The World Athletics Championships 2023 is all set to begin very soon in Budapest, Hungary, check out the schedule and full list of event finals for each day, along with the venue, dates
The upcoming event will feature top athletes from across the world, participating in various individual and team events.
World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 schedule, dates, time, venue host country, live stream telecast where to watch
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The upcoming championships will feature various sports events like hurdles, races, and marathons, high jump, long jump, shot put, javelin throw, etc. It will also feature combined events like the heptathlon and decathlon.
World Athletics Championship 2023 venue and dates
This year’s World’s Athletic Championship is the nineteenth edition of the competition and will take place starting from 19 to 27 August. The National Athletics Centre located in Budapest, Hungary, will serve as the venue for the upcoming competition. The venue was specifically designed and built for the event and it has a seating capacity over 36,000 seats. Budapest was previously linked with hosting the 2007 edition of the World Championships. However, it later withdrew, and the competition eventually took place in Osaka, Japan.
World Athletics Championship 2023 schedule and list of event finals for each day
Day 1 list of event finals (August 19)
| Event | Start Time |
| 20m Race Walk | 8:50 am |
| Shot put (Men’s) | 8:35 pm |
| 10,000m race final for women | 8:55 pm |
| 4 x 400m relay final | 9:47 pm |
Day 2 list of event finals (August 20)
| Event | Start Time |
| 20km Race Walk (Women’s) | 7:15 am |
| Long jump (Women’s) | 4:55 pm |
| Hammer throw (Men’s) | 5:50 pm |
| 800m heptathlon (Women’s) | 6:00 pm |
| 10,000m race (Men’s) | 6:25 pm |
| 100m race (Men’s) | 7:10 pm |
Day 3 list of event finals (August 21)
| Event | Start Time |
| High jump (Men’s) | 7:55 pm |
| Discus throw(Women’s) | 8:20 pm |
| 110 m hurdles (Men’s) | 9:40 pm |
| 100m (Women’s) | 9:50 pm |
Day 4 list of event finals (August 22)
| Event | Start Time |
| High jump (Men’s) | 7:55 pm |
| Discus throw (Women’s) | 8:20 pm |
| 1500m race (Women’s) | 9:30 pm |
| 3000m SC (Men’s) | 9:42 pm |
Day 5 list of event finals (August 23)
| Event | Start Time |
| Pole vault (Women’s) | 7:30 pm |
| 1500m race (Men’s) | 9:15 pm |
| 400m (Men’s) | 9:35 pm |
| 400m hurdles (Women’s) | 9:50 pm |
Day 6 list of event finals (August 24)
| Event | Start Time |
| 35km race walk (Men’s and Women’s) | 7 am |
| Long jump (Men’s) | 7:30 pm |
| Hammer throw (Women’s) | 8:15 pm |
| 100m hurdles (Women’s) | 9:25 pm |
| 400m (Men’s) | 9:35 pm |
| 400m hurdles (Women’s) | 9:50 pm |
Day 7 list of event finals (August 25)
| Event | Start Time |
| Triple jump (Women’s) | 7:35 pm |
| Javelin throw (Women’s) | 8:20 pm |
| 200 m (Women’s) | 9:40 pm |
| 200m (Men’s) | 9:50 pm |
Day 8 list of event finals (August 26)
| Event | Start Time |
| Marathon (Women’s) | 7 pm |
| Pole vault (Men’s) | 7:25 pm |
| shot put (Women’s) | 8:15 pm |
| 800m (Men’s) | 8:30 pm |
| 5000m (Women’s) | 8:50 pm |
| 1500m decathlon (Men’s) | 9:25 pm |
| 4 x 100m relay (Men’s) | 9:40 |
| 4 x 100m relay (Women’s) | 9:50 pm |
Day 9 list of event finals on final day (August 27)
| Event | Start Time |
| Marathon (Men’s) | 7 am |
| High jump (Women’s) | 8:05 pm |
| 5000 m (Men’s) | 8:10 pm |
| Javelin throw (Men’s) | 8:20 pm |
| 3000m SC (Women’s) | 9:10 pm |
| 4 x 400m relay (Men’s) | 9:37 pm |
| 4 x 100m relay (Women’s) | 9:47 pm |
For those in the UK, they have two options to watch the championship and the BBC will show some of the events on its channels and on iPlayer, but it hasn’t announced which ones yet. The event can also be watched on Discovery Plus via Eurosport.
If you want to watch the World Athletics Championship in Australia for free, you can use SBS On Demand and it will show the event on its website and on SBS Viceland, which you can also access through On Demand.