How to watch women's 800m final ft. Keely Hodgkinson at 2025 World Athletics Championships: free streams, race time

The women's 800m final is the final individual women's track event at the 2025 World Athletics Championships with good reason – that reason is middle-distance queen Keely Hodgkinson. Among the biggest stars in athletics, the 23-year-old Brit has been kept back for the final day in Tokyo after she swept to gold last summer at the Paris Olympics. Can she add a world title to that Olympic crown?

You can watch the women's 800m final at the World Athletics Championships 2025 from anywhere with a VPN and potentially for free.

Hodgkinson nearly didn't make it to Tokyo. Post-Paris, the 23-year-old did not race for 376 days because of a hamstring injury she couldn't shift. On her comeback race in the Silesia Diamond League a month ago, though, she ran 1min 54.74sec – the fastest time in the world this year, nearly two seconds quicker than anyone else.

Hodgkinson cruised into the final by winning her semifinal in Tokyo where she will be joined by compatriot and training partner Georgia Hunter-Bell. Aiming for a British one-two, the duo have been keeping busy by running up and down their hotel corridors in between races.

The Brits won't have it all their own way, though. Mary Moraa, the supremely talented 25-year-old Kenyan, will try to disrupt the race's rhythm by varying her speed throughout, while Switzerland's Audrey Werro is the European U23 champion and won the Diamond League final (Hodgkinson was absent) two weeks ago. Lilian Odira ran quickest of the semifinalists and she'll be well in the mix, too.

There is also U.S. interest in the final in the form of Sage Hurta-Klecker, while Australia's Jess Hull, who picked up bronze in the 1,500m a few days ago, will look to add to her Tokyo 2025 medal haul.

Find out who will take the final individual women's track gold of the games. Here's how to watch the women's 800m final at the World Athletics Championships 2025 online and on TV — including free streaming options.

Watch women's 800m final live streams for FREE

You can watch the women's 800m final, free of charge on SBS on Demand, which is providing comprehensive coverage in Australia.

Elsewhere, BBC iPlayer (U.K.) and CBC Gem (Can) will also be showing the action.

Outside any of these countries? You may not be able to watch the action like you normally would due to regional restrictions. Fortunately, there’s an easy solution. Use a VPN to watch Tokyo World Athletics Championships 2025 for free — we’ll show you how below.

Watch women's 800m final from anywhere

Away from home at the moment and blocked from watching the women's 800m final at the World Athletics Championships on your usual subscription?

You can still watch every race live thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The software allows your devices to appear as if they're back in your home country regardless of where in the world you are. So ideal for viewers away on vacation or on business. Our favorite is NordVPN. It's the best on the market:

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Using a VPN is incredibly simple.

1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite.

2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you're in the U.S. but want to view your free SBS coverage, you'd select an Australian server from the list.

3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head over to SBS On Demand and enjoy!

How to watch World Athletics Championships 2025 women's 800m final live streams in the U.S.

Viewers in the U.S. can watch the women's 800m final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships on the Peacock streaming service. Prices start at just $10.99/month to watch live sports on the platform.

Already subscribed to Peacock but you're outside the U.S.? You can live stream the top-billed event by using NordVPN.

Highlights of Sunday's action will follow later in the day on NBC.

How to watch World Athletics Championships 2025 women's 800m final live streams in Canada

As mentioned above, fans can watch the women's 800m final on CBC Sports and the channel's CBC Gem streaming service. CBC Gem is free (with ads) or CA$4.99/month (ad-free).

However, to access the free stream you will need a TV provider login.

Visiting the U.S. from Canada? NordVPN can help you access your usual CBC Gem live streams.

How to watch World Athletics Championships 2025 women's 800m final live streams in the U.K.

Select World Athletics Championships events are being televised live on BBC channels in the U.K. with live streaming available via BBC iPlayer online. This will of course include Keely Hodgkinson and Georgia Hunter-Bell in the women's 800m final.

Live action of every event will also go out on TNT Sports via Discovery+. Prices start at £30.99/month.

NordVPN will help you access BBC iPlayer should you be traveling outside the U.K. this weekend.

How to watch World Athletics Championships 2025 women's 800m final live streams in Australia

SBS Viceland in Australia has wall-to-wall coverage of the 2025 World Athletics Championships including the women's 800m final, with live streaming available via SBS on Demand.

9Now is another free-to-air streaming service showing all the action.

Tokyo 2025 will still be available to stream for Australian residents, even if they are outside Australia, by using a good VPN.

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