New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- Juleisy Angulo from Ecuador, stunned everyone at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025, claiming the women's javelin world title with a personal best of 65.12m. Entering as the 14th seed, Angulo became Ecuador's first female world gold medallist and the country's first field event world champion.

Her second-round throw, a near two-meter improvement on her previous best, secured her a historic victory.

Juleisy Angulo is a determined 24-year-old javelin thrower from Ecuador who overcame significant challenges, including two surgeries on her left knee, to achieve her lifelong dream of a world medal.

Inspired by her training partner, Colombia's Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado, who earned silver two years ago, Angulo's...