World Athletics Championships Diary: Men’s Race Walk Set To Open The Event

The World Athletics Championships is drawing closer with each passing day, athletes are fine-tuning their racing aspects to be in their best shape ever for what is regarded as the largest spectacle this year in the athletics calendar.

The Championships are slated to kick off from August 19 – August 27, 2023, in Budapest, Hungary.

Here is the timetable for the nine-day event.

DAY 1

MORNING SESSION

LOCAL TIME	SEX	EVENT	ROUND
08:50	M	20 Kilometers Race Walk	Final
10:30	M	Shot Put	Qualification
10:35	W	100 Meters Hurdles	Heptathlon
11:05	X	4×400 Meters Relay	Heats
11:35	M	3000 Meters Steeplechase	Heats
11:45	W	High Jump	Heptathlon
12:00	M	Hammer Throw	Qualification – Group A
12:25	W	Long Jump	Qualification
12:35	M	100 Meters	Preliminary round
13:15	W	1500 Meters	Heats
13:40	M	Hammer Throw	Qualification – Group B

AFTERNOON SESSION

LOCAL TIME	SEX	EVENT	ROUND
18:15	X	Opening Ceremony	Undefined
19:02	M	1500 Meters	Heats
19:05	W	Shot Put	Heptathlon
19:10	M	Discus Throw	Qualification – Group A
19:35	M	Triple Jump	Qualification
19:43	M	100 Meters	Heats
20:30	W	200 Meters	Heptathlon
20:35	M	Shot Put	Final
20:40	M	Discus Throw	Qualification – Group B
20:55	W	10000 Meters	Final
21:47	X	4×400 Meters Relay	Final

DAY 2

MORNING SESSION

LOCAL TIME	SEX	EVENT	ROUND
07:15	W	20 Kilometers Race Walk	Final
09:00	W	Discus Throw	Qualification – Group A
09:35	W	400 Meters	Heats
09:50	W	Long Jump	Heptathlon
10:25	M	400 Meters	Heats
10:30	W	Discus Throw	Qualification – Group B
10:35	M	High Jump	Qualification
11:25	M	400 Meters Hurdles	Heats
12:00	W	Javelin Throw	Heptathlon – Group A
12:10	W	100 Meters	Heats
13:05	M	110 Meters Hurdles	Heats
13:05	W	Javelin Throw	Heptathlon – Group B

AFTERNOON SESSION

LOCAL TIME	SEX	EVENT	ROUND
16:35	M	100 Meters	Semi-Final
16:55	W	Long Jump	Final
17:05	W	1500 Meters	Semi-Final
17:35	M	1500 Meters	Semi-Final
17:50	M	Hammer Throw	Final
18:00	W	800 Meters	Heptathlon
18:25	M	10000 Meters	Final
19:10	M	100 Meters	Final

DAY 3

AFTERNOON SESSION

LOCAL TIME	SEX	EVENT	ROUND
18:40	W	Pole Vault	Qualification
18:50	W	400 Meters Hurdles	Heats
19:35	M	400 Meters Hurdles	Semi-Final
19:40	M	Triple Jump	Final
20:05	M	110 Meters Hurdles	Semi-Final
20:30	M	Discus Throw	Final
20:35	W	100 Meters	Semi-Final
21:10	W	400 Meters	Semi-Final
21:40	M	110 Meters Hurdles	Final
21:50	W	100 Meters	Final

DAY 4

AFTERNOON SESSION

LOCAL TIME	SEX	EVENT	ROUND
18:40	W	100 Meters Hurdles	Heats
19:20	M	800 Meters	Heats
19:55	M	High Jump	Final
20:20	W	Discus Throw	Final
20:25	W	400 Meters Hurdles	Semi-Final
21:00	M	400 Meters	Semi-Final
21:30	W	1500 Meters	Final
21:42	M	3000 Meters Steeplechase	Final

