When is the World Athletics Championships 2023? TV channel, stream free and big medal contenders for Budapest

ARE you on your marks? Great, because the World Athletics Championships is set to get going – and is the pinnacle of the track and field season.

This is the biggest major worldwide athletics event before the Paris Olympics next summer, and athletes can put their names in the hat for medal contention next summer.

The championships take place every two years – but last year’s event took place in Oregon a year late due to Covid-19.

The likes of Shelly-Anne Fraser-Pryce, Keeley Hodgkinson, Zharnel Hughes, Wayde van Niekerk and Karsen Warholm should all be fighting for the big medals in Hungary.

When are the World Athletics Championships?

• Starting on Saturday, August 19th, The World Athletic Championships will run until Sunday, August 27th.
• Each day will have various starting times; the opening day is set to start 7:50am UK time, 8:50am in Hungary.
• The championships will be hosted at the Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ (National Athletics Centre) in Budapest.
• Laying on the eastern bank of the Danube River south of central Budapest, the stadium holds 36,000 spectators and was completed just months ago.

What TV channel is it on and can I live stream it for free?

The championships will be available for FREE to license fee payers on BBC.

Also for FREE is the BBC iPlayer which will stream all of the live action in Budapest.

Viewers in the UK can also watch on Eurosport, soon to become TNT Sports.

Who are the names to look out for in Budapest?

• Diana Asher-Smith, Great Britain
• Noah Lyles, United States
• Sydney McLaughlin, United States
• Mondo Duplantis, Sweden
• Keely Hodgkinson, Great Britain
• Zharnel Hughes, Great Britain
• Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaica
• Kelvin Kiptum, Kenya
• Laura Muir, Great Britain
• Daryll Neita, Great Britain
• Ferdinand Omanyala, Kenya
• Wayde van Niekerk, South Africa
• Karsten Warholm, Norway
• Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Norway

What events should I watch?

The most anticipated events will be the 100m Men’s and Women’s finals.

Other events to watch at this year’s championships will be the Women’s 800m and 1500m, Men’s Marathon and Men’s Pole Vault.

What is the competition schedule?

Day 1 – August 19

• 7:50am (UK) 8:50am (HU) – 20 Kilometres Race Walk Final (M)
• 7:35pm (UK) 8:35pm (HU) – Shotput Final (M)
• 8:47pm (UK) 9:47pm (HU) – Mixed 4×400 Metres Relay Final

Day 2 – August 20

• 3:55pm (UK) 4:55pm (HU) – Long Jump Final (W)
• 5:00pm (UK) 6:00pm (HU) – 800 Metres Heptathlon Final (W)
• 5:25pm (UK) – 6:25pm (HU)- 10,000 Metres (M)
• 6:10pm (UK) – 7:10pm (HU) 100 Metres Final (M)

Day 3 – August 21

• 6:40pm (UK) 7:40pm (HU)- Triple Jump Final (M)
• 7:30pm (UK) 8:30pm (HU) – Discus Throw Final (M)
• 8:40pm (UK) 9:40pm (HU) – 110 Metres Hurdles Final (M)
• 8:50pm (UK) 9:50pm (HU) – 100 Metres Final (W)

Day 4 – August 22

• 6:55pm (UK) 7:55pm (HU) – High Jump Final (M)
• 7:20pm (UK) 8:20pm (HU) – Discus Throw Final (W)
• 8:30pm (UK) 9:30pm (HU) – 1500 Metres Final (W)
• 8:42pm (UK) 9:42pm (HU) – 3000 Metres Steeplechase Final (M)

Day 5 – August 23

• 6:30pm (UK) 7:30pm (HU) – Pole Vault Final (W)
• 8:15pm (UK) 9:15pm (HU) – 1500 Metres Final (M)
• 8:35pm (UK) 9:35pm (HU) – 400 Metres Final (W)
• 8:50pm (UK) 9:50pm (HU) – 400 Metres Hurdles Final (M)

Day 6 – August 24

• 6:00am (UK) 7:00am (HU)- 35 Kilometres Race Walk Final (M+W)
• 6:30pm (UK) 7:30pm (HU)- Long Jump Final (M)
• 7:15pm (UK) 8:15pm (HU)- Hammer Throw Final (W)
• 8:25pm (UK) 9:25pm (HU)- 100 Metres Hurdles Final (W)
• 8:35pm (UK) 9:35pm (HU)- 400 Metres Final (M)
• 8:50pm (UK) 9:50pm (HU)-400 Metres Final (W)

Day 7 – August 25

• 6:35pm (UK) 7:35pm (HU)-Triple Jump Final (W)
• 7:20pm (UK) 8:20pm (HU) -Javelin Throw Final (W)
• 8:40pm (UK) 9:40pm (HU) – 200 Metres Final (W)
• 8:50pm (UK) 9:50pm (Hu) – 200 Metres Final (M)

Day 8 – August 26

• 6:00am (UK) 7:00am (HU) – Marathon (W)
• 6:25pm (UK) 7:25pm (HU) – Pole Vault Final (M)
• 7:30pm (UK) 8:30pm (HU) – 800 Metres Final (M)
• 8:25pm (UK) 9:25pm (HU) – 1500 Metres Decathlon Final (M)
• 8:40pm (UK) 9:40pm (HU) 4×100 Metres Relay Final (M)
• 8:50pm (UK) 9:50pm (HU) 4×100 Metres Relay Final (W)

Day 9 – August 27

• 6:00am (UK) 7:00am (HU) – Marathon (M)
• 7:05pm (UK) 8:05pm (HU) – High Jump Final (M)
• 7:20pm (UK) 8:20pm (HU) – Javelin Throw Final (M)
• 7:45pm (UK) 8:45pm (HU)- 800 Metres Final (W)
• 8:37pm (UK) 9:37pm (HU) – 4×100 Metres Relay Final (W)
• 8:47pm (UK) 9:47pm (HU) – 4×100 Metres Relay Final (M)

Source: Athletics - thesun.co.uk