2025 World Athletics Championships: Dates, Times, Events... The Complete Calendar

The World Athletics Championships will be held in Tokyo from September 13 to 21.

September is a highly anticipated month for athletes with the World Athletics Championships. We'll be following Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who will be making her final appearance on the international stage before retiring. The men's 100m will also be highly anticipated, with Noah Lyles, the defending champion and reigning Olympic 100m champion, eagerly awaited. The women's 400m, with the duel between Marileidy Paulino, crowned at Paris 2024, and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, is also under scrutiny. We'll also be following Japanese star Kitaguchi Haruka, the reigning Olympic javelin champion. And finally, what about Armand Duplantis, multiple world record holder in the pole vault, who is certainly in the running to break a new record.

The French team squad

There are 74 French athletes (31 women and 43 men) who will participate in the World Athletics Championships taking place in Tokyo, here is the group.

The complete World Championships calendar

• Saturday, September 13
• 1 hour: final 35 km walk F & H
• 2h: AF group discus throw qualifications
• 3:55 a.m.: Men's shot put qualifications
• 3:55 a.m.: discus throw qualifications, BF group
• 4:23 a.m.: 100m preliminary round
• 4:55 a.m.: 4x400m mixed relay series
• 11:05 a.m.: 3000m steeplechase men's series
• 11:30 a.m.: Women's long jump qualifications
• 11:55 a.m.: 100m F series
• 12:05 p.m.: Men's pole vault qualifications
• 12:50 p.m.: 1500m F series
• 1:35 p.m.: 100m H series
• 2:10 p.m.: Men's shot put final
• 2:30 p.m.: 10,000 m F final
• 3:20 p.m.: 4X400 m mixed relay final
• Sunday, September 14
• 1h: marathon final F
• 2h: hammer throw qualifications F group A
• 2:35: 100m hurdles series
• 3:45 a.m.: hammer throw qualifications F group B
• 4:28: 100m hurdles series
• 11:35 a.m.: 400m H series
• 11:40 a.m.: Men's high jump qualifications
• 12:10 p.m.: Discus throw final
• 12:25 p.m.: 400m F series
• 1:20 p.m.: 100m Women's semi-finals
• 1:40 p.m.: Women's long jump final
• 1:43 p.m.: 100m Men's semi-finals
• 2:05 p.m.: 1500m Women's semi-finals
• 2:30 p.m.: 10,000 m H final
• 3:13 p.m.: 100m Women's final
• 3:20 p.m.: 100m Men's final
• Monday, September 15
• 1h: marathon H final
• 2h: hammer throw qualifications H group A
• 2:05: Pole vault qualifications Women
• 2h15: 3000m steeplechase series F
• 3:45 a.m.: Hammer throw qualifications, group B
• 4:20 a.m.: 400m hurdles series for women
• 12:35 p.m.: 400m hurdles men's series
• 12:40 p.m.: Men's long jump qualifications
• 1:10 p.m.: pole vault final H
• 1:20 p.m.: 110m hurdles series
• 2 p.m.: hammer throw final F
• 2:05 p.m.: 100m hurdles semi-finals
• 2:30 p.m.: 1500m H semi-finals
• 2:55 p.m.: 3000 m steeplechase H final
• 3:20 p.m.: 100m hurdles final
• Tuesday, September 16
• 12:35 p.m.: 800 m H series
• 12:40 p.m.: F triple jump qualifications
• 1:35 p.m.: Men's high jump final
• 1:40 p.m.: 110m hurdles semi-finals
• 2 p.m.: Hammer throw final
• 2:05 p.m.: 400m Women's semi-finals
• 2:35 p.m.: 400m Men's semi-finals
• 3:05 p.m.: 1500 m F final
• 3:20 p.m.: 110m hurdles final
• Wednesday, September 17
• 12:05 p.m.: triple jump qualifications H
• 12:10 p.m.: Javelin throw qualifications for group B
• 12:30 p.m.: 200m F series
• 1:10 p.m.: pole vault final F
• 1:15 p.m.: 200m H series
• 1:45 p.m.: Javelin throw qualifications for men, group B
• 1:50 p.m.: Men's long jump final
• 2 p.m.: Women's 400m hurdles semi-finals
• 2:30 p.m.: Men's 400m hurdles semi-finals
• 2:57 p.m.: 3000 m steeplechase F final
• 3:20 p.m.: 1500 m H final
• Thursday, September 18
• 12:05 p.m.: 5000 m F series
• 12:15 p.m.: Women's high jump qualifications
• 12:23 p.m.: Men's javelin throw final
• 12:55 p.m.: 800m F series
• 1:55 p.m.: Women's triple jump final
• 2:02 p.m.: 200m Men's semi-finals
• 2:24 p.m.: 200m Women's semi-finals
• 2:45 p.m.: 800m Men's semi-finals
• 3:10 p.m.: 400m Men's final
• 3:24 p.m.: 400m Women's final
• Friday, September 19
• 10:33 a.m.: heptathlon – 100 m hurdles
• 11:20 a.m.: heptathlon – high jump
• 12:30 p.m.: Javelin throw qualifications for the AF group
• 1:05 p.m.: 5000 m H series
• 1:30 p.m.: heptathlon – shot put
• 1:45 p.m.: 800m Women's semi-finals
• 1:50 p.m.: Men's triple jump final
• 2 p.m.: Javelin throw qualifications, BF group
• 2:15 p.m.: Men's 400m hurdles final
• 2:27 p.m.: Women's 400m hurdles final
• 2:38 p.m.: heptathlon – 200 m
• 3:06 p.m.: 200m Men's final
• 3:22 p.m.: 200m Women's final
• Saturday, September 20
• 12:30 a.m.: F marathon final
• 2h: Men's discus throw qualifications, group A
• 2h25: decathlon – 100 m
• 2h50: final 20 km walk H
• 3h: Shot Put Qualifications F
• 3:05: decathlon – length
• 3:35 a.m.: Discus throw qualifications, group B
• 4:30 a.m.: heptathlon – long jump
• 4:45 a.m.: decathlon – weights
• 12 p.m.: heptathlon – javelin
• 12:05 p.m.: decathlon – high jump
• 12:35 p.m.: 4x400m H relay series
• 12:54 p.m.: Women's shot put final
• 1 p.m.: 4x400m relay series for women
• 1:25 p.m.: 4x100m H relay series
• 1:45 p.m.: 4x100m relay series for women
• 2:05 p.m.: Women's javelin throw final
• 2:11 p.m.: heptathlon – 800 m
• 2:29 p.m.: 5000 m F final
• 2:55 p.m.: decathlon – 400 m
• 3:22 p.m.: 800m H final
• Sunday, September 21
• 2:05: decathlon – 110 m hurdles
• 2:55: decathlon – group A disc
• 4:05 a.m.: decathlon – group B disc
• 4:35 a.m.: decathlon – pole vault group A
• 5:20 a.m.: decathlon – pole vault group B
• 10:35 a.m.: decathlon – javelin group A
• 11:47 a.m.: decathlon – javelin group B
• 12:30 p.m.: Women's high jump final
• 12:35 p.m.: 800m Women's final
• 12:50 p.m.: 5000 m H final
• 1 p.m.: Discus throw final
• 1:25 p.m.: 4x400m men's relay final
• 1:40 p.m.: 4x400 m women's relay final
• 1:55 p.m.: decathlon – 1500 m
• 2:10 p.m.: 4x100m Women's relay final
• 2:20 p.m.: 4x100m men's relay final

What broadcast?

The World Athletics Championships are broadcast by France Télévisions (France 2, France 3 and France TV Sport).