2025 World Jump Rope Championships schedule: Dates, time and how to watch

The 2025 World Jump Rope Championships are underway, with the fastest rope-skippers and Double Dutch masters converging in Kawasaki, Japan.

The World Championships, which will be administered by the International Jump Rope Union (IJRU), will include a wide range of single rope and Double Dutch events, with participants vying for supremacy in individual, pair, and team categories.

Culttz Kawasaki (a.k.a. the Kawasaki City Sports and Culture Center) is hosting this year’s event, with competition in 12 different events taking place from July 27 to August 4. According to the IJRU, over 2,600 participants from more than 30 countries are set to compete. The World Jump Rope Championships are held once every two years, with Belgium (female and mixed) and Hong Kong (male) looking to defend their Team Overall titles.

Colorado Springs, Colo. hosting the last edition in 2023.

Here’s what to know about the 2025 World Jump Rope Championships, including a schedule and how to watch:

World Jump Rope Championships 2025 schedule

All times Eastern.

JWC Freestyle, WC SRIF, JWC Speed, WC Speed, JWC Freestyle events (Thursday, July 30 to Friday, July 31)

• 8:30 p.m.: JWC SRSS + SRSE

• 9:15 p.m.: WC SRSS + SRSE

• 10:00 p.m.: Award JWC SRSS + SRSE

• 10:15 p.m.: JWC WHPF

• 11:30 p.m. (July 30) to 2:00 a.m. (July 31): JWC SRIF

• 2 a.m.: WC SRIF

• 4:45 a.m.: Award JWC WHPF, SRIF, JWC Individual overall

• 5:30 a.m.: Team Show Practice

JWC Team Speed, JWC Team Freestyle, Team Show Events (Thursday, July 31 to Friday, Aug. 1)

• 8:30 p.m.: JWC Team Speed

• 9:45 p.m.: JWC SRPF

• 11:45 p.m (July 31) to 12:15 a.m. (August 1): Award JWC Team Speed

• 12:15 a.m.: JWC SRTF

• 2:00 a.m.: Award JWC SRPF

• 2:15 a.m.: JWC DDPF + DDSF

• 5:00 a.m.: Award JWC SRTF, DDPF, DDSF

• 5:45 a.m.: Team Show

JWC DDC, WC DDC, Finals and DDC Events (Friday, Aug. 1 to Saturday, Aug. 2)

• 7:30 p.m.: JWC DDC Speed

• 7:45 p.m.: WC DDC Speed Qualifier

• 8:00 p.m.: JWC DDC Freestyle

• 9:00 p.m.: WC DDC Freestyle Qualifier

• 10:45 p.m.: Award JWC DDC

• 11:30 p.m. (August 1) to 3:35 a.m. (August 2): Finals Session 1

  • 11:30 p.m.: Finals WC SRDR, Female, Mixed, Male

  • 11:50 p.m.: Finals WC SRSR Female, Mixed, Male

  • 12:10 a.m.: Finals WC DDSR Female, Mixed, Male

  • 12:35 a.m.: Finals WC SRPF Female, Mixed, Male (incl. awards)

  • 2:10 a.m.: Finals WC DDPF Female, Mixed, Male (incl. awards)

  • 3:30 a.m.: Closing remarks

• 4:15 a.m.: Finals Session 2

  • 4:15 a.m.: Finals WC SRSS Female, Male

  • 4:45 a.m.: Finals WC DDSF Female, Male

  • 5:50 a.m.: Finals WC SRTU Female

  • 6:15 a.m.: Finals WC SRIF Male (incl. awards)

  • 6:55 a.m.: Closing remarks

Finals and DDC Events (Saturday, Aug. 2 to Sunday, Aug. 3)

• 8:30 p.m. (August 2) to 12:30 a.m. (August 3): Finals Session 1

  • 8:30 p.m.: Finals WC DDSS Female, Mixed, Male

  • 8:50 p.m.: Finals WC SRSE Female, Male

  • 9:10 p.m.: Finals WC SRTF Female, Mixed, Male (incl. awards)

  • 10:30 p.m.: Finals WC WHPF Female, Mixed, Male (incl. awards)

  • 11:50 p.m. (August 2) to 12:25 a.m. (August 3): Finals WC DDSF Mixed (incl. awards)

  • 12:25 a.m: Closing remarks

• 1:30 a.m.: Finals Session 2

  • 1:30 a.m.: Finals WC DDC 1×30

  • 1:50 a.m.: Finals WC SRIF Female (incl. award)

  • 2:20 a.m.: Finals WC SRTU Male

  • 2:40 a.m.: Finals WC DDC Freestyle Mixed (incl. awards)

  • 4:25 a.m.: IJRU flag handed over from Japan to next host country

World Jump Rope Championships 2025 – Time, streaming, how to watch

The 2025 World Jump Rope Championships, running from July 27 to August 4, will be streamed by the International Jump Rope Union on their site IJRU.live. The event finals on August 1-3 will be streamed live on the Olympic Channel.

Viewers in Canada can watch on CBC Sports’ YouTube channel.

• Time: Events range in time depending on daily schedule

• Location: Culttz Kawasaki (Kawasaki, Japan)

• TV: None

• Stream: IJRU.live (all events), Olympic Channel (finals only)

World Jump Rope Championships acronyms explained

Wondering what the events are at the World Jump Rope Championships, or at least what all these acronyms mean? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered:

• Double Dutch competition (DDC)

• Double Dutch pair freestyle (DDPF)

• Double Dutch single freestyle (DDSF)

• Double Dutch speed relay (DDSR)

• Junior World Championships (JWC)

• Single rope double-unders relay (SRDR)

• Single rope individual freestyle (SRIF)

• Single rope pair freestyle (SRPF)

• Single rope speed endurance (SRSE)

• Single rope speed relay (SRSR)

• Single rope speed sprint (SRSS)

• Single rope team freestyle (SRTF)

• Single rope triple-unders (SRTU)

• World Championships (WC)

• Wheel pair freestyle (WHPF)

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: World Jump Rope Championships 2025: Schedule, time and stream