DAY 5

MORNING SESSION

LOCAL TIME	SEX	EVENT	ROUND
10:05	W	800 Meters	Heats
10:15	M	Pole Vault	Qualification
10:20	W	Javelin Throw	Qualification – Group A
11:10	W	5000 Meters	Heats
11:15	M	Long Jump	Qualification
11:55	W	Javelin Throw	Qualification – Group B
12:05	W	200 Meters	Heats
12:50	M	200 Meters	Heats

AFTERNOON SESSION

LOCAL TIME	SEX	EVENT	ROUND
19:00	W	Hammer Throw	Qualification – Group A
19:10	W	Triple Jump	Qualification
19:30	W	Pole Vault	Final
19:45	W	3000 Meters Steeplechase	Heats
20:35	W	Hammer Throw	Qualification – Group B
20:40	W	100 Meters Hurdles	Semi-Final
21:15	M	1500 Meters	Final
21:35	W	400 Meters	Final
21:50	M	400 Meters Hurdles	Final

DAY 6

MORNING SESSION

LOCAL TIME	SEX	EVENT	ROUND
07:00	M	35 Kilometers Race Walk	Final
07:00	W	35 Kilometers Race Walk	Final

AFTERNOON SESSION

LOCAL TIME	SEX	EVENT	ROUND
19:00	M	5000 Meters	Heats
19:30	M	Long Jump	Final
19:45	W	200 Meters	Semi-Final
20:15	W	Hammer Throw	Final
20:20	M	200 Meters	Semi-Final
20:50	M	800 Meters	Semi-Final
21:25	W	100 Meters Hurdles	Final
21:35	M	400 Meters	Final
21:50	W	400 Meters Hurdles	Final

DAY 7

MORNING SESSION

LOCAL TIME	SEX	EVENT	ROUND
10:05	M	100 Meters	Decathlon
10:10	M	Javelin Throw	Qualification – Group A
10:20	W	High Jump	Qualification
10:55	M	Long Jump	Decathlon
11:45	M	Javelin Throw	Qualification – Group B
12:20	M	Shot Put	Decathlon

AFTERNOON SESSION

LOCAL TIME	SEX	EVENT	ROUND
18:30	M	High Jump	Decathlon
19:30	M	4×100 Meters Relay	Heats
19:35	W	Triple Jump	Final
20:00	W	4×100 Meters Relay	Heats
20:20	W	Javelin Throw	Final
20:25	W	800 Meters	Semi-Final
21:05	M	400 Meters	Decathlon
21:40	W	200 Meters	Final
21:50	M	200 Meters	Final

DAY 8

MORNING SESSION

LOCAL TIME	SEX	EVENT	ROUND
07:00	W	Marathon	Final
10:05	M	110 Meters Hurdles	Decathlon
10:25	W	Shot Put	Qualification
11:00	M	Discus Throw	Decathlon – Group A
12:05	M	Discus Throw	Decathlon – Group B
14:00	M	Pole Vault	Decathlon

AFTERNOON SESSION

LOCAL TIME	SEX	EVENT	ROUND
19:05	M	Javelin Throw	Decathlon – Group A
19:25	M	Pole Vault	Final
19:30	M	4×400 Meters Relay	Heats
19:55	W	4×400 Meters Relay	Heats
20:10	M	Javelin Throw	Decathlon – Group B
20:15	W	Shot Put	Final
20:30	M	800 Meters	Final
20:50	W	5000 Meters	Final
21:25	M	1500 Meters	Decathlon
21:40	M	4×100 Meters Relay	Final
21:50	W	4×100 Meters Relay	Final

DAY 9

MORNING SESSION

LOCAL TIME	SEX	EVENT	ROUND
07:00	M	Marathon	Final

AFTERNOON SESSION

LOCAL TIME	SEX	EVENT	ROUND
20:05	W	High Jump	Final
20:10	M	5000 Meters	Final
20:20	M	Javelin Throw	Final
20:45	W	800 Meters	Final
21:10	W	3000 Meters Steeplechase	Final
21:37	M	4×400 Meters Relay	Final
21:47	W	4×400 Meters Relay	Final