Extraordinary athletes, great feats, great sport: the 2023 World Athletics Championships take place in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here's the competition program.
This summer, sports fans are turning their attention to Hungary and the city of Budapest, to find the world's best athletes on the track of this new stadium, for the new edition of the World Athletics Championships. From August 19 to 27, 2023 , the athletes will compete in 24 events, which can be followed on France Télévisions channels. This time, there's no time difference, so you can follow our French athletes on time with a delegation of 78 athletes.
36 women and 42 men will take part in the individual and group events, including Mélina Robert-Michon and Kevin Mayer, last year's world decathlon champion. It won't be hard to improve on France's onemedal in 2022... We're counting on our athletes to dominate the podiums at these world championships, the last before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games!
The competition program
August 20
- 16:35: Men's 100m semi-final
- 16:55: Women's long jump final
- 17:05: Women's 1500m semi-final
- 17:35: Men's 1500m semi-final
- 17:50 : Hammer Throw Final Men
- 18:00 : Heptathlon - 800m Women
- 18:25 : Final : 10000m Men
- 19:10 : Final: 100m Men
August 21st
- 18:40: Women's Pole Vault Qualifier
- 18:50 : Heats 400m Hurdles Women
- 19:35 : Semi-final 400m Hurdles Men
- 19:40: Men's Triple Jump Final
- 20:05 : Semi-final 110m Hurdles Men
- 20:30 : Discus Throw Final Men
- 20:35 : Semi-final 100m Women
- 21:10 : Semi-final 400m Women
- 21:40 : Final 110m Hurdles Men
- 21:50 : Final 100m Women
August 22nd
- 18:40: Women's 100m hurdles heats
- 19:20: Men's 800m heats
- 19:55 : Men's High Jump Final
- 20:20 : Women's Discus Throw Final
- 20:25 : Semi-final 400m Hurdles Women
- 21:00 : Semi-final 400m Men
- 21:30: Women's 1500m Final
- 21:42 : Final 3000m Steeplechase Men
August 23rd
- 10:05: Women's 800m heats
- 10:15: Men's Pole Vault Qualifier
- 10:20 : Qualification - Group A : Javelin Throw Women
- 11:10: Women's 5000m heats
- 11:15: Men's Long Jump Qualifier
- 11:55 : Qualification - Group B Javelin Throw Women
- 12:05: Women's 200m heats
- 12:50: Men's 200m heats
- 19:00: Group A Hammer Throw Women's Qualifier
- 19:10: Women's Triple Jump Qualifier
- 19:30 : Women's Pole Vault Final
- 19:45: Series 3000m Steeplechase Women
- 20:35: Group B Qualifier: Women's Hammer Throw
- 20:40 : Semi-final 100m Hurdles Women
- 21:15 : Final 1500m Men
- 21:35 : Final 400m Women
- 21:50 : Final 400m Hurdles Men
August 24th
- 07h: 35km Walk Women
- 07:00: 35km Walk Men
- 19:00: Men's 5000m heats
- 19:30: Men's long jump final
- 19:45 : Semi-final 200m Women
- 20:15 : Hammer Throw Final Women
- 20:20 : Men's 200m semi-final
- 20:50 : Semi-final 800m Men
- 21:25 : Women's 100m Hurdles Final
- 21:35: Men's 400m final
- 21:50 : Women's 400m Hurdles Final
August 25
- 10:05: Men's 100m Decathlon
- 10:10: Group A Qualifier: Men's Javelin Throw
- 10:20: Women's High Jump Qualifier
- 10:55: Men's Long Jump Decathlon
- 11:45: Group B Qualifier: Men's Javelin Throw
- 12:20: Decathlon Shot Put Men
- 18:30 : Decathlon High Jump Men
- 19:30 : Men's 4x100m relay heats
- 19:35 : Women's Triple Jump Final
- 20:00: Women's 4x100m relay heats
- 20:20 : Javelin Throw Final Women
- 20:25 : Semi-final 800m Women
- 21:05: Men's 400m Decathlon
- 21:40: Women's 200m final
- 21:50 : Men's 200m Final
August 26th
- 07:00: Women's Marathon
- 10:05: Men's 110m Hurdles Decathlon
- 10:25: Women's Shot Put Qualifier
- 11:00: Decathlon Discus Throw Men - Group A
- 12:05 : Decathlon Discus Throw Men - Group B
- 14:00: Decathlon Pole Vault Men
- 19:05 : Decathlon Javelin Throw Men - Group A
- 19:25 : Men's Pole Vault Final
- 19:30: Men's 4x400m Relay heats
- 19:55 : Women's 4x400m relay heats
- 20:10: Men's Javelin Throw Decathlon - Group B
- 20:15 : Shot Put Final: Women
- 20:30 : Final 800m Men
- 20:50 : Final 5000m Women
- 21:25 : Decathlon 1500m Men
- 21:40 : Men's 4x100m Relay Final
- 21:50 : Women's 4x100m Relay Final
August 27
- 20:05 : High Jump Final: Women
- 20:10 : Final : 5000 meters : Men
- 20:20 : Final : Javelin Throw : Men
- 20:45 : Final : 800 meters : Women
- 21:10 : Final : 3000 meters Steeplechase : Women
- 21:37 : Final : 4×400-meter relay: Men
- 21:47 : Final: 4×400-meter relay: Women
