2025 in the sport of athletics

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

World records

Indoor

Event	Perf.	N	Athlete(s)	Nat.	Date	Meeting	Location	Ctry.	R	V
Men's 3000 m sh	7:22.91		Grant Fisher	USA	8 Feb 2025	Millrose Games	New York City	USA	[1]
Men's mile sh	3:46.63		Yared Nuguse	USA	8 Feb 2025	Millrose Games	New York City	USA	[1]
Men's 1500 m sh	3:29.63+		Jakob Ingebrigtsen	NOR	13 Feb 2025	Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais	Liévin	FRA	[2]
Men's mile sh	3:45.14
Men's 5000 m sh	12:44.09		Grant Fisher	USA	15 Feb 2025	BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational	Boston	USA	[3]
Men's 5000 m racewalk sh	17:55.65		Francesco Fortunato	ITA	22 Feb 2025	Italian Athletics Indoor Championships	Ancona	ITA	[4]
Men's pole vault	6.27 m		Armand Duplantis	SWE	28 Feb 2025	All Star Perche	Clermont-Ferrand	FRA	[5]

Outdoor

Event	Perf.	N	Athlete(s)	Nat.	Date	Meeting	Location	Ctry.	R	V
Men's half marathon	56:42		Jacob Kiplimo	UGA	16 Feb 2025	EDP Lisbon Half Marathon	Lisbon	POR	[6] [7]
Men's 20 km race walk (road)	1:16.10		Toshikazu Yamanishi	JPN	16 Feb 2025	Japanese 20km Race Walking Championships	Kobe	JPN	[8]
Men's 35 km race walk (road)	2:21.40		Evan Dunfee	CAN	22 Mar 2025	Dudince 50	Dudince	SVK	[9]
Men's discus throw	74.89 m		Mykolas Alekna	LTU	13 Apr 2025	Oklahoma Throws Series	Ramona	USA	[10]
	75.56 m
Women's 10 km (road)	29:27	Wo	Agnes Ngetich	KEN	26 Apr 2025	Adizero: Road to Records	Herzogenaurach	GER	[11]
Women's marathon	2:15.50	Wo	Tigst Assefa	ETH	27 Apr 2025	London Marathon	London	GBR	[12]
Men's 35 km race walk (road)	2:20.43		Massimo Stano	ITA	18 May 2025	European Race Walking Team Championships	Poděbrady	CZE	[13]
Men's pole vault	6.28 m		Armand Duplantis	SWE	15 Jun 2025	BAUHAUS-galan	Stockholm	SWE	[14]
Women's mile	4:06.91	[a]	Faith Kipyegon	KEN	26 Jun 2025	Breaking4	Paris, France	FRA	[15] [16]
Women's 5000 metres	13:58.06		Beatrice Chebet	KEN	5 Jul 2025	Prefontaine Classic	Eugene	USA	[17]
Women's 1500 metres	3:48.68		Faith Kipyegon	KEN					[18]
Men's pole vault	6.29 m		Armand Duplantis	SWE	12 Aug 2025	Gyulai István Memorial	Budapest	HUN	[19]
	6.30 m				15 Sep 2025	World Championships	Tokyo	JPN	[20] [21]

  not ratified by World Athletics

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

Source: ^[22]

• 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

Source: ^[23]

• 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

Source: ^[24]

• 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

Notes

1. Non-ratifiable due to the use of multiple male pace-makers

References

1. "Nuguse and Fisher break world indoor records in New York", World Athletics , 8 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
2. "Jakob Ingebrigtsen breaks Yared Nuguse's indoor mile world record; 2 world records in 16 seconds". NBC Sports. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
3. "5000 Metres Short Track - men - senior - all". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
4. "Fortunato breaks world indoor 5000m race walk record in Ancona". World Athletics. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
5. "Mondo Duplantis soars to 11th world record at 2025 All Star Perche". Olympics.com. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
6. "Kiplimo breaks world half marathon record in Lisbon | REPORTS | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
7. "Half Marathon - men - senior - all". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
8. "Yamanishi breaks world 20km race walk record in Kobe", worldathletics.org, 16 February 2025
9. "Dunfee breaks world 35km race walk record in Dudince". World Athletics. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
10. "Alekna shatters discus world record with 75.56m in Ramona". World Athletics . 13 April 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
11. "Ngetich breaks women-only world 10km record with 29:27 in Herzogenaurach". World Athletics. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
12. "Assefa breaks women-only marathon world record with 2:15:50 in London". World Athletics. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
13. "Stano smashes world 35km race walk record in Podebrady". World Athletics. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
14. "Duplantis breaks world pole vault record with 6.28m in Stockholm". World Athletics. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
15. https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a65191857/faith-kipyegon-breaking4-results/
16. "What Was Up With the Timing at Faith Kipyegon's Sub-4 Mile Attempt?". Runner's World. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
17. "Prefontaine Classic: Faith Kipyegon, Beatrice Chebet break world records". NBC Sports. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
18. "Prefontaine Classic: Faith Kipyegon, Beatrice Chebet break world records". NBC Sports. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
19. "Duplantis breaks world pole vault record on Budapest return". World Athletics. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
20. "Duplantis vuelve a batir su récord del mundo: salta por encima de los 6.30". ABC. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
21. "Men's Pole Vault Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
22. "World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold | World Athletics". World Athletics . Retrieved 28 May 2025.
23. "World Athletics Continental Tour 2025 Calendar/Results". World Athletics . Retrieved 28 May 2025.
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