It just got a bit harder to qualify for the World Championships 😅 World Athletics has changed its goal for Beijing 2027 and is looking to land 40% of qualifiers via the qualifying standard and 60% via World Rankings. As a result, they have made the time standards much faster — except in the women’s 10,000m, where it was pushed back to 30:40.00. Here’s a look at how the 2027 standards compare vs. the 2025 World Championship qualifying standards for Tokyo.