World_Athletics_Championships_2025_Six_must-watch_events_in_Tokyo_and_when_to_watch_-_BBC_Sport.txt
World_Athletics_Championships_2025_How_to_follow_live_on_BBC_TV_-_BBC_Sport.txt
How to follow World Athletics Championships on betfair portugursthe BBCImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Kenya's Mary Moraa beat Keely Hodgkinson to 800m gold at the 2023 World Championships in BudapestPublished7 September 2025Updated 13 September 2025The 20th World Athletics Championships take place in Tokyo from 13-21 September and will be shown live on the BBC.Great Britain and Northern Ireland equalled their best haul of 10 medals to finish seventh at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, bringing home two gold medals, three silvers and five bronze.Katarina Johnson-Thompson (heptathlon) and Josh Kerr (1500m) will seek to defend their titles in Japan, while Keely Hodgkinson (800m) and Matthew Hudson-Smith (400m) will hope to go from silver to gold this year.Zharnel Hughes (100m) and Ben Pattison (800m) won bronze medals two years ago, while Britain collected four medals from the five relay events.Among the global stars competing will be pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis, world and Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles and five-time 100m world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in her final championships before retiring.There are 49 gold medals up for grabs over nine days at the 67,750-capacity Japan National Stadium.You can follow all the action on BBC One or BBC Two, while the live coverage will also be streamed on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.Leading the TV presenting team will be Jeanette Kwakye, who will be joined in the studio in Salford by 2012 Olympic champion Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill and Hodgkinson's coach Jenny Meadows.Expert analysis and commentary will be provided by Steve Cram, Steve Backley, Andrew Cotter, Colin Jackson, Paula Radcliffe and Stef Reid.There will also be a daily highlights show on BBC Red Button, BBC Three, iPlayer and online.The BBC Sport website will have daily live text commentaries, video highlights, analysis, reports and results.BBC Radio 5 Live will bring you live commentary throughout the nine days, with Katharine Merry and Allison Curbishley providing commentary from Tokyo on all the key races.Behind-the-scenes content, expert analysis and the biggest moments will be shared across @BBCSport social media channels.The must-watch events at the World ChampionshipsPublished5 days agoMedal events and BBC coverage timesAll times are BST. Times and channels are subject to change. Sunday 14 SeptemberGold medal events: 6 - women's marathon, women's discus, women's long jump, men's 10,000m, women's 100m, men's 100m23:55-04:00 - live coverage on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and online10:00-12:15 - live coverage on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and online12:15-14:45 - live coverage on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and online17:00-17:30 - highlights on BBC iPlayer, Red Button and online19:00-19:30 - highlights on BBC Three & BBC iPlayerMonday 15 SeptemberGold medal events: 5 - men's marathon, men's pole vault, women's hammer, men's 3,000m steeplechase, women's 100m hurdles00:00-04:00 - live coverage on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and online11:00-12:15 - live coverage on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and online12:15-13:00 - live coverage on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and online13:00-14:45 - live coverage on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and online17:00-17:30 - highlights on BBC iPlayer, Red Button and online19:00-19:30 - highlights on BBC Three & BBC iPlayerTuesday 16 SeptemberGold medal events: 4 - men's high jump, men's hammer throw, women's 1500m, men's 110m hurdles11:00-12:15 - live coverage on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and online12:15-13:00 - live coverage on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and online13:00-14:45 - live coverage on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and online17:00-17:30 - highlights on BBC iPlayer, Red Button and online19:00-19:30 - highlights on BBC Three & BBC iPlayerWednesday 17 SeptemberGold medal events: 4 - women's pole vault, men's long jump, women's 3,000m steeplechase, men's 1500m11:00-12:15 - live coverage on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and online12:15-13:00 - live coverage on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and online13:00-14:00 - live coverage on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and online14:00-14:45 - live coverage on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and online17:00-17:30 - highlights on BBC iPlayer, Red Button and online19:00-19:30 - highlights on BBC Three & BBC iPlayerThursday 18 SeptemberGold medal events: 4 - men's javelin, women's triple jump, men's 400m, women's 400m10:30-12:15 - live coverage on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and online12:15-13:00 - live coverage on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and online13:00-14:00 - live coverage on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and online14:00-14:45 - live coverage on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and online17:00-17:30 - highlights on BBC iPlayer, Red Button and online19:00-19:30 - highlights on BBC Three & BBC iPlayerFriday 19 SeptemberGold medal events: 5 - men's triple jump, men's 400m hurdles, women's 400m hurdles, men's 200m, women's 200m11:00-14:45 - live coverage on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and online17:00-17:30 - highlights on BBC iPlayer, Red Button and online19:00-19:30 - highlights on BBC Three & BBC iPlayerSaturday 20 SeptemberGold medal events: 7 - women's and men's 20km walks, women's shot put, women's javelin, heptathlon, men's 5,000m, men's 800m01:00-04:30 - live coverage on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and online10:30-13:00 - live coverage on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and online13:00-14:45 - live coverage on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and online19:00-19:30 - highlights on BBC Three, BBC iPlayer and onlineSunday 21 SeptemberGold medal events: 9 - women's high jump, women's 800m, men's 5,000m, women's discus, men's and women's 4x400m relays, decathlon, women's and men's 4x100m relays11:00-13:45 - live coverage on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and online17:00-17:30 - highlights on BBC iPlayer, Red Button and online19:00-19:30 - highlights on BBC Three & BBC iPlayerRelated topicsAthletics
