World Athletics Championships 2023 across the BBC

[b"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,[/b]

— Barbara Slater, Director of BBC Sport

With the world’s greatest athletes about to come together in Budapest, fans can follow every event of the Championships across BBC television, radio and online.  

• All the action from EVERY event in Budapest is available on BBC TV, radio and online from Saturday 19 until Sunday 27 August  
• Gabby Logan and Jeanette Kwakye share daily TV presenting duties, and are joined by world-class former athletes Michael Johnson, Dame Jessica Ennis Hill, Dame Denise Lewis, Colin Jackson, Paula Radcliffe, Steve Cram, Andrew Cotter and Steve Backley 
• World Athletics Extra provides additional analysis on the day’s events at 9pm on BBC Three from Monday 21 August 
• Tune into live coverage of key races on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds, with commentary from Katharine Merry and Allison Curbishley 
• Results, live text commentary, clips and highlights are available on the BBC Sport website, app and across social media  

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.  

Barbara Slater, Director of BBC Sport, says: “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.” 

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TV & BBC iPlayer 

Leading 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 Monday 21 August 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. 

Website, app & social media  

The excitement and drama from the World Athletics Championships will be captured in detail across the BBC Sport website, app and social media.  

With under a year to go until the Paris Olympics, 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   

Saturday 19/08/2023  

BBC Two, 9am-1.30pm World Athletics Championships Budapest  

BBC Two, 5.30pm-9.30pm World Athletics Championships Budapest  

Sunday 20/08/2023  

BBC Two, 8am-1.30pm World Athletics Championships Budapest  

BBC One, 3pm-6.30pm World Athletics Championships Budapest  

Monday 21/08/2023  

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  

Tuesday 22/08/2023  

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  

Wednesday 23/08/2023  

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  

Thursday 24/08/2023  

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  

Friday 25/08/2023  

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  

Saturday 26/08/2023  

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  

Sunday 27/08/2023  

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