Japan Athletics Championships 2025: Full Schedule & Live Streaming Info

The fact that spots for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo are up for grabs makes this year’s Japan Athletics Championships even more important.

The 109th Japan Athletics Championships will take place from July 4–6, and the home athletes of the 13–21 September worlds will have a chance to win everything at the National Stadium.

Only three competitors have secured spots on the Japanese team for the world championships: Miura Ryuji in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase; Takemura Rachid, the 110-meter hurdler; and Kitaguchi Haruka, the Olympic and world champion in the women’s javelin throw.

If anyone else wants the once-in-a-lifetime chance to compete at athletics’ premier event in their home nation, they will have to go through the nationals this week. He or she must place in the top three at the three-day meet and meet the qualifying standards in order to be qualified.

Most people will be watching the men’s 100m, especially two-time Olympian Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, as Kitaguchi withdrew due to discomfort in his right elbow and Takemura saved himself for the worlds after finishing fourth at Diamond League Paris.

The only competitor in the field with a qualifying time under ten is Sani Brown, who has advanced to the final of the last two world championships but has not yet run above 10.31 this year.

Yanagita Hiroki, the two-time Asian champion who won the Golden Grand Prix in May with a Japanese lead of 10.06 over Christian Coleman, is anticipated to be his main danger.

Yamagata Ryota, who holds the national record of 9.95 and helped his team win silver in the 4×100-meter event in Rio 2016, could add some interest after running a 10.12 last month and seemed to be seeking retribution.

Keep a look out for Flores Arie, a half-Peruvian who recently became eligible to compete after obtaining Japanese citizenship.

The 21-year-old broke the Japanese women’s 400-meter record in May with a time of 51.71. She hadn’t been naturalized yet, so it wasn’t a new record, but it was the fastest time in 17 years.

The Japan Athletics Championships schedule is shown below.

Japan Athletics Championships 2025: Schedule

All times Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Friday, 4 July

13:45 – Women’s discus throw
13:45 – Women’s pole vault
14:05 – Women’s 400m hurdles heats
14:25 – Women’s 100m heats
15:05 – Men’s 110m hurdles heats
15:35 – Men’s 100m heats
16:15 – Men’s discus throw
16:25 – Women’s 400m heats
16:45 – Men’s 400m heats
17:10 – Men’s 5,000m heats
17:15 – Women’s triple jump
17:45 – Men’s high jump
18:10 – Women’s 100m semi-finals
18:25 – Women’s 800m heats
18:45 – Men’s 800m heats
18:45 – Women’s javelin throw
19:10 – Men’s 3,000m steeplechase
19:35 – Men’s 110m hurdles semi-finals
20:00 – Women’s 5,000m
20:25 – Men’s 100m semi-finals

Saturday, 5 July

11:30 – Women’s hammer throw
12:00 – Men’s triple jump
12:30 – Men’s pole vault
14:00 – Men’s 200m heats
14:10 – Men’s hammer throw
14:25 – Men’s 400m heats
14:45 – Women’s 1,500m heats
15:05 – Men’s 1,500m heats
15:30 – Women’s 100m hurdles heats
15:45 – Women’s long jump
16:15 – Men’s 200m heats
16:35 – Women’s 800m
16:40 – Men’s javelin throw
16:45 – Men’s 800m
17:00 – Men’s 400m hurdles heats
17:20 – Women’s 400m hurdles final
18:05 – Men’s 110m hurdles final
18:15 – Women’s 100m final
18:30 – Men’s 100m final

Sunday, 6 July

14:00 – Women’s shot put
15:55 – Men’s long jump
16:00 – Women’s high jump
16:30 – Men’s shot put
16:30 – Women’s 3,000m steeplechase
16:50 – Women’s 1,500m final
17:00 – Men’s 1,500m final
17:15 – Men’s 400m final
17:30 – Men’s 400m hurdles final
17:45 – Women’s 200m final
17:55 – Men’s 200m final
18:05 – Men’s 5,000m final
18:30 – Women’s 100m hurdles final

How to watch the 2025 Japan Athletics Championships live

NHK and the official YouTube channel of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations will broadcast and stream live from the National Stadium in Tokyo during the July 4-6, 2025 Japan National Championships.