World Athletics Championships 2025: Dates, location, events, schedule & more

Read our guide to this month's World Athletics Championships ahead of nine days of fascinating track and field competition.

Dates

The World Athletics Championships 2025 are taking place from Saturday 13th September until Sunday 21st September.

Host & Venue

The event is being staged in Tokyo, Japan. It is the third time that the championships will be held in Japan, following the 1991 event in Tokyo at the former National Stadium, and the 2007 event in Osaka.

This time around, the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo is the venue. It was purpose built for the 2020 Summer Olympics and is located in Kasumigaoka-machi, Shinjuku in Tokyo. For athletics events, the stadium is expected to hold a 67,750 capacity.

Key Event Schedule

There are 49 gold medals up for grabs over nine days in Tokyo across a variety of disciplines in track and field. Below are some of the key events to look out for, including when the heats and finals are expected to take place.

Men's Event Schedule

Men's 100m	Heats: Saturday 13th September Final: Sunday 14th September
Men's 4x100m Relay	Heats: Saturday 20th September Final: Sunday 21st September
Men's 200m	Heats: Wednesday 17th September Final: Friday 19th September
Men's 1500m	Heats: Sunday 14th September Final: Wednesday 17th September
Men's Pole Vault	Qualification: Saturday 13th September Final: Monday 15th September
Men's Shot Put	Qualification: Saturday 13th September Final: Saturday 13th September

Women's Event Schedule

Women's 100m	Heats: Saturday 13th September Final: Sunday 14th September
Women's 4x100m Relay	Heats: Saturday 20th September Final: Sunday 21st September
Women's 200m	Heats: Wednesday 17th September Final: Thursday 18th September
Women's 1500m	Heats: Saturday 13th September Final: Tuesday 16th September
Women's Pole Vault	Qualification: Monday 15th September Final: Wednesday 17th September
Women's Shot Put	Qualification: Saturday 20th September Final: Saturday 20th September