2025 World Athletics Championships
| Host city | Tokyo |
|---|---|
| Country |  Japan |
| Motto | Wonders of Unity (Japanese: 団結の驚異, romanized: Danketsu no kyōi) |
| 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 |
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. 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]
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
The championships are being held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.
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 35km race walk is 5 November 2023 until 4 May 2025. For the 10,000m, 20km 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 10,000m.
The World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 will be used as a qualifying event for the relays with the top 14 teams in each discipline 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 |
Results
Men
Track
| Chronology: 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 metres |
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| 200 metres |
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| 400 metres |
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| 800 metres |
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| 1500 metres |
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| 5000 metres |
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| 10,000 metres |
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| Marathon |
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| 110 metres hurdles |
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| 400 metres hurdles |
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| 3000 metres steeplechase |
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| 20 kilometres walk |
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| 35 kilometres walk |
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| 4 × 100 metres relay |
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| 4 × 400 metres relay |
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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)
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* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
Field
| Chronology: 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump |
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| Pole vault |
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| Long jump |
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| Triple jump |
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| Shot put |
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| Discus throw |
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| Javelin throw |
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| Hammer throw |
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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)
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Combined
| Chronology: 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decathlon |
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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)
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Women
Track
| Chronology: 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |
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| 200 metres |
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| 400 metres |
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| 800 metres |
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| 1500 metres |
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| 5000 metres |
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| 10,000 metres |
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| Marathon |
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| 100 metres hurdles |
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| 400 metres hurdles |
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| 3000 metres steeplechase |
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| 20 kilometres walk |
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| 35 kilometres walk |
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| 4 × 100 metres relay |
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| 4 × 400 metres relay |
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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)
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* 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 |
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| Pole vault |
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| Long jump |
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| Triple jump |
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| Shot put |
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| Discus throw |
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| Hammer throw |
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| Javelin throw |
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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)
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Combined
| Chronology: 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heptathlon |
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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)
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Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
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Participating nations
Afghanistan (0)
Albania (0)
Algeria (0)
American Samoa (0)
Angola (0)
Anguilla (0)
Antigua and Barbuda (0)
Argentina (0)
Armenia (0)
Aruba (0)
Australia (0)
Austria (0)
Azerbaijan (0)
Bahamas (0)
Bahrain (0)
Bangladesh (0)
Barbados (0)
Belgium (0)
Belize (0)
Belarus (0)
Benin (0)
Bermuda (0)
Bhutan (0)
Bolivia (0)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (0)
Botswana (0)
Brazil (0)
British Virgin Islands (0)
Bulgaria (0)
Burkina Faso (0)
Burundi (0)
Cameroon (0)
Canada (0)
Cape Verde (0)
Cayman Islands (0)
Chile (0)
China (0)
Chinese Taipei (0)
Colombia (0)
Comoros (0)
Cook Islands (0)
Costa Rica (0)
Croatia (0)
Cuba (0)
Cyprus (0)
Czech Republic (0)
Denmark (0)
Djibouti (0)
Dominica (0)
Dominican Republic (0)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (0)
East Timor (0)
Ecuador (0)
Egypt (0)
El Salvador (0)
Eritrea (0)
Estonia (0)
Eswatini (0)
Ethiopia (0)
Federated States of Micronesia (0)
Fiji (0)
Finland (0)
France (0)
French Polynesia (0)
Gabon (0)
The Gambia (0)
Germany (0)
Ghana (0)
Gibraltar (0)
Great Britain and Northern Ireland (0)
Greece (0)
Grenada (0)
Guam (0)
Guatemala (0)
Guyana (0)
Haiti (0)
Honduras (0)
Hong Kong (0)
Hungary (0)
Iceland (0)
India (0)
Indonesia (0)
Iraq (0)
Ireland (0)
Israel (0)
Italy (0)
Ivory Coast (0)
Jamaica (0)
Japan (0) (Host)
Jordan (0)
Kazakhstan (0)
Kenya (0)
Kiribati (0)
Kosovo (0)
Kuwait (0)
Kyrgyzstan (0)
Latvia (0)
Lebanon (0)
Lesotho (0)
Liberia (0)
Libya (0)
Liechtenstein (0)
Lithuania (0)
Luxembourg (0)
Madagascar (0)
Malaysia (0)
Maldives (0)
Mali (0)
Malta (0)
Marshall Islands (0)
Mauritius (0)
Mexico (0)
Moldova (0)
Mongolia (0)
Montenegro (0)
Morocco (0)
Namibia (0)
Nepal (0)
Netherlands (0)
New Zealand (0)
Nicaragua (0)
Niger (0)
Nigeria (0)
Norfolk Island (0)
North Korea (0)
North Macedonia (0)
Northern Mariana Islands (0)
Norway (0)
Oman (0)
Pakistan (0)
Palau (0)
Palestine (0)
Panama (0)
Papua New Guinea (0)
Paraguay (0)
Peru (0)
Philippines (0)
Poland (0)
Portugal (0)
Puerto Rico (0)
Qatar (0)
Romania (0)
Russia (0)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (0)
Saint Lucia (0)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (0)
Samoa (0)
San Marino (0)
Saudi Arabia (0)
Senegal (0)
Serbia (0)
Seychelles (0)
Sierra Leone (0)
Singapore (0)
Slovakia (0)
Slovenia (0)
Solomon Islands (0)
South Africa (0)
South Korea (0)
South Sudan (0)
Spain (0)
Sri Lanka (0)
Sudan (0)
Sweden (0)
Switzerland (0)
Syria (0)
Tajikistan (0)
Tanzania (0)
Thailand (0)
Togo (0)
Tonga (0)
Trinidad and Tobago (0)
Tunisia (0)
Turkey (0)
Turkmenistan (0)
Turks and Caicos Islands (0)
Tuvalu (0)
Uganda (0)
Ukraine (0)
United Arab Emirates (0)
United States (0)
Uruguay (0)
Uzbekistan (0)
Vanuatu (0)
Venezuela (0)
Vietnam (0)
Virgin Islands (0)
Yemen (0)
Zambia (0)
Zimbabwe (0)
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Tokyo scored the highest in the bid evaluation across the four focused areas: the potential for a powerful narrative; revenue generating opportunities for World Athletics; a destination that will enhance the international profile of the sport; and appropriate climate.
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World Championships organised by World Athletics | |
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| Outdoor | |
| Indoor | |
| Continental Cup* | |
| U20 | |
| U18 | |
| Cross Country | |
| Race Walking | |
| Women's Road Race | |
| Marathon | |
| Half Marathon | |
| Road Relay | |
| Relays | |
| Ultimate | |
| Road Running | |
