Kenya's Beatrice Chebet celebrates as she wins the gold medal in the women's 5,000 meters final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. (AP)

TOKYO, Sept. 20 (Xinhua): Kenya's Beatrice Chebet and Spain's Maria Perez both completed golden doubles at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday, winning the women's 5,000 meters and 20-kilometer race walk, respectively.

Chebet, the 25-year-old Olympic champion who broke the world record earlier this year in Eugene with 13:58.06, added the 5,000m crown to her 10,000m title in 14:54.36.

"Going home with two gold medals makes me really happy," Chebet said. "After winning the 10,000 meters, I wanted to add the 5,000 meters again, like I did in Paris. I've had an amazing season."

Her compatriot and defending champion Faith Kipyegon, already the 1,500m winner in Tokyo, took silver just 0.71 seconds behind. Italy's Nadia Battocletti, the 2022 European champion, claimed bronze in 14:55.42.

"It will be amazing bringing home gold and silver to Kenya," Chebet said.

For Kipyegon, it was her sixth gold in six world championships. "I am so grateful to come home with a silver medal in the 5,000m," she said. "I haven't raced many 5,000m races this year, so I'm grateful. My friend Beatrice Chebet is the best. She has the world record; she is very tough to beat."

In the 20km walk, Perez extended her dominance by winning in a season-best 1:25:54. The 29-year-old Spaniard has now swept both the 20km and 35km titles at back-to-back championships in Budapest (2023) and Tokyo (2025).

Mexico's Alegna Gonzalez took silver in 1:26:06, while Japan's Nanako Fujii delighted home fans with bronze in a national record 1:26:18. China's Olympic champion Yang Jiayu finished sixth in a season-best 1:27:16.

Brazil's Caio Bonfim surged late to win the men's 20km walk, edging China's Wang Zhaozhao by eight seconds. Spain's Paul McGrath claimed bronze.

In the women's shot put, the Netherlands' Jessica Schilder struck gold with 20.29 meters on her final attempt, holding off U.S. defending champion Chase Jackson (20.21). New Zealand's Maddison-Lee Wesche earned bronze with 20.06, while China's veteran Gong Lijiao, competing at her ninth worlds, finished ninth.

Ecuador's Juleisy Angulo made history in the women's javelin, throwing 65.12 meters to secure gold with a national record. Latvia's Anete Sietina won silver with a personal best of 64.64, and Australia's Mackenzie Little took bronze at 63.58.

Kenya's Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi captured the men's 800m in a championship record 1:41.86. Djamel Sedjati of Algeria claimed silver, while defending champion Marco Arop of Canada settled for bronze.

In the heptathlon, Anna Hall of the United States triumphed with 6,888 points. Ireland's Kate O'Connor won silver, while American Taliyah Brooks and Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson shared bronze.