Host city | Tokyo |
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Country | Japan |
Motto | Wonders of unity (Japanese: 団結の驚異, Danketsu no kyōi) |
Dates | 13–21 September 2025 |
Main venue | National Stadium |
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. [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 old National Stadium. [2]
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]
The championships are being held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. [13]
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.
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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Chronology: 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 |
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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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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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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)
|
* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
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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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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Chronology: 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 |
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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4 × 400 metres relay |
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.
"My ambition to see a World Championships in Africa, and possibly in Nairobi, is undiminished," he told BBC Sport Africa.
Host city | Tokyo |
---|---|
Country | Japan |
Motto | Wonders of unity (Japanese: 団結の驚異, Danketsu no kyōi) |
Dates | 13–21 September 2025 |
Main venue | National Stadium |
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. [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 old National Stadium. [2]
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]
The championships are being held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. [13]
Chronology: 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 |
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres |
||||||
200 metres |
||||||
400 metres |
||||||
800 metres |
||||||
1500 metres |
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5000 metres |
||||||
10,000 metres |
||||||
Marathon |
||||||
110 metres hurdles |
||||||
400 metres hurdles |
||||||
3000 metres steeplechase |
||||||
20 kilometres walk |
||||||
35 kilometres walk |
||||||
4 × 100 metres relay |
||||||
4 × 400 metres relay |
||||||
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.
Chronology: 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 |
---|
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High jump |
||||||
Pole vault |
||||||
Long jump |
||||||
Triple jump |
||||||
Shot put |
||||||
Discus throw |
||||||
Javelin throw |
||||||
Hammer throw |
||||||
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)
|
Chronology: 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 |
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Decathlon |
||||||
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)
|
Chronology: 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 |
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres |
||||||
200 metres |
||||||
400 metres |
||||||
800 metres |
||||||
1500 metres |
||||||
5000 metres |
||||||
10,000 metres |
||||||
Marathon |
||||||
100 metres hurdles |
||||||
400 metres hurdles |
||||||
3000 metres steeplechase |
||||||
20 kilometres walk |
||||||
35 kilometres walk |
||||||
4 × 100 metres relay |
||||||
4 × 400 metres relay |
||||||
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.
Chronology: 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 |
---|
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High jump |
||||||
Pole vault |
||||||
Long jump |
||||||
Triple jump |
||||||
Shot put |
||||||
Discus throw |
||||||
Hammer throw |
||||||
Javelin throw |
||||||
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)
|
Chronology: 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 |
---|
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heptathlon |
||||||
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)
|
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 × 400 metres relay |
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.
"My ambition to see a World Championships in Africa, and possibly in Nairobi, is undiminished," he told BBC Sport Africa.