How To Watch World Athletics Championships 2025? - Day 1 Schedule

The following is the order of events schedule for Day 1 at the World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. Day 1 session begins Friday night, September 12, 2025, ET, which is Saturday morning, September 13, 2025, in Japan.

The opening day's schedule starts with women's and men's 35 Kilometres Race Walk finals for both men and women at 6:30 pm ET for the USA viewers. Live streaming coverage of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 is available on Peacock and CNBC for a viewers in the United States. Live time and live updates will be available on the World Athletics official website.

Action in the field will begin with the women's Discus Throw qualifying rounds. The men's 100m qualifying races and the mixed 4x400m relay are also slated for the opening session on Day 1.

World Athletics Championships 2025 - Day 1 Schedule

Saturday, September 13 - Tokyo, Japan

MORNING SESSION (6:30 PM - 10:40 PM ET)

6:30 PM - Men's 35 Kilometres Race Walk (Final)

6:30 PM - Women's 35 Kilometres Race Walk (Final)

8:00 PM - Women's Discus Throw (Qualification - Group A)

9:40 PM - Women's Discus Throw (Qualification - Group B)

9:55 PM - Men's Shot Put (Qualification)

10:10 PM - Men's 100 Metres (Preliminary Round)

10:40 PM - Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay (Heats)

EVENING SESSION (5:05 AM - 9:20 AM ET)

5:05 AM - Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase (Heats)

5:30 AM - Women's Long Jump (Qualification)

5:55 AM - Women's 100 Metres (Heats)

6:05 AM - Men's Pole Vault (Qualification)

6:50 AM - Women's 1500 Metres (Heats)

7:35 AM - Men's 100 Metres (Heats)

8:10 AM - Men's Shot Put (Final)

8:30 AM - Women's 10,000 Metres (Final)

9:20 AM - Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay (Final)

All times are Eastern Time (ET)