You can watch the World Athletics Championships 2025 live from Tokyo on SBS On Demand, streaming for free from Saturday, September 13 to Sunday, September 21. The free stream will include wall-to-wall coverage that no other free stream across the globe can provide.
During the week, we’ll see some of the globe’s top athletes — including Armand Duplantis, Keeley Hodgkinson, Noah Lyles, and rising star Gout Gout as they grace the National Stadium.
SBS On Demand will stream every event throughout the week, so you won’t miss a moment, from the 100m sprint to the shot put.
But how can you watch the World Athletics Championships 2025 on SBS from anywhere? Can you get the free stream in the UK and the US too? And what devices is SBS On Demand available on?
Here’s our quick and complete guide on how to watch the World Athletics Championships for free, from anywhere in the world.
How to watch World Athletics Championships 2025 on SBS
SBS are streaming the World Athletics Championships 2025 from Tokyo for FREE to Australian residents.
To watch SBS: visit the SBS On Demand website or download the SBS On Demand App (iOS / Android ).
SBS is free – but you will need an Aussie postcode (e.g. 3002)
Register – sign up with your email or you Google, Apple or Facebook accounts
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How to watch World Athletics Championships 2025 on SBS from anywhere
Although SBS is a brilliant streaming platform, it is only available in Australia.
Track and field lovers traveling or working outside Oz will need to use a VPN to access SBS’s free Tokyo 2025 stream across the next three weeks.
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It’s really easy to use a VPN to watch World Athletics Championships 2025 action on SBS.
1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we’ve said, NordVPN is the best choice.
2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you’re visiting America and want to watch your free Australian SBS stream – you’d select Australia from the options.
3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to the SBS website, sign in, and watch the World Athletics Championships 2025 for free.
SBS Q+A
What will SBS’s World Athletics Championships 2025 coverage include?
While CBC Gem in Canada and BBC iPlayer will also offer free streams of Tokyo 2025, the best and most extensive coverage comes from SBS. They will be broadcasting every session of the Games, and of course, Australian viewers will want to tune in to see how teenage sprinting sensation Gout Gout performs.
The lead commentator for the Games will be the now-iconic voice of Bruce McAvaney, best remembered for his call of Cathy Freeman’s victory in the 400m at Sydney 2000. Alongside him, you’ll hear from David Basheer and Tamsyn Manou — two experts in their field.
And if you miss any of the action, daily extended highlights will be available on the platform.
Which devices can I watch the World Athletics Championships 2025 on SBS with?
- Amazon Fire (Tablets, Cube, Stick, TVs)
- Android TV (please note: some models aren’t supported)
- Android (Mobile & Tablet) – Android 7.0 and above
- Apple TV (tvOS 14 or later)
- Google TV (Chromecast with Google TV and NVIDIA Shield)
- Freely
- Freesat (please note: some models aren’t supported)
- Freeview Play (TVs and set-top boxes) (some models aren’t supported)
- iOS (iPhone & iPad) – iOS 14 and above
- LG Smart TVs (2016–2024)
- NOW Smart Sticks and Boxes (minimum firmware v11.5.0)
- PlayStation (PS4 and PS5)
- Roku (Stick & Roku-OS powered TVs, minimum firmware v11.5.0)
- Samsung Smart TVs (2017 and above)
- Sky Q, Sky Glass and Sky Stream puck
- Virgin Media (360, Stream, TiVo)
- YouView (BT, Humax, Sony, TalkTalk)
- Xbox (One, Series X, Series S)
World Athletics Championships 2025 Schedule
Friday, September 12
7 p.m. — Women’s 35km Race Walk final
7 p.m. — Men’s 35km Race Walk final
8 p.m. — Women’s Discus qualification (Group A)
9:55 p.m. — Men’s Shot Put qualification
9:55 p.m. — Women’s Discus qualification (Group B)
10:30 p.m. — Men’s 100m preliminary round
10:55 p.m. — Mixed 4 x 400m Relay heats
Saturday, September 13
5:05 a.m. — Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase heats
5:30 a.m. — Women’s Long Jump qualification
5:55 a.m. — Women’s 100m heats
6:05 a.m. — Men’s Pole Vault qualification
6:50 a.m. — Women’s 1,500m heats
7:35 a.m. — Men’s 100m heats
8:10 a.m. — Mens Shot Put final
8:30 a.m. — Women’s 10,000m final
9:20 a.m. — Mixed 4 x 400m Relay final
7 p.m. — Women’s Marathon final
