According to McLaughlin, the time in Doha was "absolutely amazing." He went on to say, "I only get faster from here on." Miller-Uibo won her first world title in 49.11 seconds, adding to her two Olympic gold medals from 2016 and 2020.
Barbados' Sada Williams won bronze behind Marileidy Paulino, while Miller-Uibo won silver. After finishing fifth in Tokyo, Norman won his first world title in 44.29 seconds.
Cathy Freeman is the only Australian to retain her world athletics title, having thrown 66.91m in defending her javelin crown. Silver went to Kara Winger (64.05) and bronze went to Haruka Kitaguchi (63.27).