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2023 World Athletics Championships: Who & Where to Watch
18/08/2023 00:00, In Blog / Club Notice Board / Track & Field /
On Saturday the 2023 World Athletics Championships will get underway in Budapest. The Championships will take place between the 19th – 27th of August.
Four Welsh athletes have been selected to represent Great Britain & Northern Ireland at the Championships.
Competing in the women’s marathon is Natasha Cockram (Micky Morris Racing Team), Cockram was the first athlete to be selected to represent GB & NI at the Championships back in March.
Melissa Courtney-Bryant (Poole AC) will be in action in the women’s 1500m. Courtney-Bryant has broken two Welsh records this year, running sub 4 minutes for the first time in her career at the Silesia Diamond League.
Jeremiah Azu (Cardiff Athletics) will line up in the men’s 4x100m relay, Azu broke the Welsh 100m record this year and swiftly extended his record at the European U23 Championships.
Finally, Joseph Brier (Swansea Harriers) will take to the track in the men’s 4x400m relay, Brier was part of Great Britain & Northern Ireland’s gold medal-winning relay team at last year’s European Championships.
Watch all the action live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport Website, as well as coverage across BBC One, Two and Three throughout the Championships.
Day 1
|
Local Time |
UK Time |
Event |
Athlete |
Club |
| 11:05 | 10:05 | Mixed 4x400m relay heat 1 | Joseph Brier | Swansea Harriers |
|
13:26 |
12:26 |
Women’s 1500m heat 2 |
Melissa Courtney- Bryant |
Poole AC |
| 21:49 | 20:49 | Mixed 4x400m relay final | TBC |
Day 2
|
Local Time |
UK Time |
Event |
Athlete |
Club |
|
17:05 |
16:05 |
Women’s 1500m semi-final |
TBC |
|
Day 4
|
Local Time |
UK Time |
Event |
Athlete |
Club |
|
21:30 |
20:30 |
Women’s 1500m final |
TBC |
|
Day 7
|
Local Time |
UK Time |
Event |
Athlete |
Club |
|
19:30 |
18:30 |
Men’s 4x100m relay |
Jeremiah Azu |
Cardiff Athletics |
Day 8
|
Local Time |
UK Time |
Event |
Athlete |
Club |
|
07:00 |
06:00 |
Women’s marathon |
Natasha Cockram |
Mickey Morris Racing Team |
|
19:30 |
18:30 |
Men’s 4x400m relay heats |
Joseph Brier |
Swansea Harriers |
|
21:40 |
20:40 |
Men’s 4x100m relay final |
TBC |
|
Day 9
|
Local Time |
UK Time |
Event |
Athlete |
Club |
|
21:37 |
20:37 |
Men’s 4x400m relay final |
TBC |
|
*If italicised, means subject to qualifying through the previous round
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