Schedule of South African athletes competing at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan between 13-21 September (SA times).

Day One (Saturday, 13 September)

Early session

1am – 35km walk women, (Jessica Groenewald)
3.55m – shot put men, qualification (Aiden Smith, Chris van Niekerk)
4.55am – 4x400m relay mixed, heats (SA team)

Late session

11.30am – long jump women, qualification (Danielle Nolte)
12.05 pm – pole vault man, qualification (Kyle Rademeyer)
1.35pm – 100m men, heats (Akani Simbine, Gift Leotlela, Retshidisitswe Mlenga)
2.10pm – shot put men, final (Smith, Van Niekerk)
3.20pm – 4x400m relay mixed, final (SA team)

Day two (Sunday, 14 September)

Early session

2.35am – 1 500m men, heats (Tshepo Tshite, Ryan Mphahlele)
4.28am – 100m hurdles women, heats (Marione Fourie)

Late session

11.35am – 400m men, heats (Zakithi Nene, Lythe Pillay)
11.40am – high jump men, qualification (Brian Raats)
12.25pm – 400m women, heats (Shirley Nekhubui, Miranda Coetzee)
1.40pm – long jump women, final (Danielle Nolte)
1.43pm – 100m men, semifinals (Akani Simbine, Gift Leotlela, Retshidisitswe Mlenga)
2.30pm – 10 000m men, final (Adriaan Wildschutt)
3.20pm – 100m men, final (Simbine, Leotlela, Mlenga)

Day three (Monday, 15 September)

Early session

1am – marathon men, final (Elroy Gelant)
2.05am – pole vault women, qualification (Mire Reinstorf)
4.20am – 400m hurdles women, heats (Zeney van der Walt, Rogail Joseph)

Late session

12.35pm – 400m hurdles men, heats (Sabelo Dhlamini)
12.40pm – long jump men, qualification (Cheswill Johnson)
1.20pm – 110m hurdles men, heats (Mondray Barnard, Antonio Alkana, John Adesola)
2.05 pm – 100m hurdles women, semifinals (Marione Fourie)
2.30pm – 1 500m men, semifinals (Tshepo Tshite, Ryan Mphahlele)
3.20pm – 100m hurdles women, final (Fourie)

Day four (Tuesday, 16 September)

Late session

1.35pm – high jump men, final (Brian Raats)
1.40pm – 110m hurdles men, semifinals (Mondray Barnard, Antonio Alkana, John Adesola)
2.05pm – 400m women, semifinals (Shirley Nekhubui, Miranda Coetzee)
2.35pm – 400m men, semifinals (Zakithi Nene, Lythe Pillay)
3.20pm – 110m hurdles men, final (Barnard, Alkana, Adesola)

Day five (Wednesday, 17 September)

Late session

1.10pm – pole vault women, final (Mire Reinstorf)
1.15pm – 200m men, heats (Sinesipho Dambile, Naeem Jack, Wayde van Niekerk)
1.45pm – javelin throw men, qualification (Douw Smit)
1.50pm – long jump men, final (Cheswill Johnson)
2pm – 400m hurdles women, semifinals (Zeney van der Walt, Rogail Joseph)
2.30pm – 400m hurdles men, semifinals (Sabelo Dhlamini)
3.20pm – 1 500m men, final (Tshepo Tshite, Ryan Mphahlele)

Day six (Thursday, 18 September)

Late session

12.23pm – javelin throw men, final (Douw Smit)
12.55pm – 800m women, heats (Prudence Sekgodiso, Charne du Plessis)
2.02pm – 200m men, semifinals (Sinesipho Dambile, Naeem Jack, Wayde van Niekerk)
3.10pm – 400m men, final (Zakithi Nene, Lythe Pillay)
3.24pm – 400m women, final (Shirley Nekhubui, Miranda Coetzee)

Day seven (Friday, 19 September)

Late session

12.30pm – javelin throw women, qualification (Jo-Ane du Plessis)
1.45pm – 800m women, semifinals (Prudence Sekgodiso, Charne du Plessis)
2.15pm – 400m hurdles men, final (Sabelo Dhlamini)
2.27pm – 400m hurdles women, final (Zeney van der Walt, Rogail Joseph)
3.06pm – 200m men, final (Sinesipho Dambile, Naeem Jack, Wayde van Niekerk)

Day eight (Saturday, 20 September)

Early session

2am – discus throw men, qualification (Victor Hogan)
2.50am – 20km walk men, final (Wayne Snyman)
3am – shot put women, qualification (Ashley Erasmus, Mine de Klerk, Colette Uys)

Late session

12.35pm – 4x400m relay men, heats (SA team)
12.54pm – shot put women, final (Ashley Erasmus, Mine de Klerk, Colette Uys)
1pm – 4x400m relay women, heats (SA team)
1.25pm – 4x100m relay men, heats (SA team)
2.05pm – javelin throw women, final (Jo-Ane du Plessis)

Day nine (Sunday, 21 September)

Late session

12.35pm – 800m women, final (Prudence Sekgodiso, Charne du Plessis)
1pm – discus throw men, final (Victor Hogan)
1.25pm – 4x400m relay men, final (SA team)
1.40pm – 4x400m relay women, final (SA team)
2.20pm – 4x100m relay men, final (SA team)
* Featured image of Akani Simbine by Anton Geyser