2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
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The women's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place in the Nanjing's Cube at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park in Nanjing, China, on 21, 22 and 23 March 2025. It was the 21st time the event was contested at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
22 March (semi-finals)
23 March (final)
| Women's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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The final underway | ||||||||||
| Venue | Nanjing's Cube at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park | |||||||||
| Location | Nanjing, China | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 March (heats) 22 March (semi-finals) 23 March (final) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:58.40 WL | |||||||||
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The heats took place on 21 March during the morning session. The semi-finals occurred on 22 March during the evening session. The final took place on 23 March during the evening session.
Background
The women's 800 metres was contested 20 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Time (s) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record[1] |  Jolanda Čeplak (SLO) |
1:55.82 | Vienna, Austria | 3 March 2002 |
| Championship record[2] |  Ludmila Formanová (CZE) |
1:56.90 | Maebashi, Japan | 7 March 1999 |
| World leading[3] |  Tsige Duguma (ETH) |
1:58.97 | Metz, France | 8 February 2025 |
Qualification
For the women's 800 metres, the qualification period ran from 1 September 2024 until 9 March 2025.[4] Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standards of 2:00.00.[5] Athletes were also able to qualify by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event, or by virtue of their World Athletics Indoor Tour wildcard.[4] There was a target number of 30 athletes.[5]
Results
Heats
The heats took place on 21 March, starting at 11:15 (UTC+8) in the morning.[6] The first 3 of each heat (Q) qualified for the semi-finals.[7]
Heat 1
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patricia Silva |  Portugal |
2:04.44 | Q |
| 2 | Lilian Odira |  Kenya |
2:04.46 | Q |
| 3 | Habitam Alemu | Ethiopia |
2:04.48 | Q |
| 4 | Eloisa Coiro |  Italy |
2:04.50 | |
| 5 | Halimah Nakaayi |  Uganda |
2:04.57 | SB |
| 6 | Wilma Nielsen |  Sweden |
2:04.97 | |
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Heat 2
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsige Duguma | Ethiopia |
2:04.52 | Q |
| 2 | Audrey Werro |  Switzerland |
2:04.91 | Q |
| 3 | Lorea Ibarzabal |  Spain |
2:05.10 | Q |
| 4 | Vivian Chebet Kiprotich | Kenya |
2:05.11 | SB |
| 5 | Aurora Rynda |  Canada |
2:07.17 | |
| 6 | Wu Hongjiao |  China |
2:08.77 | |
| [8] | ||||
Heat 3
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prudence Sekgodiso |  South Africa |
2:03.89 | Q |
| 2 | Nigist Getachew | Ethiopia |
2:03.91 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Valery Tobias |  United States |
2:04.42 | Q |
| 4 | Abbey Caldwell |  Australia |
2:05.15 | PB |
| 5 | Alison Andrews-Paul |  New Zealand |
2:05.76 | |
| 6 | Noélie Yarigo |  Benin |
2:07.88 | |
| [8] | ||||
Heat 4
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nia Akins | United States |
2:03.29 | Q |
| 2 | Anna Wielgosz |  Poland |
2:03.40 | Q |
| 3 | Shafiqua Maloney |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
2:03.56 | Q |
| 4 | Sarah Billings | Australia |
2:03.60 | PB |
| 5 | Caroline Bredlinger |  Austria |
2:03.78 | |
| 6 | Rachel Pellaud | Switzerland |
2:06.24 | |
| [8] | ||||
Semi-finals
The semi-finals took place on 22 March, starting at 12:05 (UTC+8) in the afternoon.[6] The first 3 of each heat (Q) qualified for the final.
Heat 1
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsige Duguma | Ethiopia |
2:03.85 | Q |
| 2 | Nigist Getachew | Ethiopia |
2:04.01 | Q |
| 3 | Patricia Silva | Portugal |
2:04.20 | Q |
| 4 | Nia Akins | United States |
2:04.38 | |
| 5 | Shafiqua Maloney | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
2:04.55 | |
| 6 | Lilian Odira | Kenya |
2:16.12 | |
| [9] | ||||
Heat 2
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Audrey Werro | Switzerland |
2:01.11 | Q |
| 2 | Prudence Sekgodiso | South Africa |
2:01.21 | Q |
| 3 | Anna Wielgosz | Poland |
2:01.36 | Q |
| 4 | Lorea Ibarzabal | Spain |
2:02.57 | |
| 5 | Valery Tobias | United States |
2:03.39 | |
| 6 | Habitam Alemu | Ethiopia |
2:05.44 | |
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Final
The final took place on 23 March, starting at 20:54 (UTC+8).[6]
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prudence Sekgodiso | South Africa |
1:58.40 | WL |
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Nigist Getachew | Ethiopia |
1:59.63 | PB |
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Patricia Silva | Portugal |
1:59.80 | NR |
| 4 | Audrey Werro | Switzerland |
1:59.81 | NR |
| 5 | Anna Wielgosz | Poland |
2:00.34 | PB |
| 6 | Tsige Duguma | Ethiopia |
2:04.76 | |
| [10] | ||||