Britain eyes glory as World Athletics Championships final day unfolds in Tokyo
Hodgkinson and Hunter Bell duel in the women's 800m as GB targets medals in relays and field events
Sunday marks the ninth and final day of the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson and Georgia Hunter Bell are set to duel in the women's 800 meters final, with Hodgkinson aiming to add world gold to her Olympic title and Bell seeking her first global triumph. Morgan Lake targets a gold in the women's high jump, while George Mills has a realistic chance of a medal in the men's 5,000 meters. Britain's teams in the women's 4x100 meters and the men's 4x400 meters relays head into the day with podium ambitions.
Britain had two silver medals and one bronze at the Tokyo edition. Jake Wightman, the 2022 world champion, claimed silver in the men's 1500m, and Amy Hunt won silver in the women's 200 meters in her first major final. Katarina Johnson-Thompson shared bronze in the heptathlon after finishing level on points with Taliyah Brooks of the United States. Those results left Britain with a chance to add more hardware on Sunday.
Sunday's schedule runs in British Summer Time and features a mix of finals and decathlon events. The day opens with decathlon rounds in the early hours: 01:05 Men's 110m hurdles (decathlon), 01:55 Men's discus group A (decathlon), 02:50 Men's discus group B (decathlon), 03:20 Men's pole vault group A (decathlon), 04:00 Men's pole vault group B (decathlon), 09:35 Men's javelin group A (decathlon), 10:47 Men's javelin group B (decathlon). The track-and-field finals begin around mid-morning with 11:05 Women's high jump final, followed by 11:35 Women's 800m final and 11:47 Men's 5,000m final. Other finals include 12:10 Men's discus, 12:20 Men's 4x400m relay, 12:35 Women's 4x400m relay, 13:06 Women's 4x100m relay, and 13:20 Men's 4x100m relay. The day is capped by the decathlon's final events and the last wave of medals as Tokyo hosts its ninth day.
Analysts say Hodgkinson’s bid for a second global title underlines Britain’s strength in the women's middle distance, while Bell has emerged as a rising figure in the event. Lake has cleared the high jump bar this season and will look to convert that into a podium, while Mills has shown solid form in recent 5,000m races and could join the medals if he can reproduce that pace on Sunday. The relay squads will also be aiming to overcome stiff international competition and end the championships with a flourish.
BBC coverage outlines the primetime and streaming windows: nine gold medal events are scheduled on Sunday, with live competition on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and online from 11:00 to 13:45, and extended coverage on the Red Button from 01:00 to 04:30 a.m. local time. Highlights air in the early evening and late-night windows, and all medal events are available on demand through BBC platforms. The final results on Sunday will determine the final medal table standings for the Tokyo championships.
Overall, Sunday’s events represent a culmination for British track and field with multiple title opportunities on a day that could shape the nation’s standing in Tokyo.