Kiwi fever in Tokyo continues tonight as Hamish Kerr has won the 2025 World Athletics Championships in the High Jump. Kerr’s winning height of 2.36 equalled his own NZ and Oceania records, and his the highest height cleared in 2025.

Hamish Kerr's mental fortitude was on full display when he won the gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo overnight, his long-time former coach says.