Julius Yego sets sights on reclaiming javelin title at 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championship
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Reading Time: 2min | Sun. 06.10.24. | 16:01
The World Championships will feature 49 events, with the qualification periods for different disciplines staggered
World javelin champion Julius Yego is determined to reclaim his title at the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championship.
Kenya launched its "Road to Tokyo 2025" campaign earlier this week, where athletes will compete for a spot in the global event, scheduled for September 13–21, 2025.
Yego believes securing his qualification early will allow him ample time to prepare for the international stage.
“I’m happy to be among the athletes wearing national colours in Tokyo. Qualifying early has given me enough time to prepare and focus on winning back the javelin title,” Yego said during the launch.
“I began training 10 days ago in Eldoret, and my eyes are firmly on the prize.”
Yego, who threw 87.72m to surpass the 85.50m javelin world championship qualifying mark at the Paris Olympics, encouraged his fellow athletes to prioritize discipline as they prepare for Tokyo.
He also stressed the importance of clean competition.
“Train well, get enough sleep, rest adequately, and avoid burning out,” Yego advised at the launch, where Athletics Kenya (AK) also revealed the 2024/2025 season's event calendar.
He urged coaches to instil the mental toughness necessary for global success, saying:
“Sometimes we have the best athletes for events like the World Championships, but mental toughness is what they lack to win medals.”
Ferdinand Omanyala, who has also qualified for the World Championships, praised AK for launching the "Road to Tokyo" early, though he admitted he hasn’t yet finalized his plans for next year.
“I’m currently off-season, working on my businesses. I haven’t started thinking about 2025 or resumed training yet, but the goal is to make it to the finals in Tokyo,” Omanyala said.
Emmanuel Ekwam welcomed the timely release of the event calendar, which he believes allows athletes to plan ahead.
“I got injured in Paris and was advised not to train for two months. I’m fine now and will start training on Friday. My goal is to reach the finals in Tokyo and break my national 400m record,” Ekwam added.
The World Championships will feature 49 events, with the qualification periods for different disciplines staggered.
The marathon and race walk qualification runs from November 5, 2024, to May 4, 2025.
Relays, combined events, the 20km race, and the 10,000m events have a qualifying window from February 25, 2024, to August 2025.
