World Athletics Championships 2023 - How to watch on TV and BBC iPlayer and follow all the action ac

Posted by Patria Henriques on Sunday, July 28, 2024

From Saturday 19 until Sunday 27 August, the BBC is providing live coverage of the World Athletics Championships 2023 across TV, radio and online.

With the world’s greatest athletes about to come together in Budapest, the BBC is the only place to follow coverage of every event of this year’s Championships.

A star-studded line-up of athletes will be sharing expert insight and analysis, as well as their thoughts on medal hopefuls Dina Asher Smith, Daryll Neita, Keely Hodgkinson and Men’s 100m and 200m British record breaker, Zharnel Hughes.

Here's how to follow all the action...

World Athletics Championships 2023 TV Schedule

Saturday 19 August

7.40am-9.30am - BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app

  • Watch out for the Men's 20km race walk

9am-1.30pm - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

5.30pm-9.30pm - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

  • Watch out for the Men's Shot Put Final, Women's 10,000m Final and 4x400m Mixed Final

Sunday 20 August

6.05am-8am - BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

  • Watch out for. the Women's 20km Race Walk

8am-1.30pm - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

3pm-6.30pm - BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

  • Watch out for the Women's Long Jump final, Men's Hammer, Women's Heptathlon final event (800m), Men's 10,000m Final and the Men's 100m final

Monday 21 August

5.30pm-7.30pm - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

7.30pm-9pm - BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

  • Watch out for the Men's Triple Jump Final, 110m Hurdles Final and Women's 100m Final

9pm-9.30pm – Highlights of the day’s events on BBC Three, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

Tuesday 22 August

5.15pm-8pm - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

8pm-9pm - BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

  • Watch out for the Men's High Jump, Women's Discus, Women's 1500m Final, Men's 3,000m Steeplechase

9pm-9.30pm – Highlights of the day's events on BBC Three, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app

Wednesday 23 August

8.30am-1pm - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

5.45pm-7pm - BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

7pm-9pm - BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

  • Watch out for the Women's Pole Vault Final, Men's 1500m Final, Women's 400m Final and Men's 400m Hurdles Final

9pm-9.30pm - Highlights on BBC Three, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

Thursday 24 August

5.50am-9.30am - BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

  • Watch out for the Men's and Women's 35k Race Walk Finals

5.30pm-8pm - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

  • Watch out for the Men's Long Jump Final

8pm-9pm - BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

  • Watch out for the Women's Hammer Final, Women's 100m Hurdles Final, Men's 400m Final and Women's 400m Hurdles Final

9pm-9pm – Highlights on BBC Three, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

Friday 25 August

8.45am-12.15pm - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

5.30pm-7pm - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

7pm-9pm - BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

  • Watch out for the Women's Triple Jump Final, Women's and Men's 200m Finals

9pm-9.30pm - Highlights on BBC Three, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

Saturday 26 August

5.55am-12pm - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

  • Watch out for the Women's Marathon

1pm-3.15pm -BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

6pm-9.15pm - BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

  • Watch out for the Men's Pole Vault Final, Women's Shot Put Final, Men's 800m Final, Women's 5,000m Final, Decathlon final event (1500m), 4x100m Relay Men's and Women's Finals

9.15pm-9.45pm – Highlights on BBC Three, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

Sunday 27 August

5.55am-8.30am - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app - men's marathon

6.30pm-9pm - BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

  • Watch out for the Women's High Jump Final, Men's 5,000m Final, Men's Javelin Final, Women's 800m Final, Women's 3000m Steeplechase, 4x400m Relay Men's and Women's Finals

9pm-9.30pm - Highlights on BBC Three, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

World Athletics Championships 2023 on Radio and BBC Sounds

BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds are bringing comprehensive coverage from across the competition, with Katharine Merry and Allison Curbishley providing commentary from Budapest on all the key races.

World Athletics Championships 2023 on BBC Sport online

The best of the action from Budapest will be streamed live online on the BBC Sport website and app.

Fans can follow live text commentary from all of the evening sessions and keep up to date with daily reports, analysis and results. 

The latest news and highlights are also available on BBC Sport’s social media channels. 

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