World Championships Tokyo 2025: Dates, Time and Where to Watch Faith Kipyegon, Noah Lyles, Sha’Carri Richardson and Co in Action

Tokyo will host the 2025 World Athletics Championships, with Faith Kipyegon, Noah Lyles, Sha’Carri Richardson and more global stars set to light up the track live on major broadcasters.

The world’s greatest track and field athletes, including Faith Kipyegon, Beatrice Chebet, Noah Lyles, Julien Alfred and Sha’Carri Richardson, are set to descend upon Tokyo, Japan, for the 20th edition of the World Athletics Championships.

From September 13 to 21, 2025, the Japan National Stadium, the very same venue that hosted the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, will become the epicentre of global athletics.

With a stellar lineup of defending champions, record-breakers, and rising stars, the nine-day event promises to be a showcase of an unforgettable chapter in sporting history.

The return to the Japan National Stadium holds special significance, as it provides a new opportunity for athletes to chase glory in a venue etched in recent Olympic memory.

For many, it will be a chance for redemption, to build on past successes, or to finally claim the top spot on the podium in one of the world’s most iconic sporting arenas.

The World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 will run from Saturday, September 13, to Sunday, September 21.

The competition is divided into morning and evening sessions, but with Tokyo being in the Japan Standard Time (JST) zone, viewers in other parts of the world will need to adjust their schedules accordingly.

For those in East Africa, for example, the time difference is seven hours, with Japan being ahead, meaning most of the anticipated finals will air in the afternoon.

The men’s and women’s 100m finals, always a highlight of the championships, are scheduled for Sunday, September 14. The men’s and women’s 200m finals will follow on Friday, September 19.

Fans around the globe will have multiple ways to follow the action. In the United States, NBC Sports and Peacock hold the exclusive broadcasting rights.

The full event will be available for streaming on Peacock, with additional coverage on NBC, CNBC, and USA Network.

For viewers in East Africa, the livestream will be available on SuperSport Africa 1 / Variety 3. The event will also be streamed on Eurovision Sport. For other viewers worldwide, World Athletics has provided the streaming information.

The Tokyo championships are set to feature the sport’s biggest names, each with a unique story and a quest for history. Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon, already a legend in the middle distances, enters the championships as a favourite.

Faith Kipyegon has dominated the women’s 1500m for years, adding Olympic and World Championship titles to her resume.

She clocked a new world record in the 1500m at the Prefontaine Classic. She also set a new African record in the 3000m at the Silesia Diamond League, showcasing her incredible range and fitness.

Her pursuit of more world titles in Tokyo will undoubtedly be one of the most compelling storylines of the championships.

Noah Lyles, the reigning world champion in both the 100m and 200m, comes to Tokyo with a different kind of narrative.

The 2025 season has been a ‘wild and unexpected’ one for the American sprinter, who was sidelined by a minor ankle injury early in the year.

Despite the setback, Noah Lyles has shown he is hitting his form at the perfect time, with a strong season debut in the 200m at the Monaco Diamond League.

The women’s 100m is always one of the most unpredictable and highly anticipated events, and this year is no different. Sha’Carri Richardson, the 2023 World Champion, has had a turbulent 2025 season.

An injury early in the year disrupted her training and led to some shaky results. However, the American sprinter has shown signs of a return to form, most recently with a podium finish at the Brussels Diamond League.

With a stacked field of rivals, including the likes of Julien Alfred, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, and the legendary Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Richardson’s road to a repeat world title will be a challenging one.

Marileidy Paulino from the Dominican Republic will be one to watch in the women’s 400m. She has been in sensational form and will be looking to add a world title to her Olympic gold.

On his part, Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis, the Swedish pole vault sensation, is always a must-see. The world record holder is seemingly in a league of his own and will be chasing his next world title, and perhaps, another world record.

In the distance events, the men’s 1500m will be a battleground, while the women’s 5000m and 10,000m will feature a host of talented runners, including Faith Kipyegon’s compatriot, Beatrice Chebet, the double Olympic champion and Agnes Ngetich.

The world will be watching as athletes push their limits, chase records, and etch their names into the annals of sporting history.