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2025 is set to be another track and field year that's going to be competitive. Here is everything you need to know about the athletes to watch this year.
Track and field has always had cut-throat competition. Athletes have performed exceptionally well, especially in an action-packed 2024.
This year looks to be more thrilling considering that most of the athletes have something to prove after winning at the Paris Olympics.
Those who failed to win or make the team to the Games are under even greater pressure to deliver, having previously silenced critics.
In this article, Pulse Sports Kenya brings you the details of 7 track and field athletes to watch in 2025.
7. Akani Simbine.
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Akani Simbine must be relieved that he finally won an individual medal in a global championship after close to 12 years without one.
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The South African has come close to winning individual medals on the global stage but has never achieved the feat, with his close finish being fourth place.
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However, he has enjoyed dominating continental and Commonwealth events with his last individual medals being at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and African Championships where he claimed silver medals.
His long wait for a global medal ended at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March where he clinched bronze in the 60m.
American sprint legend Justin Gatlin has even backed the 31-year-old to challenge for top honours at the World Championships in Tokyo.
6. Emmanuel Wanyonyi
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Emmanuel Wanyonyi had the best season of his entire career to date in 2024. The Kenyan 800m sensation cruised to victory in Paris, claiming the gold medal in a time of 1:41.19.
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He beat Djamel Sedjati to become the third fastest man in history at the distance, behind only fellow Kenyan David Rudisha and Danish athlete Wilson Kipketer in 800m.
Wanyonyi also lowered his 800m personal best by 0.08 seconds to 1:41.11 at the Lausanne Diamond League. He has been backed to break David Rudisha's record of 1:40.91 over the distance.
Wanyonyi looks in fine form this year after winning the 2km National Cross-Country championships in February and the pressure to break Rudisha's record could be immense.
5. Athing Mu
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The American had a year to forget after missing out on an Olympic slot due to an injury. Athing Mu, the 2020 Olympics 800m champion, fell in the finals of the US Olympics trials and faded to a ninth-place finish.
Athing Mu tried to bounce back at the Holloway Pro Classic but could only afford a fifth-place finish and ended her season there.
With Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson winning in Paris, Mu, faces a tough task of reclaiming her past glory considering that Mary Moraa is also hot on her heels. The rivalry could be settled at the World Championships.
4. Christian Coleman
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Christian Coleman has failed to live up to the talent that he initially had. His career has faced ups and downs with an 18-month suspension potentially the lowest moment in his career.
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At 29, Coleman has little time left to conquer the world and has a lot to prove this year considering that 2024 was not good.
He went to the Paris Olympics as part of the USA 4x100m relay team that was disqualified. The 60m world record holder who specialises in 100m and 200m, has already changed his coach as part of the strategy to help him medal going forward.
Christian Coleman's current coach is Dennis Mitchell, who also coaches his girlfriend Sha'Carri Richardson. Coleman now trains with Mitchell at Star Athletics Track Club in Florida.
3. Shericka Jackson
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Last year was not all cosy for Jackson who was forced to miss the Paris Olympic Games due to an injury.
Shericka Jackson started her Olympic campaign with a win in the 200m at the Diamond League Meeting in Rabat in a time of 22.82 seconds.
She then placed a disappointing fifth over 200m at the Bislett Games, ending her two-year unbeaten streak in the event.
Shericka Jackson bounced back to winning ways at the Diamond League Meeting in Stockholm then headed to the Jamaican Championships.
Jackson won the Jamaican Championship titles in the 100m and 200 m with times of 10.87 seconds and 22.29 seconds respectively.
She was selected for the Jamaican team for the 2024 Paris Olympics but had to withdraw due to injury. At 30, all eyes will be on the Jamaican this year considering that she lost the 100m title at the 2023 World Championships to Sha'Carri Richardson.
With the emergence of Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred, the trio could spark debate in Tokyo.
2. Kishane Thompson
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Little was known about Thompson until he shot into the spotlight at the Paris Olympics in the 100m photo finish.
In the deepest men’s 100m race of all time, Noah Lyles pipped Thompson to the gold by just five-thousandths of a second.
Thompson has come under scrutiny for skipping the World Indoor Championships. And after his blistering performance in Paris, all eyes will be keen to see how his rivalry with Noah Lyles turns out in major sprints this year.
1. Gout Gout
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The Australian set the world in awe of his performance in December 2024 when he first came to the spotlight.
Gout Gout is the Australian and Oceanian record holder in the 200m, with a time of 20.04 seconds set in 2024. The 17-year-old finished runner-up to compatriot Lachlan Kennedy in the 200m race at the Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne on March 29 2025.
Gout Gout has been compared to Usain Bolt and the pressure to emulate his idol is already high. The World Championships will represent Gout Gout's major assignment this year.
Having trained with Noah Lyles in Florida it is easy to understand why the teenager will be one of the athletes to watch this year.
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