2025 World Athletics Championships
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| Host city | Tokyo |
|---|---|
| Country |  Japan |
| Motto | Every Second, Sugoi |
| Organizers | World Athletics, JAAF |
| Edition | 20th |
| Nations | 198 |
| Athletes | 2202 |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Events | 49 |
| Dates | 13–21 September 2025 |
| Opened by | Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan |
| Closed by | World Athletics President Sebastian Coe |
| 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) were the twentieth edition of the World Athletics Championships, and were held from 13 to 21 September 2025 in Tokyo,[1] Japan.
The championships used the National Stadium, rebuilt for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It was the first time since the 2019 Rugby World Cup on a major sporting event to be held in Japan to allow full spectators following the end of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020s.[2]
This was the third time that the championships were held in Japan, following the 1991 event in Tokyo at the former National Stadium, and the 2007 event in Osaka.[2]
K, member of the Japanese boy band &TEAM, was selected as the official supporter for 2025 World Athletics Championships.
A total of 53 nations won medals at the championships, more than in any previous edition. Samoa, Saint Lucia and Uruguay won their first ever medals at the championships, while Tanzania won their first ever gold medal.[3]
Host selection and venue
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Nairobi, Kenya (Kasarani Stadium)[4]
Singapore (National Stadium)[5]- Tokyo, Japan (National Stadium)[6]
Chorzów, Poland (Silesian Stadium)[7]
In October 2019, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe stated consideration of a direct choice for Kenya to host this championship.[8][9]
Kenya confirmed its bid for the championships in October 2021.[4]
In 2022, Japan and Singapore entered bids to host the championships.[5][6][10] 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 became 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.[11][12] Coe welcomed the selection, but stated that his "ambition to see a World Championships in Africa ... is undiminished".[13]
Qualification
[edit]World Athletics approved the timetable and qualification system for the 2025 World Athletics Championships on 31 July 2024.[14]
Window
[edit]The qualifying window for the marathon and 35 km race walk was 5 November 2023 until 4 May 2025. For the 10,000 m, 20 km race walk, combined events and relays, the window ran from 25 February 2024 to 24 August 2025. For all other events, entry standards could be achieved from 1 August 2024 to 24 August 2025.
Entry standards
[edit]The qualification system for the championships was based on a combination of entry standards and world rankings. The entry standards[15] were 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, were 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 – were deemed to be qualified for the 10,000 m.
The 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China were 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 | 21.50 | 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 |
Event schedule
[edit]In August 2024, World Athletics released the timetable for the championships.[16][17]
| Key | P | Q | H | ½ | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Preliminary round | Qualifiers | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
M = morning session, E = evening session
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| Date | Sep 13 | |
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| Event | M | E |
| 4 × 400 m relay | H | F |
Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Japan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 16 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| 2 | Kenya | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 |  Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Botswana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
 Spain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
 Sweden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Jamaica | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 |  Italy | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 |  Germany | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 |  Brazil | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Australia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 |  Cuba | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 |  Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 |  Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tanzania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 |  Great Britain & N.I. | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 |  China | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Ethiopia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 24 |  Mexico | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 |  Bahrain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 27 |  Algeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dominica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Grenada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Morocco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 40 | Japan* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Qatar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Saint Lucia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Samoa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (53 entries) | 49 | 49 | 51 | 149 | |
