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]

  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:^[19]

• 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:^[20]

• 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:^[21]

• 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