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2023 World Athletics Championships: Who & Where to Watch

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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

Find the full schedule here.

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