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World Championships in Tokyo highlights the top events of the year but fans will be treated for full action throughout the year.
There are so many things to get excited about in the sport of athletics in 2025. Four World Athletics Series events take place this year, kicking off with the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March.
The global showpiece is the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 in September and for many athletes the road to Tokyo will include the one-day meeting circuits such as the Diamond League and Continental Tour, where statements will be made and rivalries will be renewed.
Here are just five of the many things to look forward to over the next 12 months.
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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 - Four years on from the Tokyo Olympics, the world’s best athletes will return to Japan’s capital city for the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25. This time, Tokyo will have the chance to fill the Japan National Stadium with athletics fans who were unable to attend the Olympic Games due to pandemic restrictions. More than 2000 athletes from some 200 countries will compete in one of the world's biggest sporting events, where 49 titles are up for grabs across the nine action-packed days of competition. The general ticket sale opens on January 31 and fans can register now for updates.
World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 25 - Fans don’t have to wait long for the first global track and field championships of the year, as the Chinese city of Nanjing hosts the World Indoor Championships on March 21-23. The 20th edition of the World Indoor Championships will see more than 500 athletes from about 120 nations challenge for medals across 26 disciplines during the three days of competition. Two world records were among the standout performances at the last edition in Glasgow in 2024, when Femke Bol and Devynne Charlton made history. They could be among the athletes seeking further success in Nanjing.
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World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 - Athletes will be racing for World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 places when top-class athletics action returns to China in May. Guangzhou hosts the seventh edition of the World Athletics Relays on May 10-11, with World Championships places available in the men’s and women’s 4x100m and 4x400m, plus the mixed 4x400m. The program will also feature a mixed 4x100m for the first time.
World Athletics Road Running Championships San Diego 25 - The streets of San Diego will welcome the world for a festival of road racing from 26-28 September. At the front of the fields the elites will battle for World Road Running Championships titles in the mile, 5km and half marathon, and runners can join the celebration by taking part in the mass races. The three-day program kicks off with the mile events on September 26 and closes with the half marathon races on September 28.
One-day meeting circuits - It is during the sport’s one-day meeting circuits that the world’s best athletes will hone their preparations for those four World Athletics Series events. Expect fierce competition as athletes look to make their mark during the Wanda Diamond League and World Athletics Continental Tour, plus the World Indoor Tour, Cross Country Tour, Combined Events Tour and Race Walking Tour throughout the year.
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