2025 World Athletics Championships Explained

World Athletics Championships
Dates:13–21 September 2025
Previous:Budapest 2023
Next:Beijing 2027
Country:Japan
Motto:Wonders of unity (Japanese: 団結の驚異, Danketsu no kyōi)

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 Paralympic Games.

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 old National Stadium.[2]

Host selection

In October 2019, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe stated consideration of a direct choice for Kenya to host this championship.[4] [5] Kenya confirmed its bid for the championships in October 2021.[6] In 2022, Japan and Singapore entered bids to host the championships.[7] [8] [9] In July 2022, Tokyo was selected by World Athletics to host the 2025 event, 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.[13]

Qualification

World Athletics approved the timetable and qualification system for the 2025 World Athletics Championships on July 31st, 2024.[14]

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[15] 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.

Results

Men

Track

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

Combined

Women

Track

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

Combined

Mixed

Participating nations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Decisions made at World Athletics Council Meeting in Rome | PRESS-RELEASES | World Athletics . November 30, 2022 . November 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130212305/https://worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/decisions-229-council-meeting-rome-2022 . live .
  2. Web site: Tokyo to host 2025 World Athletics Championships. 14 July 2022. IAAF. July 14, 2022. December 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221208190341/https://www.worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/tokyo-2025-world-athletics-championships. live.
  3. Web site: S.A . Telewizja Polska . Silesia puts in official bid for World Athletics Championships 2025 . 2022-07-16 . tvpworld.com . en . July 16, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220716174530/https://tvpworld.com/53657719/silesia-puts-in-official-bid-for-world-athletics-championships-2025 . live .
  4. Web site: Coe backs proposed Kenya bid for 2025 IAAF World Championships. insidethegames.biz. 5 October 2019. October 7, 2019. August 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220801122453/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1085603/coe-kenya. live.
  5. Web site: LANE ONE: Was the IAAF World Championships a success or failure in Doha?. 6 October 2019. thesportsexaminer.com. October 7, 2019. July 15, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220715095202/http://www.thesportsexaminer.com/lane-one-were-the-iaaf-world-championships-a-success-or-failure-in-doha/. live.
  6. Web site: Kenya confirms bid for 2025 World Athletics Championships. 5 October 2021. The Japan Times. November 17, 2021. November 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117142600/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/05/more-sports/track-field/kenya-world-athletics-2025-bid/. dead.
  7. Web site: Japan bidding to host 2025 World Athletics Championships. 3 October 2021. The Japan Times. November 17, 2021. November 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117142859/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/03/more-sports/track-field/athletics-worlds-2025-japan/. live.
  8. Web site: Singapore announces bid to host World Athletics Championships in 2025 . CNA . 17 March 2022 . en . 17 March 2022 . March 17, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220317102057/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/singapore-announces-bid-host-world-athletics-championships-2025-2570601 . live .
  9. News: Berkeley. Geoff. 17 March 2022. Singapore bidding to host 2025 World Athletics Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 17 March 2022. April 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220406125139/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1120648/singapore-world-athletics-championships.
  10. Web site: Rédaction Africanews . 2022-07-15 . Kenya loses 2025 World Athletics Championships bid to Japan . 2022-07-16 . Africa News . en . 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. . July 16, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220716174530/https://www.africanews.com/2022/07/15/kenya-loses-2025-world-athletics-championships-bid-to-japan/ . live .
  11. Web site: EXPLAINED Why Nairobi lost bid to host 2025 World Championships. Pulse Live. Kimutai. Cyprian. 15 July 2022. July 23, 2022. July 15, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220715121752/https://www.pulselive.co.ke/sports/other-sports/kenya-lost-bid-to-host-2025-world-athletics-championships/0xx3p03. live.
  12. News: Tokyo to host 2025 World Championships . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2022-07-16 . "My ambition to see a World Championships in Africa, and possibly in Nairobi, is undiminished," he told BBC Sport Africa. . July 16, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220716174530/https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/62176668 . live .
  13. https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/tokyo25 WELCOME TO THE WORLD ATHLETICSCHAMPIONSHIPS TOKYO 25
  14. Web site: 31 July 2024 . Timetable and qualification system approved for WCH Tokyo 25 and WIC Nanjing 25. 15 August 2024 . World Athletics.
  15. Web site: 31 July 2024 . World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 - Target number of athletes / teams by event. 15 August 2024 . World Athletics.