Key events
Men’s and women’s 200m: Our first racing events are about to begin. Six heats of eight with the first three of each heat plus the six fastest times qualify to the semi-final. The Americans are expected to be quite dominant.
Men’s javelin throw – Group A: The first of the two groups have begun, which contains the world No 1 Julian Weber and the world No 2 Neeraj Chopra. The automatic qualifying mark is 84.50m or at least the best 12 qualify to the final.
Men’s triple jump: But first let us get to our first event of the evening session. Two groups of 18 will compete in qualifiers. The automatic qualifying mark is 17.10m or at least the best 12 qualify to the final on Friday.
The world No 1 Andy Díaz Hernández is in Group B and his season and personal best is 17.80m. The Italian won bronze at the Paris Olympics and won gold at the 2025 Nanjing Indoor Championships.
Men’s 1500m: And later today, GB’s Josh Kerr will be hoping to defend his 1500m title – a title he is confident is his.
I’ve done it before. I know how to do it. I’m in a better place. I’m more excited. I’ve already got one of those gold medals in my safe. When I say easier, I’m not saying the race is going to be easier. I’m not saying the competition is worse. I’m saying that I know how to do it.
This training camp has been pretty hard. I’m so excited to go out and race those guys over 1500m. It’s probably going to be the easiest thing I’ve done over the last six weeks.
Kerr will be competing against GB’s Jake Wightman (a former world champion) and Neil Gourley (silver medal in indoor championships).
Women’s 400m: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ran one of the fastest times in history to qualify for the women’s 400m final and the American is targeting a 40-year record.
The American ran 48.29sec in her semi-final on Tuesday – smashing her personal best by nearly half a second – and then promising to run faster in the final on Thursday. “This race definitely gives me confidence for the final,” she said. “I didn’t expect to run this fast today. And I still have more to show.”
Read more on McLaughlin-Levrone’s chances and what to can expect from the only three-time Olympic champion in the 1500m, Faith Kipyegon.
Men’s 200m: The talk on everyone’s lips today is Gout Gout, the Australian wonder-kid who has emerged as sprinting’s best young talent.
His heat today pits him against five semi-final contenders aged 23 or under, including three that have run quicker than him. The teenager must match or beat his fastest 200m times to make sure his World Athletics Championships debut lasts more than just today’s heats.
Today’s schedule
11.05am BST / 7.05pm JST – men’s triple jump – qualification
11.10am BST / 7.10pm JST – men’s javelin throw – qualification group A
11:25am BST / 7.25pm JST – women’s pole vault – final
11.30am BST / 7.30pm JST – women’s 200m – heats
12.15pm BST / 8.15pm JST – men’s 200m – heats
12.45pm BST / 8.45pm JST – men’s javelin throw – qualification group B
12.49pm BST / 8.49pm JST – men’s long jump – final
1.03pm BST/ 9.03pm JST – women’s 400m hurdles – semi-final
1.30pm BST/ 9.30pm JST – men’s 400m hurdles – semi-final
1.30pm BST / 9.30pm JST – men’s 1500m – semi-final
1.57pm BST / 9.57pm JST – women’s 3000m steeplechase – final
2.20pm BST / 10.20pm JST – men’s 1500m – final
Preamble
Hello and welcome to night five of the 2025 World Athletics Championships. It is another jam-packed evening session in Tokyo with four gold medals to be awarded today as quite a few athletes also eye world records. Plus will Great Britain win their first medal today?
The action starts at 11.05am BST / 7.05pm JST. Let’s go!
