2025 in the sport of athletics

In 2025, multiple world records were set in the sport of athletics.

World records

World records set in 2025

Event	Performance	Athlete (nationality)	Location	Date	Ref.	Video
3000 metres short track	7:22.91 min i	Grant Fisher (USA)	New York, New York, United States	8 February 2025	[1]	[1]
Mile short track	3:46.63 min i	Yared Nuguse (USA)	New York, New York, United States	8 February 2025	[1]	[2]
1500 metres short track	3:29.63+ min i	Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)	Liévin, France	13 February 2025	[2]	[3]
Mile short track	3:45.14 min i
5000 metres short track	12:44.09 min i	Grant Fisher (USA)	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	15 February 2025	[3]
20 kilometres race walk	1:16:10 h	Toshikazu Yamanishi (JPN)	Kobe, Japan	16 February 2025	[4]
Half marathon	56:42 min	Jacob Kiplimo (UGA)	Valencia, Spain	16 February 2025	[5]
5000 metres race walk short track	17:55.65 min	Francesco Fortunato (ITA)	Ancona, Italy	22 February 2025	[6]
Pole vault	6.27 m i	Armand Duplantis (SWE)	Clermont-Ferrand, France	28 February 2025	[7]
Discus throw	75.56 m	Mykolas Alekna (LIT)	Ramona, United States	13 April 2025	[8]

Championships

World Championships

• 21–23 March: World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing
• 10–11 May: World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou
• 13–21 September: World Athletics Championships in Tokyo

Area, Regional and Continental Championships

• 2 February: European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country in  Portugal
• 15 February: Balkan Indoor Championships in Belgrade
• 17–19 February: Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tehran
• 22–23 February: South American Indoor Championships in Cochabamba
• 6–9 March: European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn
• 9 March: Greek & Balkan Half Marathon Championships in Athens
• 15 March: Central American Cross Country Championships in San Jerónimo
• 15–16 March: European Throwing Cup in Nicosia
• 16 March: Central American Race Walking Championships in San Jerónimo
• 16 March: Asian Race Walking Championships in Nomi
• 30 March:Asian Marathon Championships in Jiaxing
• 12–13 April: European Running Championships in  Belgium
• 15–18 April: Asian U18 Athletics Championships in Qatif
• 18 May: European Race Walking Team Championships in  Czech Republic
• 24 May: European 10000m Cup in  France
• 27–31 May: Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi
• 27–31 May: Games of the Small States of Europe in Andorra la Vella
• 24–29 June: European Athletics Team Championships (2nd and 3rd Division) in  Slovenia
• 27–29 June: European Athletics Team Championships (1st Division) in Madrid
• 4–9 July: Pacific Mini Games in Koror
• 6 July: Oceania Marathon Championships in Gold Coast
• 14–18 July: African U20 Championships in Oran
• 17–20 July: European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen
• 26–27 July: Balkan Championships in Volos
• 26–27 July: Balkan U20 Combined Events Championships in Volos
• 7–10 August: European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere
• 29–31 October: Oceania Cup in Nukuʻalofa
• 11–16 December: Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok
• 14 December: European Cross Country Championships in  Portugal

World Athletics Tour events

World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meetings

• 25 January: Astana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov Prizes in Astana
• 29 January: Belgrade Indoor Meeting in Belgrade
• 2 February: New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston
• 4 February: Czech Indoor Gala in Ostrava
• 7 February: INIT Meeting Karlsruhe in Karlsruhe
• 8 February: Millrose Games in New York City
• 13 February: Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais "Trophée EDF" in Liévin
• 16 February: ORLEN Copernicus Cup in Toruń
• 28 February: World Indoor Tour Gold Madrid in Madrid

World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meetings

• 29 March: Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne
• 12 April: Botswana Golden Grand Prix in Gaborone
• 18 May: Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo
• 22–24 May: Boris Hanžeković Memorial in Zagreb
• 30 May: Irena Szewińska Memorial in Bydgoszcz
• 31 May: Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi
• 9 June: FBK Games in Hengelo
• 17 June: Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku
• 21 June: New York City Grand Prix in New York City
• 24 June: Ostrava Golden Spike in Ostrava
• 12 August: Gyulai István Memorial in Budapest
• 7 September: World Athletics Continental Tour - Beijing in Beijing

World Athletics Combined Events Tour Gold meetings

• 31 May–1 June: Hypomeeting in Götzis
• 21 June: Meeting Arona Pruebas Combinadas in Arona
• 5–6 July: Décastar in Talence
• 26–27 July: Wiesław Czapiewski Memorial in Nakło nad Notecią

Circuit events

Diamond League

• 26 April: Xiamen Diamond League in Xiamen
• 3 May: Yangtze Delta Athletics Diamond Gala in Keqiao
• 16 May: Doha Meeting in Doha
• 25 May: Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat in Rabat
• 6 June: Golden Gala Pietro Mennea in Rome
• 12 June: Bislett Games in Oslo
• 15 June: BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm
• 20 June: Meeting de Paris in Paris
• 5 July: Prefontaine Classic in Eugene
• 11 July: Herculis EBS in Fontvieille
• 19 July: London Athletics Meet in London
• 16 August: Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Chorzów
• 20 August: Athletissima in Lausanne
• 22 August: AG Memorial Van Damme in Brussels
• 27-28 August: Weltklasse Zürich in Zürich

Grand Slam Track

• 4–6 April: Kingston Slam Kingston
• 2–4 May: Miami Slam in Miramar
• 30 May–1 June: Philadelphia Slam in Philadelphia
• 27–29 June: Los Angeles Slam in Los Angeles

World Marathon Majors

• 2 March: Tokyo Marathon in Tokyo
• 21 April: Boston Marathon in Boston
• 27 April: London Marathon in London
• 31 August: Sydney Marathon in Sydney
• 21 September: Berlin Marathon in Berlin
• 12 October: Chicago Marathon in Chicago
• 2 November: New York Marathon in New York City

References

1. "Nuguse and Fisher break world indoor records in New York", World Athletics, 8 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
2. "Ingebrigtsen smashes world indoor 1500m and mile records in Lievin", World Athletics, 13 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
3. "Fisher smashes world indoor 5000m record in Boston", World Athletics, 15 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
4. "Yamanishi breaks world 20km race walk record in Kobe", World Athletics, 16 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
5. "Kiplimo obliterates world half marathon record in Barcelona", World Athletics, 16 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
6. "Fortunato breaks world indoor 5000m race walk record in Ancona", World Athletics, 23 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
7. "Duplantis breaks world pole vault record with 6.27m in Clermont-Ferrand", World Athletics, 28 February 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
8. "Alekna shatters discus world record with 75.56m in Ramona". World Athletics. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.