From Noah Lyles losing his crown to Melissa Jefferson-Wooden getting her maiden world championships medal in her third sub-10.70 of the season, the Tokyo World Athletics Championships have seen everything. The royal family was in attendance. The opening ceremony was officially inaugurated by Crown Prince Akishino, marking the start of the championships, and both he and Crown Princess Kiko were in attendance. Good news came for Japan as Hayato Katsuki secured the bronze medal in the men’s 35-kilometer race walk.

A planned aerial performance by Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force’s Blue Impulse aerobatic team was canceled due to poor weather. This made sure that all the attention stayed on the athletes while they performed. So how much did they make in the first two days of the championships?

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