The World Athletics Council has finalized the schedule and qualification criteria for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo and the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing.

Here’s what you need to know:

– The Tokyo Championships are set for September 13-21, 2025. Road events will be held in the morning, while other finals will take place in the evening. Morning sessions will be scheduled on both weekends. During the weekdays, only evening sessions will occur.

– The competition will start with the 35km race walk and end with the mixed 4x400m relay. The second day will feature the finals for the men’s and women’s 100m races. The final day will have nine track finals, concluding with the men’s 4x100m relay.

– Athlete qualification will be determined by meeting entry standards and world rankings, aiming to qualify approximately 50% of competitors. Different events have specific qualification windows, including periods for marathons, race walks, and other track events.

The qualifying windows are as follows:

• Marathon and 35km race walk: November 5th, 2023 - May 4, 2025
• 10,000m, 20km race walk, combined events and relays: February 25, 2024 - August 24, 2025
• All other events: August 1, 2024 - August 24, 2025

– For the 10,000m, the qualification process has been revised to include only the top three from the Cross Country Tour, reduced from the previous top eight.

– At the Nanjing Indoor Championships (March 21-23, 2025), athletes can qualify by meeting entry standards, winning their event on the World Indoor Tour, or through rankings from September 1, 2024, to March 9, 2025. This replaces the previous system that used world rankings.

Here are the new qualifying standards:

Men’s events:

• 100m - 10.00
• 200m - 20.16
• 400m - 44.85
• 800m - 1:44.50
• 1500m (Mile / Road Mile standard) - 3:33.00 (3:50.00)
• 5000m / 5km road - 13:01.00
• 10,000m / 10km road - 27:00.00
• Marathon - 2:06:30
• 3000m Steeplechase - 8:15.00
• 110m Hurdles - 13.27
• 400m Hurdles - 48.50
• High Jump - 2.33
• Pole Vault - 5.82
• Long Jump - 8.27
• Triple Jump - 17.22
• Shot Put - 21.50
• Discus Throw - 67.50
• Hammer Throw - 78.20
• Javelin Throw - 85.50
• Decathlon – 8550
• 20K Race Walk – 1:19:20
• 35K Race Walk – 2:28:00
• 4X100m, 4X400m and Mixed 4X400m - Top 14 at World Relays + 2 from the World List

Women’s events:

• 100m - 11.07
• 200m - 22.57
• 400m - 50.75
• 800m - 1:59.00
• 1500m (Mile) - 4:01.50 (4:19.90)
• 5000m / 5km Road - 14:50.00
• 10,000m / 10km Road - 30:20.00
• Marathon - 2:23:30
• 3000m Steeplechase - 9:18.00
• 100m Hurdles - 12.73
• 400m Hurdles - 54.65
• High Jump - 1.97
• Pole Vault - 4.73
• Long Jump - 6.86
• Triple Jump - 14.55
• Shot Put - 18.80
• Discus Throw - 64.50
• Hammer Throw - 74.00
• Javelin Throw - 64.00
• Heptathlon – 6500
• 20k Race Walk – 1:29:00
• 35k Race Walk – 2:48:00
• 4x100m, 4x400m and Mixed 4x400m - Top 14 at World Relays + 2 from the World List

Running event standards that got faster compared to the entry standards for the Paris Olympics:

Women's Events:

• 400m: 50.95 to 50.75
• 800m: 1:59:30 to 1:59.00
• 1500m/Mile: 4:02.50/4:20.90 to 4:01.50/4:19.90
• 5000m: 14:52.00 to 14:50.00
• 10,000m: 30:40.00 to 30:20.00
• Marathon: 2:26:50 to 2:23:30

Men's Events:

• 400m: 45.00 to 44.85
• 400m hurdles: 48.70 to 48.50 800m: 1:44:70 to 1:44:50
• 1500m/Mile: 3:33.50/3:50.40 to 3:33.00/3:50.00
• 5000m: 13:05.00 to 13:01.00
• Marathon: 2:08:10 to 2:06:30