ALLLANGER ARMAND DUPLANTIS, the flying Dutchman Femke Bol or hurdle Viking Karsten Warholm: These are the stars at the World Athletics World Cup in Tokyo.
Armand Duplantis, pole vault
“Mondo” Duplantis is the face of athletics and has been jumping in a league for years. Limits? There is no. The Swede elegantly and apparently effortlessly increases its own world record – most recently in mid -August at the meeting in Budapest. His fabulous 6.29 meters were already the third record this year and its 13th overall.
So it is rather not the question of whether the two-time Olympic champion secures his third World Cup title in the open air, but rather whether this succeeds with another world record of 6.30 meters.
In any case, the 25 -year -old exceptional cloak awaits a “super cool” World Cup and promised that he “would continue to jump higher, that much more would come”. The flight show in the final is scheduled for Monday (September 15th, 2025) from 1:10 p.m. (live at sportschau.de).
In Duplantis’ great shadow, the Olympic third Emmanouil Karalis also jumps on its own. The Greek mastered 6.08 meters in early August – gold and silver seem to be reserved in Tokyo.
Noah Lyles, 100 and 200 meters
After a foot injury, the 100-meter Olympic champion from the USA got into the season late, but can do the same in a certain category with sprint legend Usain Bolt: The great Jamaican triumphed four times in series at World Championships over 200 meters between 2009 and 2015.
Lyles had made the triple perfectly in Budapest two years ago – and is now considered a gold candidate again. With his 19.63 seconds on August 3 in Eugene/Oregon, the training partner of Gina Lückenkemper is best, followed by Landsmann Kenneth Bednarek (19.67). With that, the 28-year-old had a skirmish at the US trials-there was something in the air in the finale on Friday (September 19, 2025) at 3:06 p.m. (live at sportschau.de).
The focus will also be on Letsile Tebogo (Botswana), who was the first African to win an Olympic gold medal in Paris over the 200 meters.
There is no clear favorite over 100 meters. In advance, the Jamaican Kishane Thompson (9.75) brought himself into the pole as the best of the year. Defending champion Lyles is twelfth with 9.90 seconds. But that doesn’t mean much for the final on Sunday (September 14, 2025) at 3:20 p.m.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, 100 meters of women
Her star opened in 2008 with gold at Olympia in Beijing at the side of Usain Bolt, now the Grande Dame from Jamaica stands in front of her last hurray – after the World Cup, Fraser -Pryce ends her great career.
The 38-year-old won the Olympic gold a total of three times, and “Pocket-Rocket” collected ten World Cup titles. And: When everyone already believed that their best time after the birth of son Zyon (2017) was over, “Mommy Rocket” turned up Fraser-Pryce again properly. With 10.60 seconds she ran third in the eternal world’s best list in 2021, in 2019 and 2023 she became world champion over 100 meters.
In Tokyo, she now wants to put an end to “in a great way” – even if another medal is probably out of reach.
The best of the year and Olympic print Melissa Jefferson-WooDen (USA) and Olympic champion Julien Alfred (St. Lucia) in the final on Sunday (September 14, 2025) at 3:13 p.m. The 24-year-old Jefferson-Wooden is still unbeaten over 100 meters this season and therefore top favorite. But Alfred has already impressed with her 10.75 seconds.
Karsten Warholm, 400 meters hurdles
What has the hurdle wiking not already delivered for epic duels with his rival Rai Benjamin (USA) and the Brazilian Alison Dos Santos, also in this Diamond League season.
An incredible level in this discipline was created in the Norwegian pull. The old world record of Kevin Young (46.78 seconds) lasted almost 30 years, four years after Warholm’s spectacular 45.94 seconds from Olympia in Tokyo, young time is only the 24th fastest in history.
Driven by his Olympic bankruptcy in Paris, when Warholm finished second behind Benjamin, the 29-year-old presents himself in top shape again this season. “I have three world championship and I want more. I’m greedy,” he says. The final will take place on Friday, September 19, 2025 from 2:15 p.m. (Live at Sportschau.de).
