Poland is set to begin its pursuit of a third consecutive victory at the European Athletics Team Championships. The First Division action will take place from 23-25 June at the Slaski Stadium in Chorzow. Live streaming coverage is available for free worldwide on the European Athletics YouTube page and All-Athletics.
A formidable Polish team will aim to fend off challenges from Italy, Great Britain & NI, Germany, Spain, France, and the Netherlands. The focus will shift to an evening-only scheduled session, starting on Friday (23). Experts anticipate tough competition for the Polish team to retain the title and are backing Italy to dethrone the reigning champion.
How to watch the Division European Athletics Team Championships 2023?
ALBANIA: RTSH SPORT; BELGIUM: RTBF; BULGARIA: BNT; CZECH REPUBLIC: CESKA TELEVIZE; CYPRUS: CYBC*; FINLAND: YLE; FRANCE: L’EQUIPE*; GERMANY: ZDF; GREECE: ERT; HUNGARY: M4 SPORT; ISRAEL: THE SPORTS CHANNEL; ITALY: RAI; KOSOVO: RTK*; NETHERLANDS: NOS; NORWAY: NRK; POLAND: TVP; PORTUGAL: RTP*; ROMANIA: TVR*; SLOVAKIA: RTVS*; SPAIN: RTVE; SWEDEN: SVT; TURKEY: TRT; UNITED KINGDOM: BBC; UKRAINE: PBC; OTHER TERRITORIES: All Athletics
Live coverage on Friday will start at 10:15 a.m. ET / 4:15 p.m. local time, with the women’s Shot Put. The women’s 400m will follow, featuring World 400m hurdles silver medalist Femke Bol from the Netherlands and Poland’s European silver medalist Natalia Kaczmarek. The race will start at 11:05 a.m. Live results and updates can be found: Click here for live results.
The first day’s schedule for the 1st Division competition also includes the men’s 400m, the 100m, and 800m races for both men and women, as well as the women’s hammer throw, and the men’s pole vault competitions.
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Impressive performances by athletes in Division 2 and Division 3 set the tone on the first three days at the Silesia 2023 European Athletics Team Championships. Now, it’s up to the Division 1 contestants to surpass those marks.
European Athletics Team Championships 1st Division Event Schedule Day 1
| Start Time | Location | Event |
| 10:15 | Silesian Stadium | Women’s Shot Put – Div 1 |
| 10:20 | Silesian Stadium | Women’s Hammer Throw – Div 1 |
| 11:05 | Silesian Stadium | Women’s 400m – Div 1 Heat B |
| 11:15 | Silesian Stadium | Women’s 400m – Div 1 Heat A |
| 11:22 | Silesian Stadium | Men’s Triple Jump – Div 1 |
| 11:35 | Silesian Stadium | Men’s 400m – Div 1 Heat B |
| 11:45 | Silesian Stadium | Men’s 400m – Div 1 Heat A |
| 11:55 | Silesian Stadium | Women’s 5000m – Div 1 |
| 12:15 | Silesian Stadium | Women’s Discus Throw – Div 1 |
| 12:20 | Silesian Stadium | Men’s Pole Vault – Div 1 Group A |
| 12:20 | Silesian Stadium | Men’s Pole Vault – Div 1 Group B |
| 12:28 | Silesian Stadium | Men’s 800m – Div 1 Heat B |
| 12:38 | Silesian Stadium | Men’s 800m – Div 1 Heat A |
| 12:55 | Silesian Stadium | Men’s 3000m Steeplechase – Div 1 |
| 13:30 | Silesian Stadium | Women’s 100m – Div 1 Heat B |
| 13:40 | Silesian Stadium | Women’s 100m – Div 1 Heat A |
| 13:50 | Silesian Stadium | Men’s 100m – Div 1 Heat B |
| 14:00 | Silesian Stadium | Men’s 100m – Div 1 Heat A |
