World Athletics Championships 2025 Timetable: Day 1, September 13, Full Schedule

The wait is finally over as the 2025 World Athletics Championships guns off in Tokyo, Japan from Saturday September 13.

Tokyo will be the place to be for the next one week as global track and field stars fight it out for medals with the event set to take place from September 13-21.

On the opening day, there will be 17 events lined up both in the morning and afternoon sessions with four finals to be contested.

Pulse Sports fills you in on all the events and timings of the opening day in Tokyo. (All events in East African time).

1.30am: Men’s 35km Race Walk Final

1.30am: Women’s 35km Race Walk Final

3am: Women’s Discus Throw (Qualification - Group A)

4.40am: Women’s Discus Throw (Qualification - Group B)

4.55am: Men’s Shot Put (Qualification)

5.10am: Men’s 100m (Preliminary Round)

5.40am: Mixed 4x400m Relays (Heats)

12.05pm: Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase (Heats)

12:30pm: Women’s Long Jump (Qualification)

12:55pm: Women’s 100m (Heats)

1:05pm: Men’s Pole Vault (Qualification)

1.50pm: Women’s 1,500m (Heats)

2:35pm: Men’s 100m (Heats)

3.10pm: Men’s Shot Put Final

3.30pm: Women’s 10,000m Final

4.20pm: Mixed 4x400m Relay Final