Femke Bol, 400 meters hurdles
The “Flying Dutchman” won all eight races over 400 meters of hurdles this season. Most recently, she lost a race over the long hurdles at the Olympic Games – bronze. World record player Sydney McLaughin-Levron (USA), who triumphed in France, relies on the 400 meter flat this time. This finally clears the way for the defending champion from the Netherlands, even if the Olympic second Anna Cockrell (USA) is again the group of favorites. Finale: on Friday, September 19, 2025 from 2:15 p.m. (live at sportschau.de).
Jaroslawa Mahutschich, high jump
The world recordman and series winner weakens a little, Hallen world champion Nicola Olyslagers is ready and beat Mahutschich at the Diamond League final in Zurich. Small advantage for the Australian, who has not yet won a big title outdoors.
Unlike the Ukrainian, who is always driven by the fate of her country. At the age of just 23, she has long since achieved everything. She is European and world champion, in Paris she crowned herself as the Olympic champion and has also been able to call herself world record player since her 2.10-meter jump.
But above all, since Russia’s raid, she has been a loud voice for the freedom of Ukraine. “When the war broke out in 2022, I wondered how I can show the world that I am out of Ukraine and want to protect my country,” said Mahutschich, who make up the eyelids in the Ukrainian national colors yellow and blue before important competitions: “It motivates me to be a symbol of this struggle for independence and freedom.”
The final increases on the final day (September 21, 2025) at 12.30 p.m. (Live at Sportschau.de).
Nafi Thiam, heptathlon
Three times Olympic gold, twice world champion, three times European champion – Nafi Thiam has been dominating the seven disciplines for years. The 31-year-old has not really appeared this year, but that is not very unusual for her.
In preparation, however, the (new) Zoff with the Belgian athletics association should have been annoying. The occasion was the order of the officials that their athletes should sign a code of conduct before the world title fights. The background was apparently the idea not to sponsor sponsors and partners of the association. A solution was apparently found for this conflict. This time the favorite is the US champion Anna Hall.
Jakob Ingigtsen, 1500 or 5000 meters
The big question is: is Jakob Ingigtsen in competitive form? And which route does he start? 1500 or 5000 meters? A double start of Norway’s miracle runner is rather excluded due to his Achilles tendon problems.
So far, the two -time Olympic champion (1500/Tokyo 2020 and 5000/Paris 2024) and twice world champions over 5000 meters has not collected any competition hardness this season, but at least most recently trained at the height of St. Moritz. Either way: the World Cup competition will not be a sure-fire success for the young Norwegian.
In the headlines, Jakob was nevertheless, despite the forced break. Together with some of his siblings, he had taken violence against his own father for his own father. In the end, the seven -fold family Gjert received 15 days in prison on probation and had to pay compensation of the equivalent of around 870 euros. He was acquitted of other accusations such as violence against Jakob Inbrigtsen in summer.
Finale 1500 meters: Wednesday (September 17, 2025) at 3:20 p.m. (Live at Sportschau.de)
Final 5000 meters: Sunday (September 21, 2025) at 12.50 p.m. (Live at Sportschau.de)
Mykolas Alekna, discus throw
In mid-April, Mykolas Alekna was the first discus thrower in the world to crack the 75-meter mark: 75.56 meters! The 22-year-old thus improved his own world record by more than one meter.
As in the previous year, when he had almost beat Jürgen Schult’s world record almost at 74.35 meters at 74.35 meters, the young Lithuanian was able to throw the fabula at an event at the World Athletics Continental Tour in Ramona in the US state of Oklahoma. Free airfield, no stands that inhibit wind support – there are often ideal conditions.
The Olympic second of Paris and Vice World Champion (2022) and World Cup thirds (2023) have so far been missing. And the competition in the World Cup final on Sunday (September 21, 2025) from 1 p.m. (live at sportschau.de) is strong. The footsteps of father Virgilijus Alekna are still great: the 53-year-old was an Olympic champion in 2000 and 2004 and also won two World Cup titles. However, it has 73.88 meters as the best.