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Top 10 World Sports News Events In 2025

Men's pole vault entered uncharted territory at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo from September 13 to 21, as Sweden's Armand Duplantis cleared 6.30 meters to break the world record for the 14th time. The event saw nine championship records fall, with American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaking a 42-year-old championship record in women's 400m. The 2027 athletics worlds will be held at the National Stadium "Bird's Nest" in Beijing. This file photo taken on Sept. 15, 2025 shows Armand Duplantis of Sweden posing with the screen showing his new world record after the men's pole vault final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Song Yanhua/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Marine Farms - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 13, 2025 shows an ecological marine cage breeding area in Rongcheng City, east China's Shandong Province. As a province noted for its major marine fishery economy, Shandong has been actively building marine farms in recent years, aiming to continuously enrich the "blue food depot." To date, Shandong has built 139 "marine farms" at or above the provincial level, including 71 at the national level, or 38 percent of the country's total at the level. The province now boasts an integrated industrial chain for marine fishery that ranges from aquaculture, fishing to intensive processing. The output of marine aquatic products in Shandong reached 8.25 million tonnes with an added value exceeding 100 billion yuan (about 14.09 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024, topping among all regions at the provincial level in the country. Photo by Li Xinjun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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[Breaking News]World Exposition in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan, Sept. 30 Kyodo - Visitors pack the World Exposition in Osaka on Sept. 29, 2025, before the close of the six-month event on Oct. 13. (Kyodo)

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Soufiane El Bakkali (L) of Morocco competes in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase heat at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Soufiane El Bakkali (top) of Morocco competes in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase heat at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Soufiane El Bakkali (front) of Morocco competes in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase heat at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2025.

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Typhoon Bualoi Aftermath - Vietnam

A sunken fishing boat is seen in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, Sept. 29, 2025. The death toll from Typhoon Bualoi in Vietnam has risen to 11, with 13 people still missing and 33 others injured, local daily newspaper Nhan Dan (People) reported Monday. Handout photo by VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bualoi Aftermath - Vietnam

A tree and a utility pole are toppled in Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam, Sept. 29, 2025. The death toll from Typhoon Bualoi in Vietnam has risen to 11, with 13 people still missing and 33 others injured, local daily newspaper Nhan Dan (People) reported Monday. Handout photo by VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bualoi Aftermath - Vietnam

The roof of a house is torn off in Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam, Sept. 29, 2025. The death toll from Typhoon Bualoi in Vietnam has risen to 11, with 13 people still missing and 33 others injured, local daily newspaper Nhan Dan (People) reported Monday. Handout photo by VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bualoi Aftermath - Vietnam

Residents salvage a sunken fishing boat in Hue City, Vietnam, Sept. 29, 2025. The death toll from Typhoon Bualoi in Vietnam has risen to 11, with 13 people still missing and 33 others injured, local daily newspaper Nhan Dan (People) reported Monday. Handout photo by VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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