World Athletics Championships 2023 on BBC
August 3, 2023
From August 19th to 27th, the BBC is providing live coverage of every event from the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest across TV, radio and online.
A top 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 (pictured).
Barbara Slater, Director of BBC Sport, commented: “The World Athletics Championships are another standout event in this wonderful summer of sport. We’re looking forward to bringing all the drama and excitement from nine days of intense competition. With our extensive coverage across BBC TV, radio and through our digital services on Iplayer, Sounds and the Sport website we want to ensure audiences can keep up with all the action from this highly-anticipated event.”
TV & BBC iPlayer
TV presenting duties throughout the championships are Gabby Logan and Jeanette Kwakye. They are joined by Olympic heptathlon medallists, Dame Jessica Ennis Hill and Dame Denise Lewis, along with four-time Olympic gold medallist and eight-time World Championship gold medallist, Michael Johnson, throughout the eight-day event. Also providing expert analysis and commentary are Colin Jackson, Paula Radcliffe, Steve Cram, Andrew Cotter and Steve Backley.
Audiences can watch every event from across the competition live on BBC One, Two, iPlayer and Red Button.
Fans can keep up to date with the action with a daily recap on preview on BBC Breakfast, and from 9pm on August 21st on BBC Three, World Athletics Extra will showcase the day’s highlights.
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.
The drama from the World Athletics Championships will be captured in detail across the BBC Sport website, app and social media. The best of the action from Budapest will be streamed live online.
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.
BBC TV schedule
August 19th
BBC Two, 9am-1.30pm World Athletics Championships Budapest
BBC Two, 5.30pm-9.30pm World Athletics Championships Budapest
August 20th
BBC Two, 8am-1.30pm World Athletics Championships Budapest
BBC One, 3pm-6.30pm World Athletics Championships Budapest
August 21st
BBC Two, 5.30pm – 19:30 World Athletics Championships Budapest
BBC One, 7.30pm – 9pm World Athletics Championships Budapest
BBC Three, 9pm – 9.30pm World Athletics Extra
August 22nd
BBC Two, 5.15pm-8pm World Athletics Championships Budapest
BBC One, 8pm – 9pm World Athletics Championships Budapest
BBC Three, 9pm – 9.30pm World Athletics Extra
August 23rd
BBC Two, 8.30am-1pm World Athletics Championships Budapest
Red Button One, 5.45pm – 19:00 World Athletics Championships Budapest
BBC One, 7pm – 9pm World Athletics Championships Budapest
BBC Three, 9pm – 9.30pm World Athletics Extra
August 24th
Red Button One, 5.50am – 9.30am World Athletics Championships Budapest
BBC Two, 5.30pm-8pm World Athletics Championships Budapest
BBC One, 8pm-9pm World Athletics Championships Budapest
BBC Three, 9pm-9.30pm World Athletics Extra
August 25th
BBC Two, 8.45am-12.15pm World Athletics Championships Budapest
BBC Two, 5.30pm-7pm World Athletics Championships Budapest
BBC One, 7pm-9pm World Athletics Championships Budapest
BBC Three, 9pm-9.30pm World Athletics Extra
August 26th
BBC Two, 5.55am – 12pm World Athletics Championships Budapest
Red Button One, 1pm-3.30pm World Athletics Championships Budapest
BBC One, 6pm-9.15pm World Athletics Championships Budapest
BBC Three, 9.15pm-9.45pm World Athletics Extra
August 27th
BBC Two, 5.55am – 8.30am World Athletics Championships Budapest
BBC One, 6.30pm-9pm World Athletics Championships Budapest
BBC Three, 9pm – 9.30pm World Athletics Extra