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World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships

Thank you for following the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25. Catch up on all of the action by checking out our&nbsp;<a href="https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/tokyo25/news/reports">event-by-event reports</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/tokyo25/timetable">results</a>&nbsp;and more.
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One world record was set, seven championship records were broken or equalled, and there were a series of historic firsts.
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The next edition of the World Athletics Championships will take place in Beijing in 2027.

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WELCOME TO THE  WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS TOKYO 25!
The World Athletics Championships will be held in Tokyo from 13-21 September 2025.
More than 2000 athletes from some 200 countries will come to Tokyo to take part in one of the world's biggest sporting events. The first event was held in Helsinki, Finland.Tokyo will host the event for the second time and for the first time since 1991. 

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