Black Women Served Talent & Beauty At The 2025 Tokyo World Championships
At the World Championships in Tokyo, the track was filled with Black women redefining what it means to compete at the highest level. Yes, the medals made us proud. Meanwhile, […] The post Black Women Served Talent & Beauty At The 2025 Tokyo World Championships appeared first on Essence.
Christian Petersen/Getty Images At the World Championships in Tokyo, the track wassrc="https://www.essence.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2235196005.jpg" alt="Black Women Served Talent & Beauty At The 2025 Tokyo World Championships" width="400" height="600" />TOKYO, JAPAN – SEPTEMBER 13: Beatrice Chebet of Team Kenya celebrates with the national flag after winning the gold medal in the Women’s 10,000m Final on day one of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at National Stadium on September 13, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan.(Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
Salwa Eid Naser (BRN) stands before her 400m semi-final during the World Athletics Championships 2025 at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, on September 16, 2025. (Photo by Pat Scaasi/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
TOKYO, JAPAN – SEPTEMBER 14: Bronze medalist Noah Lyles of Team United States celebrates with the national flag of the United States after competing in the Men’s 100 Metres Final on day two of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at National Stadium on September 14, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan.(Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
TOKYO, JAPAN – SEPTEMBER 14: Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of Team United States celebrates after winning the gold medal in the Women’s 100 Metres Final on day two of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at National Stadium on September 14, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan.(Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
TOKYO, JAPAN – SEPTEMBER 14: Gold medallist, Tara Davis-Woodhall of Team United States, celebrates with the national flag after competing in the Women’s Long Jump Final on day two of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at National Stadium on September 14, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan.(Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
TOKYO, JAPAN – SEPTEMBER 14: Sha’Carri Richardson of Team United States looks on after failing to qualify for the Final during the Women’s 100 Metres Semi-Finals on day two of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at National Stadium on September 14, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan.(Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
Tokyo , Japan – 18 September 2025; Shafiqua Maloney of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines competes in the Women’s 800m heats during day six of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo By Sam Barnes/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
TOKYO, JAPAN – SEPTEMBER 18: Yulimar Rojas of Team Venezuela reacts during the Women’s Triple Jump Final on day six of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at National Stadium on September 18, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan.(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
TOKYO, JAPAN – SEPTEMBER 13: Zaynab Dosso of Italy poses for photos following the Women’s 100m Heats during day one of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at National Stadium on September 13, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Sam Mellish/Getty Images)
TOKYO, JAPAN – SEPTEMBER 14: Esther Mayadjim Mingueyam of Chad following the Women’s 400m Heats during day two of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at National Stadium on September 14, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Sam Mellish/Getty Images)
Gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of Team United States celebrates with the national flag of United States after winning the Women’s 400 Metres Final on day six of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan on September 18, 2025. (Photo by Andrzej Iwanczuk/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
TOKYO, JAPAN – SEPTEMBER 18: Leyanis Perez Hernandez of Cuba celebrates the win for Triple Jump Women Final during day six of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at National Stadium on September 18, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Kaz Photography/Getty Images)
TOKYO, JAPAN – SEPTEMBER 18:Amber Anning of Team Great Britain competes in the Women’s 400 Metres Final on day six of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at National Stadium on September 18, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) TOPICS: black woman athlete World Championships
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