By Michael Potts

Published: Thursday, 14 July 2022 at 12:00 am


The World Athletics Championships 2022 is coming to your TV screen with a stack of track and field events to savour up across a 10-day feast of athletics action.

Oregon, USA will host the event and the finest sports stars in the world are all flocking to Eugene to prove themselves at the very highest level.

Team GB boast a number of high-profile stars and Olympic medallists among their ranks, none bigger than Dina Asher-Smith, who set her personal best 100m and 200m times in the 2019 championships to claim silver and gold respectively.

However, Asher-Smith hasn’t had it all her own way since then. She failed to make the cut for the 100m Olympic final and was defeated by relay teammate Daryll Neita in the 100m final at the UK Athletics Championships last month.

Other star contenders for Team GB include Katarina Johnson-Thompson, who has recovered from an injury in time to feature, pole vault star Holly Bradshaw, Keely Hodgkinson, Laura Muir and upcoming star Max Burgin.

RadioTimes.com brings you all the details about how to watch the World Athletics Championships live on TV in 2022.

When is the World Athletics Championships?

The World Athletics Championships begins on Friday 15th July 2022 with 10 days packed full of action to come.

The championships run until Sunday 24th July 2022 when athletes pack up and depart Oregon, many of whom will have the Commonwealth Games on their mind.

World Athletics Championships on TV and live stream

BBC will show broadcast of all the action across their terrestrial TV and online platforms with a wealth of live coverage to soak up.

BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three and BBC Four will all boast some coverage throughout the events, while you should also check out the BBC Red Button for more drama.

Every moment of the action live on TV will also make its way to BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website. The time difference could make some events tricky to enjoy, so the online platforms will be crucial for on-demand replays.

World Athletics Championships TV schedule

All UK times. Subject to change.

Check out our comprehensive World Athletics Championships schedule for a breakdown of events updated on a daily basis.

We’ve broken down all of the TV channel information below, including start times for hours of live coverage and information about repeats.

The time difference to Oregon means events will take place through the night in the UK, but BBC are showing full replays of the overnight action during the next day.

Friday 15th July

Live coverage

6pm – BBC Two

7:15pm – BBC Four

9pm – BBC Red Button

1am (Saturday morning) – BBC One

Saturday 16th July

Repeat

1:15pm – BBC One

Live coverage

7pm – BBC Three

1:05am (Sunday morning) – BBC One

Sunday 17th July

Repeat

10:20am – BBC Two

Live coverage

1:50pm – BBC One

6:30pm – BBC iPlayer

1am (Monday morning) – BBC One

Monday 18th July

Repeat

8:45am – BBC Two

Live coverage

1:45pm – BBC Two

5pm – BBC Two

7:30pm – BBC Three

12:55am (Tuesday morning) – BBC One

Tuesday 19th July

Repeat

1:45pm – BBC Two

Live coverage

1:10am (Wednesday morning) – BBC One

Wednesday 20th July

Repeat

1:45pm – BBC Two

Live coverage

1:20am (Thursday morning) – BBC One

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Thursday 21st July

Repeat

1:45pm – BBC Two

Live coverage

1:05am (Friday morning) – BBC One

Friday 22nd July

Repeat

1:45pm – BBC Two

Live coverage

2pm – BBC Red Button

1:05am (Saturday morning) – BBC One

Saturday 23rd July

Repeat

1:15pm – BBC One

Live coverage

6:30pm – BBC Two

8pm – BBC Three

1am (Sunday morning) – BBC One

Sunday 24th July

Repeat

2pm – BBC One

Live coverage

2pm – BBC Red Button

8pm – BBC Two

9pm – BBC Three

10pm – BBC Red Button

1am (Monday morning) – BBC One

Monday 25th July

Repeat

10:15am – BBC One

World Athletics Championships highlights

BBC will broadcast a highlights show on BBC Two sporadically throughout the World Athletics Championships.

The biggest developing stories, Team GB achievements, world records and more will be showcased during the highlights show.

Check out BBC’s social platforms and the BBC Sport website for more clips and snippets featuring the best of the action.

All UK times. Subject to change.

Tuesday 19th July

6pm – BBC Two

Wednesday 20th July

6pm – BBC Two

Thursday 21st July

6pm – BBC Two

Friday 22nd July

6:30pm – BBC Two

Monday 25th July

4:30pm – BBC Two

What sports are at the World Athletics Championships?

Full list of World Athletics Championships events in 2022:

  • Men’s and women’s 100m
  • Men’s and women’s 4×100m relay
  • Women’s 100m hurdles
  • Men’s 110m hurdles
  • Men’s and women’s 200m
  • Men’s and women’s 400m
  • Men’s and women’s 4×400m relay
  • Mixed 4×400m relay
  • Men’s and women’s 400m hurdles
  • Men’s and women’s 800m
  • Men’s and women’s 1500m
  • Men’s and women’s 5000m
  • Men’s and women’s 10,000m
  • Men’s and women’s 20km walk
  • Men’s and women’s 35km walk
  • Men’s decathlon
  • Women’s heptathlon
  • Men’s and women’s discus throw
  • Men’s and women’s hammer throw
  • Men’s and women’s high jump
  • Men’s and women’s javelin throw
  • Men’s and women’s long jump
  • Men’s and women’s marathon
  • Men’s and women’s pole vault
  • Men’s and women’s shot put
  • Men’s and women’s 3000m steeplechase
  • Men’s and women’s triple jump

If you’re looking for something else to watch, check out our TV Guide or visit our Sport hub.

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