Medal summary
[edit]Men
[edit]* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals
Women
[edit]* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals
Mixed
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
United States Bryce Deadmon Lynna Irby Jenoah McKiver Alexis Holmes |
3:08.80 =CR | Netherlands Eugene Omalla Lieke Klaver Jonas Phijffers Femke Bol Eveline Saalberg* |
3:09.96 SB | Belgium Dylan Borlée Imke Vervaet Alexander Doom Helena Ponette Jonathan Sacoor* |
3:10.61 |
Participating nations
[edit] | This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: numbers of athletes per nation are outdated. (September 2025) |
On 5 September 2025, World Athletics officially published the final entry lists to the championships.[18][19][20] More than 2202 athletes from almost 198 teams intend to compete at the championships.[21]
Athlete Refugee Team (6)
Afghanistan (1)
Albania (1)- Algeria (9)
American Samoa (1)
Andorra (1)
Angola (1)
Anguilla (1)
Antigua and Barbuda (1)
Argentina (5)
Armenia (2)- Australia (88)
Austria (10)
Azerbaijan (1)
Bahamas (15)- Bahrain (8)
Bangladesh (1)
Barbados (3)- Belgium (47)
Belize (1)
Benin (2)
Bermuda (1)
Bolivia (1)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)- Botswana (12)
- Brazil (47)
British Virgin Islands (6)
Brunei (1)
Bulgaria (4)
Burkina Faso (2)
Burundi (4)
Cambodia (1)
Cameroon (4)- Canada (59)
Cape Verde (1)
Cayman Islands (1)
Chad (1)
Chile (14)- China (73)
- Colombia (18)
Comoros (1)
Republic of the Congo (1)
Cook Islands (1)
Costa Rica (3)
Croatia (8)- Cuba (17)
Cyprus (5)- Czech Republic (25)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)
Denmark (9)
Djibouti (3)- Dominica (3)
- Dominican Republic (4)
- Ecuador (14)
Egypt (4)
El Salvador (1)
Equatorial Guinea (1)
Eritrea (7)
Estonia (10)- Ethiopia (36)
Fiji (1)
Finland (29)- France (77)
French Polynesia (1)
Gabon (1)
The Gambia (1)
Georgia (1)- Germany (83)
Ghana (8)
Gibraltar (1)- Great Britain and Northern Ireland (67)
- Greece (19)
- Grenada (4)
Guam (1)
Guatemala (3)
Guinea (2)
Guinea-Bissau (1)
Guyana (1)
Haiti (2)
Honduras (1)
Hong Kong (1)- Hungary (18)
Iceland (3)
India (19)
Indonesia (1)
Iraq (1)
Iran (1)- Ireland (25)
Israel (9)- Italy (88)
Ivory Coast (5)- Jamaica (67)
- Japan (119) (hosts)
Jordan (1)
Kazakhstan (5)- Kenya (62)
Kiribati (1)- South Korea (6)
Kuwait (1)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Laos (1)- Latvia (4)
Lebanon (1)
Lesotho (1)
Liberia (3)- Lithuania (11)
Luxembourg (4)
Macau (1)
Madagascar (1)
Malawi (1)
Malaysia (1)
Maldives (1)
Mali (1)
Malta (1)
Marshall Islands (1)
Mauritius (1)- Mexico (19)
Federated States of Micronesia (1)
Moldova (2)
Mongolia (4)
Montenegro (1)
Montserrat (1)- Morocco (19)
Mozambique (1)
Myanmar (1)
Namibia (2)
Nicaragua (1)
Nauru (1)
Nepal (1)- Netherlands (53)
- New Zealand (14)
Niger (2)- Nigeria (15)
North Macedonia (2)
Northern Mariana Islands (1)
Norway (28)
Oman (1)
Pakistan (1)
Palau (1)
Palestine (1)
Panama (2)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Paraguay (2)
Philippines (2)
Peru (10)- Poland (59)
- Portugal (32)
- Puerto Rico (12)
- Qatar (12)
Romania (9)
Rwanda (3)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)- Saint Lucia (2)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2)- Samoa (1)
San Marino (1)
São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
Saudi Arabia (5)
Senegal (4)- Serbia (6)
Seychelles (1)- Singapore (2)
- Slovakia (9)
- Slovenia (10)
Solomon Islands (1)- South Africa (49)
South Sudan (1)- Spain (55)
Sri Lanka (3)
Sudan (1)
Suriname (1)- Sweden (35)
Syria (1)- Switzerland (31)
Chinese Taipei (2)
Tajikistan (1)- Tanzania (2)
Thailand (2)
Timor-Leste (1)
Tonga (1)
Togo (1)- Trinidad and Tobago (4)
Tunisia (4)
Turkey (20)
Turkmenistan (1)
Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
Uganda (21)- Ukraine (23)
- United States (141)
- Uruguay (9)
Uzbekistan (3)
Vanuatu (1)- Venezuela (4)
Vietnam (1)
Virgin Islands (2)
Zambia (6)
Zimbabwe (8)
Number of athletes by nation
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External links
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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 | |
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