Photos showcase individuality alongside performance at the world athletics championships in Tokyo

United States' Sha'Carri Richardson gestures after a women's 4 X 100 meters relay heat at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
United States' Sha'Carri Richardson gestures after a women's 4 X 100 meters relay heat at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Slovakia's Emma Zapletalova prepares to start a women's 400 meters hurdles semifinal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Slovakia's Emma Zapletalova prepares to start a women's 400 meters hurdles semifinal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Turkey's Tugba Danismaz pauses during the women's triple jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Turkey's Tugba Danismaz pauses during the women's triple jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
United States' Katie Moon gets ready to compete in the women's pole vault final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
United States' Katie Moon gets ready to compete in the women's pole vault final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Trinidad And Tobago's Jereem Richards prepares to start in the men's 400 meters final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Trinidad And Tobago's Jereem Richards prepares to start in the men's 400 meters final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
United States' Katie Moon gets ready to compete in the women's pole vault final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
United States' Katie Moon gets ready to compete in the women's pole vault final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Jamaica's Shiann Salmon prepares to compete in women's 400 meters hurdles semifinal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Jamaica's Shiann Salmon prepares to compete in women's 400 meters hurdles semifinal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas competes in the women's triple jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas competes in the women's triple jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' Shafiqua Maloney prepares to start a women's 800 meters heat at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' Shafiqua Maloney prepares to start a women's 800 meters heat at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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TOKYO (AP) — Amid the power and speed of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, it’s the details that tell another story. Tattoos, colorful nails, bold jewelry, and unique hairstyles showcase individuality alongside performance. And chalked hands, sweat-drenched brows and bare feet splashing through the steeplechase pit reveal the smaller moments behind world-class competition.

This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, features details from the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo heading into the final weekend of competition.

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