Edition 270 | September 2025 |
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Looking ahead to the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 |
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The world's best athletes head to Tokyo this month for the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.
The 20th edition of this prestigious competition will star more than 2000 athletes from some 200 countries as they compete for medals across 49 events during nine days of action from 13-21 September.
As well as World Championships competition, the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold concludes in Beijing, while Platinum Label road race action continues in Berlin and the World Mountain & Trail Running Championships will see some of the world's leading off-road runners race in Canfranc-Pirineos. |
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The month ahead in athletics
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A summary of competitions and stories that will be covered on the World Athletics website and its social media channels. Publication dates can be subject to change. An extensive calendar of international events can be found on the World Athletics website.
Sunday 7 September
• World Athletics Continental Tour - Beijing, CHN (Continental Tour Gold)
Saturday 13 - Sunday 21 September
• World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25, JPN (World Athletics Series)
Sunday 21 September
• BMW Berlin Marathon, GER (Platinum Label)
Thursday 25 - Sunday 28 September
• World Mountain & Trail Running Championships, Canfranc-Pirineos, ESP |
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Duplantis unveiled as inaugural Ultimate Star |
World pole vault record-holder Mondo Duplantis has been announced as the inaugural Ultimate Star, with just over one year to go to the first edition of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest.
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World record watch (as at 1 September)
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- men's road mile: 3:54.6 Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN) Herzogenaurach, 27 Apr 24
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U20 men's 1500m short track: 3:32.67i+ Cameron Myers (AUS) New York, 8 Feb 25
- U20 men's mile: 3:47.48i Cameron Myers (AUS) New York, 8 Feb 25
- women's 10km (women-only): 29:27 Agnes Ngetich (KEN) Herzogenaurach, 26 Apr 25
- men's pole vault: 6.28m Mondo Duplantis (SWE) Stockholm, 15 Jun 25
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Pending ratification (set in 2025) |
- U20 women's 3000m: 8:25.37i Birke Haylom (ETH) Liévin, 13 Feb 25
- men's 5000m short track: 12:44.09i Grant Fisher (USA) New York, 14 Feb 25
- men's half marathon: 56:42 Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) Barcelona, 16 Feb 25
- U20 women's javelin: 64.83m Yan Ziyi (CHN) Chengdu, 28 Mar 25
- men's discus: 74.89m Mykolas Alekna (LTU) Ramona, 13 Apr 25
- men's discus: 75.56m Mykolas Alekna (LTU) Ramona, 13 Apr 25
- U20 women's hammer: 75.14m Zhang Jiale (CHN) Frankisch-Crumbach, 8 Jun 25
- U20 men's 1500m: 3:27.72 Phanuel Koech (KEN) Paris, 20 Jun 25
- women's 1500m: 3:48.68 Faith Kipyegon (KEN) Eugene, 5 Jul 25
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women's 5000m: 13:58.06 Beatrice Chebet (KEN) Eugene, 5 Jul 25
- U20 women's hammer: 77.24m Zhang Jiale (CHN) Quzhou, 2 Aug 25
- U20 women's javelin: 65.89m Yan Ziyi (CHN) Quzhou, 3 Aug 25
- U20 men's decathlon: Hubert Troscianka (POL) Tampere, 8 Aug 25
- men's pole vault: 6.29m Mondo Duplantis (SWE) Budapest, 12 Aug 25
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Athletes sanctioned for a doping offence
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New member federation officers – recent elections / appointments
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| Member federation | President | General secretary |
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| BUL | Georgi Pavlov (elected) | Velina Tsekova (appointed) | | MEX | Rene Del Pardo Valdez (elected) | - | | MLT | Mario Bonello (elected) | - | | JOR | - | Tania Harb (appointed) | | GUM | Peter Rivera (elected) | Riza Tugade (re-elected) |
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The above information is supplied by the World Athletics governance, member and international relations department and represents member federation election results received since the last World Athletics newsletter. |
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