The $1.4 billion Tokyo national stadium is being viewed as the site for track and field’s world championships. Photo: AFP
The $1.4 billion Tokyo national stadium is being viewed as the site for track and field’s world championships. Photo: AFP

World Athletics look to Tokyo National Stadium to host track and field championships

  • The venues for 2025 and 2027 world championships are undecided with Tokyo, Nairobi, Kenya, and Australia having expressed interest
  • Sebastian Coe, a two-time Olympic 1,500-meter gold medallist and head of World Athletics, said last year he hoped to bring the championships to Japan

The $1.4 billion Tokyo national stadium is being viewed as the site for track and field’s world championships. Photo: AFP
The $1.4 billion Tokyo national stadium is being viewed as the site for track and field’s world championships. Photo: AFP
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