World Athletics has officially unveiled the qualification standards for the 2027 World Athletics Championships scheduled to take place in Beijing, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
The 21st edition of the World Athletics Championships is scheduled to be held from September 11 to 19, 2027 in the National Stadium in Beijing, China.
The qualification marks, released ahead of the global championship, underline the increasing competitiveness expected at Beijing 2027, with elite performances required across track, field and road events.
“Under the approved system, athletes in individual events will be able to qualify in four ways: by achieving the entry standard during the qualification period; by virtue of finishing position at designated competitions; through a wild card; or by world rankings position at the end of the respective ranking period,” World Athletics said in a statement on it’s website.
“The qualifying window for the marathon runs from November 3, 2025 to midnight on May 2, 2027. For the 10,000m, race walks, combined events and relays, the window runs from February 23, 2026 to midnight on August 2, 2027. For all other disciplines, entry standards can be achieved from August 23, 2026 to midnight on August 22, 2027.”
In the sprint events, male athletes will need to clock 9.95s in the 100m and 20.07s in the 200m, while the women’s qualifying standards stand at 10.96s and 22.45s respectively.
The men’s 400m standard is pegged at 44.45s, with women expected to run 50.00s to gain automatic entry.
Athletes targeting the men’s 1500m must run 3:30.00, while the women’s qualification standard is 3:58.00. In the 5000m, the entry marks are 12:50.00 for men and 14:36.00 for women.
The marathon qualification standards have been fixed at 2:06:00 for men and 2:23:20 for women, reflecting the high level of endurance competition anticipated in Beijing.
Field event athletes are equally faced with stiff requirements. The men’s high jump standard is set at 2.30m compared to 1.96m for women, while long jump athletes must achieve 8.25m and 6.86m respectively.
In the throws, men will need 85.50m in the javelin and 78.30m in the hammer throw, while women must record 63.40m and 74.00m respectively.
The combined events will see athletes target 8,620 points in the decathlon and 6,550 points in the heptathlon to secure qualification.
For the 2027 World Championships, the system has been set with the objective of having approximately 40 per cent of the athletes qualifying through entry standards and 60 per cent qualifying through world rankings.
World Athletics added that performances must mainly be achieved at category C competitions and above, to ensure the mark has been set in a meeting where minimum competition standards have been met.
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