go for an unprecedented gold medal over the four lap.” She overtook Naser and then the defending world champion as well. “And she’s got the edge, but Paulino’s coming back.” She could not. Levrone is the new 400m World Champion, in the second fastest time ever recorded in the 400m, 47.78s. She was in tears.

Now what’s next for her? She is likely to turn up for the 4x400m relay in Tokyo. The heats of 4x400m are on September 20th, while the finals are on the next day, i.e, September 21st.  Shamier Little, McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, and Alexis Holmes, the four of them marched out in the 4×400 relay in the Paris Olympics and came back with a gold in 3:15.27, setting a new American record and marking the eighth consecutive Olympic victory in this event for the U.S. McLaughlin-Levrone’s second-leg split of 47.71 seconds was the third-fastest in history. She is someone you would take on the 4x400m relay team for the World Championships.

What about Melissa?

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden – Chasing Triple Gold With the 4×100m Relay

Melissa had the world in shock when she clocked the 10.61 in the women’s 100 final. Not only was this her third sub-10.70 of the season, but also the fourth fastest time ever recorded. Only Shelly-Ann Farser-Pryce (10.60), Elaine Thompson-Herah (10.60), and Florence Griffith Joyner (10.54) are ahead of her. On Friday, she claimed the gold as well, so she is more than half there. She ran the best 200m of her life, claiming the title in 21.68s, and now she has the opportunity to do a triple gold by winning the 4x100m relay.

Melissa has mentioned the running order, though she emphasized it’s unofficial. But if we were to take her words, she would start the race, with TeeTee running the backstretch and handing off to Kayla White on the curve. Sha’Carri Richardson is set to anchor the relay. This team has an advantage. Earlier this month, Gabby Thomas talked about what is wrong with relays. She said, “No, like people live all around the country and they have different training groups and we come together for this one meet and try to make a relay happen…We only get a couple of opportunities each year to practice together, right? We can train together at Olympic training camp or World Championships training camp, which is right before the meet.” This might not be the case for Team USA.

The team that Melissa had unofficially talked of: her, Twanisha “TeeTee” Terry, Sha’Carri Richardson, and Kayla White all train under the same coach, i.e., Dennis Mitchell, at Star Athletics in Florida. So, where can we watch this history being created?

How to Watch Noah Lyles, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden Race?

The 2025 World Athletics Championships is live-streamed on NBC’s Peacock in the USA and on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website in the UK. Tune in to watch these legends one last time in the 2025 Tokyo World Championships.