2025 World Athletics Championships

The 2025 World Athletics Championships (Japanese: 2025年世界陸上競技選手権大会) will be the twentieth edition of the World Athletics Championships, and are scheduled to be held from 13 to 21 September 2025 in Tokyo,^[1] Japan.

World Athletics Championships

Host city	Tokyo
Country	Japan
Motto	Every Second, Sugoi.
Organizers	World Athletics, JAAF
Edition	20th
Sport	Athletics
Events	49
Dates	13–21 September 2025
Opened by	Emperor Naruhito (expected)
Closed by	World Athletics President Sebastian Coe (expected)
Main venue	National Stadium
Website	Tokyo25
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The championships will use the National Stadium, rebuilt for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and 2020 Summer Paralympic Games.^[2]

This is the third time that the championships will be held in Japan, following the 2007 event in Osaka, and the 1991 event in Tokyo at the former National Stadium.^[2]

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Host selection and venue

• Nairobi, Kenya (Kasarani Stadium)^[3]
• Singapore (National Stadium)^[4]
• Tokyo, Japan (National Stadium)^[5]
• Chorzów, Poland (Silesian Stadium)^[6]

In October 2019, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe stated consideration of a direct choice for Kenya to host this championship.^[7][8]

Kenya confirmed its bid for the championships in October 2021.^[3]

In 2022, Japan and Singapore entered bids to host the championships.^[5][4][9] In July 2022, Tokyo was selected by World Athletics to host the 2025 event,^[2] after it scored the highest in the bid evaluation. The National Stadium in Tokyo will be the first major spectator event for athletics after the 2020 Summer Olympics were held behind closed doors in response with the then-still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[10][11] Coe welcomed the selection, but stated that his "ambition to see a World Championships in Africa .. is undiminished".^[12]

Venue

Japan National Stadium

The championships are being held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.

Event schedule

Legend

Key	P	Q	H	½	F
Value	Preliminary round	Qualifiers	Heats	Semifinals	Final

M = morning session, E = evening session

Men Date Sep 13 Sep 14 Sep 15 Sep 16 Sep 17 Sep 18 Sep 19 Sep 20 Sep 21 Event M E M E M E E E E E M E M E 100 m P H ½ F 200 m H ½ F 400 m H ½ F 800 m H ½ F 1500 m H ½ F 5000 m H F 10,000 m F Marathon F 3000 m steeplechase H F 110 m hurdles H ½ F 400 m hurdles H ½ F Decathlon F High jump Q F Pole vault Q F Long jump Q F Triple jump Q F Shot put Q F Discus throw Q F Hammer throw Q F Javelin throw Q F 20 km walk F 35 km walk F 4 × 100 m relay H F 4 × 400 m relay H F

Women Date Sep 13 Sep 14 Sep 15 Sep 16 Sep 17 Sep 18 Sep 19 Sep 20 Sep 21 Event M E M E M E E E E E M E M E 100 m H ½ F 200 m H ½ F 400 m H ½ F 800 m H ½ F 1500 m H ½ F 5000 m H F 10,000 m F Marathon F 3000 m steeplechase H F 100 m hurdles H ½ F 400 m hurdles H ½ F Heptathlon F High jump Q F Pole vault Q F Long jump Q F Triple jump Q F Shot put Q F Discus throw Q F Hammer throw Q F Javelin throw Q F 20 km walk F 35 km walk F 4 × 100 m relay H F 4 × 400 m relay H F

Mixed Date Sep 13 Event M E 4 × 400 m relay H F

Qualification

World Athletics approved the timetable and qualification system for the 2025 World Athletics Championships on 31 July 2024.^[13]

Window

The qualifying window for the marathon and 35 km race walk is 5 November 2023 until 4 May 2025. For the 10,000 m, 20 km race walk, combined events and relays, the window runs from 25 February 2024 to 24 August 2025. For all other events, entry standards can be achieved from 1 August 2024 to 24 August 2025.

Entry standards

The qualification system for the championships will be based on a combination of entry standards and world rankings. The entry standards^[14] have been set with the aim of qualifying about 50% of the athletes.

The top five finishers at Platinum Label marathons and winners of individual events at area championships (except for the marathon), regardless of marks, will be considered as having achieved the entry standard.

The top three athletes in the 2024–25 World Athletics Cross Country Tour – not qualified through entry standards or other ways – are deemed to be qualified for the 10,000 m.

The 2025 World Athletics Relays scheduled for Guangzhou,China will be used as a qualifying event for the relays with the top 14 teams in each event securing their place at the World Championships.

Event	Men	Quota	Women	Quota
100 metres	10.00	48	11.07	48
200 metres	20.16	48	22.57	48
400 metres	44.85	48	50.75	48
800 metres	1:44.50	56	1:59.00	56
1500 metres / Mile	3:33.00 / 3:50.00	56	4:01.50 / 4:19.90	56
5000 metres	13:01.00	42	14:50.00	42
10,000 metres / 10 km road	27:00.00	27	30:20.00	27
Marathon	2:06:30	100	2:23:30	100
3000 metres steeplechase	8:15.00	36	9:18.00	36
110/100 metres hurdles	13.27	40	12.73	40
400 metres hurdles	48.50	40	54.65	40
High jump	2.33	36	1.97	36
Pole vault	5.82	36	4.73	36
Long jump	8.27	36	6.86	36
Triple jump	17.22	36	14.55	36
Shot put	21.40	36	18.80	36
Discus throw	67.50	36	64.50	36
Hammer throw	78.20	36	74.00	36
Javelin throw	85.50	36	64.00	36
Decathlon / Heptathlon	8550	24	6500	24
20 kilometres race walk	1:19:20	50	1:29:00	50
35 kilometres race walk	2:28:00	50	2:48:00	50
4 × 100 metres relay	Top 14 at the 2025 World Athletics Relays + 2 from Top Lists	16	Top 14 at the 2025 World Athletics Relays + 2 from Top Lists	16
4 × 400 metres relay	Top 14 at the 2025 World Athletics Relays + 2 from Top Lists	16	Top 14 at the 2025 World Athletics Relays + 2 from Top Lists	16
4 × 400 metres relay mixed	Top 14 at the 2025 World Athletics Relays + 2 from Top Lists	16	Top 14 at the 2025 World Athletics Relays + 2 from Top Lists	16

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Japan)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Totals (0 entries)		0	0	0	0

Results

Men

Track

Chronology: 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres details
200 metres details
400 metres details
800 metres details
1500 metres details
5000 metres details
10,000 metres details
Marathon details
110 metres hurdles details
400 metres hurdles details
3000 metres steeplechase details
20 kilometres walk details
35 kilometres walk details
4 × 100 metres relay details
4 × 400 metres relay details
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.

Field

Chronology: 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
High jump details
Pole vault details
Long jump details
Triple jump details
Shot put details
Discus throw details
Javelin throw details
Hammer throw details
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

Combined

Chronology: 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Decathlon details
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

Women

Track

Chronology: 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres details
200 metres details
400 metres details
800 metres details
1500 metres details
5000 metres details
10,000 metres details
Marathon details
100 metres hurdles details
400 metres hurdles details
3000 metres steeplechase details
20 kilometres walk details
35 kilometres walk details
4 × 100 metres relay details
4 × 400 metres relay details
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.

Field

Chronology: 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
High jump details
Pole vault details
Long jump details
Triple jump details
Shot put details
Discus throw details
Hammer throw details
Javelin throw details
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

Combined

Chronology: 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Heptathlon details
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

Mixed

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
4 × 400 metres relay details