How to watch BBC World Athletics Championships TV schedule of finals?

If you’re in the United Kingdom, you can tune in to the BBC for live coverage of the 2023 World Athletics Championships schedule of finals from August 19th to 27th.

The event will be held in Budapest, Hungary, and the BBC’s coverage team will feature commentator Steve Cram, as well as expert analysts Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill and Michael Johnson. You can catch the live broadcast on several platforms, including BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, Red Button, Radio 5 Live, and the BBC Sport website and BBC App.

Additionally, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds will offer commentary on all featured races, courtesy of Katharine Merry and Allison Curbishley. World Athletics Extra will also provide further coverage on the day’s events on BBC Three starting from Monday, August 21st.

The championships will showcase some of the world’s best athletes, including Zharnel Hughes, a British world leader in the men’s 100m, and Keely Hodgkinson, a British world leader in the women’s 800m.

Tune in to follow their journeys and that of many others as they strive for success. For the latest schedule and timetable, please click here.

BBC World Athletics Championships TV Schedule, times of finals

All times listed are BST and are subject to change. Only finals listed for each event. – visit here for more information

Saturday, 19 August

07:40-09:30 – BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – men’s 20km race walk
09:00-13:30 – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app
17:30-21:30 – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – men’s shot put final, women’s 10,000m final and 4x400m mixed final

Sunday, 20 August

06:05-08:00 – BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – women’s 20km race walk
08:00-13:30 – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app
15:00-18:35 – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – women’s long jump final, men’s hammer, women’s heptathlon final event (800m), men’s 10,000m final, men’s 100m final

Monday, 21 August

17:30-19:30 – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app
19:30-21:00 – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – men’s triple jump final, 110m hurdles final, women’s 100m final
21:00-21:30 – BBC Three, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – highlights

Tuesday, 22 August

17:15-20:00 – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app
20:00-21:00 – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – men’s high jump, women’s discus, women’s 1500m final, men’s 3,000m steeplechase
21:00-21:30 – BBC Three, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – highlights

Wednesday, 23 August

08:30-13:00 – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app
17:45-19:00 – BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app
19:00-21:00 – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – women’s pole vault final, men’s 1500m final, women’s 400m final, men’s 400m hurdles final
21:00-21:30 – BBC Three, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – highlights

Thursday, 24 August

05:50-09:30 – BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – men’s and women’s 35k race walk finals
17:30-20:00 – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – men’s long jump final
20:00-21:00 – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – women’s hammer final, women’s 100m hurdles final, men’s 400m final, women’s 400m hurdles final
21:00-21:30 – BBC Three, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – highlights

Friday, 25 August

08:45-12:15 – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app
17:30-19:00 – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app
19:00-21:00 – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – women’s triple jump final, women’s and men’s 200m finals
21:00-21:30 – BBC Three, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – highlights

Saturday, 26 August

05:55-12:00 – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – women’s marathon
13:00-15:15 – BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app
18:00-21:15 – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – 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
21:15-21:45 – BBC Three, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – highlights

Sunday, 27 August

05:55-08:30 – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – men’s marathon
18:30-21:00 – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – 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
21:00-21:30 – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – highlights