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[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 .
The idea of having an Athletics World Championships was around well before the competition's first event in 1983. In 1913, the IAAF decided that the Olympic Games would serve as the World Championships for athletics. This was considered suitable for over 50 years until in the late 1960s the desire of many IAAF members to have their own World ...
On 10 November 2024, World Athletics announced the qualification system for the championships. [9] The top 16 teams in each event at the during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games qualify for entry to the championships. The host country China will enter with one team in each event, regardless of any entry conditions. The remaining teams (up to 32 in ...
The results of the event will determine qualification for the September 13–21 2025 World Athletics Championships, held in Tokyo, Japan. [4] Provided they achieved the World standard or are in the World Athletics ranking quota, the top two athletes in each event will gain a place on the Team USA World team.
As a consequence of the pandemic, an extra edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships originally planned for 2020 will also be held in 2025 in Nanjing, China. It will be the first time since 2003 that the indoor and outdoor events will occur in the same year, before the indoor championships revert to an even-numbered year schedule in 2026.
Everything you need to know ahead of the event in Budapest
World records set in 2025 Event Performance Athlete (nationality) Location Date Ref. Video 3000 metres short track 7:22.91 min i Grant Fisher (USA) New York, New York, United States 8 February 2025 [1] Mile short track 3:46.63 min i Yared Nuguse (USA) New York, New York, United States 8 February 2025 [1] 1500 metres short track 3:29.63+ min i
The Gold-level meetings award extra World Athletics Rankings cross country placement points, which can be used to earn automatic qualification into the 10,000 metres track race at the 2025 World Athletics Championships. [1] The Tour is also seen by some as a way to prepare for the 2024 European Cross Country Championships. [2]