TOKYO :Trinidad and Tobago's Keshorn Walcott clinched his first global title since he claimed Olympic gold as a teenager in 2012 when he won the men's javelin final at the world championships with a throw of 88.16m on Thursday.

The 32-year-old dominated the competition in a blustery breeze at the National Stadium, producing the two longest throws of the evening to secure a first world championship medal to add to his 2012 gold and the bronze he won at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

In a good night for the Caribbean, Grenada's Anderson Peters finished second with a throw of 87.38m to add a silver medal to the golds he won at the 2019 and 2022 world championships.

Bronze went to Curtis Thompson, who sent his opening throw 86.67m to win a first world championship medal for the United States in the

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