Hamish Kerr of New Zealand competes during the men's high jump final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 16, 2025. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)

Olympic champion Hamish Kerr of New Zealand claimed victory in the men's high jump final at the World Athletics Championships on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old cleared a world-leading 2.36 meters to secure his first global outdoor title.

South Korea's Woo Sang-hyeok, the 2022 world indoor champion, cleared 2.34 meters for his second world championships silver after 2022.

Jan Stefela of the Czech Republic earned bronze after clearing 2.31 meters, edging Ukraine's Oleh Doroshchuk on countback.