BBC Sport will bring audiences every moment of the 20th edition of the World Athletics Championships, which gets underway in Tokyo on Saturday 13 September. More than 2,000 athletes from over 200 countries are expected to take part.
BBC Sport will deliver live coverage of the World Athletics Championships 2025 across TV, radio and online – plus the powerful stories behind the action, the athletes, and the moments that matter.
A star-studded line-up of athletes will take to the stage including Olympic Champion Keely Hodgkinson, British Champions Dina Asher-Smith and Zharnel Hughes, world record-breaker Mondo Duplantis, Olympic medallist Matthew Hudson-Smith and more.
Alex Kay-Jelski, Director of BBC Sport, says: ”The World Athletics Championships is one of the most exciting events in global sport, and we’re bringing audiences every single moment and the stories behind the world class athletes that make them happen. Will Keely Hodgkinson win gold? Will Morgan Lake set another high jump record? Will Mondo Duplantis break another pole vault world record? With wall-to-wall coverage across TV, radio, online and social media, fans won’t miss a moment with BBC Sport”
TV and iPlayer
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 Keely Hodgkinson’s coach Jenny Meadows.
Expert analysis and commentary will be provided by Andrew Cotter, Steve Cram, Steve Backley, Colin Jackson, Paula Radcliffe and Stef Reid
Audiences can watch every event from across the competition live on BBC One, Two and iPlayer.
Sarah Mulkerrins will present a daily programme from 7pm on BBC Three with the best highlights from the day’s events.
Radio and BBC Sounds
BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds will bring comprehensive audio coverage from across the competition, with Katharine Merry and Allison Curbishley providing commentary from Tokyo on all the key races.
Every moment of drama from the World Athletics Championships will be captured in full across the BBC Sport website, app, and social media channels.
Fans can follow live text commentary from sessions and keep up to date with daily reports, analysis and results.
Behind-the-scenes content, expert analysis and the biggest moments will be shared across @BBCSport social media channels.
Interview with Jeanette Kwakye
What are you most looking forward to at this year’s World Athletics Championship?
I can’t wait to see how Team GB gets on, they’re in really good form! The women’s squad especially. Keely Hodgkinson and Georgia Hunter Bell in the 800m look ready to really give it a go and Jasmin Sawyers, Morgan Lake and Molly Caudery are all in brilliant shape in the field too.
It feels like the women are absolutely owning it right now, which just adds to the excitement of an amazing summer of women’s sport. Also looking out for the Men’s 100m, it’s so tight at the top of the world rankings right now!
Who do you see coming away with a medal and who should audiences watch out for?
Keely Hodgkinson and Georgia Hunter Bell are ones to watch in the 800m, I can see both on the podium. Dina Asher-Smith has a real shot in the sprints, especially in the 200m, which is wide open this year. And the British women’s 4x100m team? I’m calling it – they’re bringing home gold! Plus, there are some huge international names to look out for. It’s going to be electric from start to finish.
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