8 p.m. — Women’s Hammer Throw qualification (Group A)
8:35 p.m. — Men’s 1,500m heats
9:45 p.m. — Women’s Hammer Throw qualification (Group B)
10:28 p.m. — Women’s 100m Hurdles heats
Sunday, September 14
5:35 a.m. — Men’s 400m heats
5:40 a.m. — Men’s High Jump qualification
6:12 a.m. — Women’s Discus final
6:25 a.m. — Women’s 400m heats
7:20 a.m. — Women’s 100m semi-final
7:40 a.m. — Women’s Long Jump final
7:45 a.m. — Men’s 100m semi-final
8:07 a.m. — Women’s 1,500m semi-final
8:30 a.m. — Men’s 10,000m final
9:13 a.m. — Women’s 100m final
9:20 a.m. — Men’s 100m final
7 p.m. — Men’s Marathon final
8 p.m. — Men’s Hammer Throw qualification (Group A)
8:05 p.m. — Women’s Pole Vault qualification
8:15 p.m. — Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase heats
9:45 p.m. — Men’s Hammer Throw qualification (Group B)
10:20 p.m. — Women’s 400m Hurdles heats
Monday, September 15
6:35 a.m. — Men’s 400m Hurdles heats
6:40 a.m. — Men’s Long Jump qualification
6:49 a.m. — Men’s Pole Vault final
7:23 a.m. — Men’s 110m Hurdles heats
8 a.m. — Women’s Hammer Throw final
8:06 a.m. — Women’s 100m Hurdles semi-final
8:30 a.m. — Men’s 1,500m semi-final
8:55 a.m. — Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase final
9:20 a.m. — Women’s 100m Hurdles final
Tuesday, September 16
6:35 a.m. — Men’s 800m heats
6:40 a.m. — Women’s Triple Jump qualification
7:36 a.m. — Men’s High Jump final
7:40 a.m. — Men’s 110m Hurdles semi-final
8:01 a.m. — Men’s Hammer Throw final
8:05 a.m. — Women’s 400m semi-final
8:35 a.m. — Men’s 400m semi-final
9:05 a.m. — Women’s 1,500m final
9:20 a.m. — Men’s 110m Hurdles final
Wednesday, September 17
6:05 a.m. — Men’s Triple Jump qualification
6:10 a.m. — Men’s Javelin qualification (Group A)
6:30 a.m. — Women’s 200m heats
7:11 a.m. — Women’s Pole Vault final
7:15 a.m. — Men’s 200m heats
7:45 a.m. — Men’s Javelin qualification (Group B)
7:49 a.m. — Men’s Long Jump final
8 a.m. — Women’s 400m Hurdles semi-final
8:30 a.m. — Men’s 400m Hurdles semi-final
8:57 a.m. — Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase final
9:20 a.m. — Men’s 1,500m final
Thursday, September 18
6:05 a.m. — Women’s 5,000m heats
6:15 a.m. — Women’s High Jump qualification
6:23 a.m. — Men’s Javelin final
6:55 a.m. — Women’s 800m heats
7:55 a.m. — Women’s Triple Jump final
8:02 a.m. — Men’s 200m semi-final
8:24 a.m. — Women’s 200m semi-final
8:45 a.m. — Men’s 800m semi-final
9:10 a.m. — Men’s 400m final
9:24 a.m. — Women’s 400m final
Friday, September 19
4:33 a.m. — Women’s 100m Hurdles Heptathlon
5:20 a.m. — Women’s High Jump Heptathlon
6:30 a.m. — Women’s Javelin qualification (Group A)
7 a.m. — Men’s 5,000m heats
7:30 a.m. — Women’s Shot Put Heptathlon
7:45 a.m. — Women’s 800m semi-final
7:50 a.m. — Men’s Triple Jump final
8 a.m. — Women’s Javelin qualification (Group B)
8:15 a.m. — Men’s 400m Hurdles final
8:27 a.m. — Women’s 400m Hurdles final
8:38 a.m. — Women’s 200m Heptathlon
9:06 a.m. — Men’s 200m final
9:22 a.m. — Women’s 200m final
6:30 p.m. — Women’s 20km Race Walk final
8 p.m. — Men’s Discus qualification (Group A)
8:25 p.m. — Men’s 100m Decathlon
8:50 p.m. — Men’s 20km Race Walk final
9 p.m. — Women’s Shot Put qualification
9:05 p.m. — Men’s Long Jump Decathlon
9:35 p.m. — Men’s Discus qualification (Group B)
10:30 p.m. — Women’s Long Jump Heptathlon
10:45 p.m. — Men’s Shot Put Decathlon
Saturday, September 20
6 a.m. — Women’s Javelin Heptathlon
6:05 a.m. — Men’s High Jump Decathlon
6:35 a.m. — Men’s 4 x 400m Relay heats
6:54 a.m. — Women’s Shot Put final
7 a.m. — Women’s 4 x 400m Relay heats
7:25 a.m. — Men’s 4 x 100m Relay heats
7:45 a.m. — Women’s 4 x 100m Relay heats
8:05 a.m. — Women’s Javelin final
8:11 a.m. — Women’s 800m Heptathlon
8:29 a.m. — Women’s 5,000m final
8:55 a.m. — Men’s 400m Decathlon
9:22 a.m. — Men’s 800m final
8:05 p.m. — Men’s 110m Hurdles Decathlon
8:55 p.m. — Men’s Discus Decathlon (Group A)
10:05 p.m. — Men’s Discus Decathlon (Group B)
10:35 p.m. — Men’s Pole Vault Decathlon (Group A)
11:20 p.m. — Men’s Pole Vault Decathlon (Group B)
Sunday, September 21
4:35 a.m. — Men’s Javelin Decathlon (Group A)
5:47 a.m. — Men’s Javelin Decathlon (Group B)
6:30 a.m. — Women’s High Jump final
6:35 a.m. — Women’s 800m final
6:47 a.m. — Men’s 5,000m final
7:10 a.m. — Men’s Discus final
7:20 a.m. — Men’s 4 x 400m Relay final
7:35 a.m. — Women’s 4 x 400m Relay final
7:49 a.m. — Men’s 1,500m Decathlon
8:06 a.m. — Women’s 4 x 100m Relay final
8:20 a.m. — Men’s 4 x 100m Relay final
(All times ET)
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