World Athletics Championships 2023: Odds, Date, Location, How To Watch, & Team GB Medal Hopes
We've been spoilt for choice regarding sport this summer: From Wimbledon, the Tour de France, the Ashes and the Women's World Cup, to the return of the Premier League and EFL.
Next on the calendar are nine days of top-notch track and field action as an array of the best athletes on the planet prepare to lock horns at the World Athletics Championships.
We've compiled an information pack on the star-studded event, looking at where and when it's being held, how you can tune in on TV, the various disciplines, along with the Team GB medal hopes and their odds of claiming gold.
When is the World Athletics Championships 2023?
The World Athletics Championships will get underway on Saturday 19th August and run for nine days through to Sunday 27th August 2023.
Where is the World Athletics Championships 2023?
The World Athletics Championships will take place in Hungary's capital, Budapest, in the brand-new National Athletics Centre, which is located on the eastern bank of the Danube River. The stadium has a capacity of 36,000, which will be reduced to 15,000 after the Championship's come to a close.
How can I watch the World Athletics Championships 2023?
The BBC will be home to all of the athletic action in Hungary.
Gabby Logan and Jeanette Kwakye will present the various shows, commentators Steve Cram and Steve Backley will be heard roaring the athletes over the line and the likes of Denise Lewis, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Colin Jackson, and of course Michael Johnson, will be offering their expert opinion.
Here's a detailed list of the channel and viewing times for each day. You can also catch the sporting drama on the red button and BBC iPlayer, while a nightly highlights show will be available to view at 9pm on BBC Three, starting from Monday.
Saturday 19th August
- BBC Red Button: 7.40am - 9.30am
- BBC Two: 9am - 1:30pm
- BBC Two: 5:30pm - 9:30pm
Sunday 20th August
- BBC Red Button: 6.05am - 8am
- BBC Two: 8am - 1:30pm
- BBC One: 3pm - 6:35pm
Monday 21st August
- BBC Two: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
- BBC One: 7:30pm - 9pm
- BBC Three: 9pm (Highlights Show)
Tuesday 22nd August
- BBC Two: 5:15pm - 8pm
- BBC One: 8pm - 9pm
- BBC Three: 9pm (Highlights Show)
Wednesday 23rd August
- BBC Two: 8:30am - 1pm
- BBC Red Button: 5:45pm - 7pm
- BBC One: 7pm - 9pm
- BBC Three: 9pm (Highlights Show)
Thursday 24th August
- BBC Red Button: 5:50am - 9:30am
- BBC Two: 5:30pm - 8pm
- BBC One: 8pm - 9pm
- BBC Three: 9pm (Highlights Show)
Friday 25th August
- BBC Two: 8:45am - 12:15pm
- BBC Two: 5:30pm - 7pm
- BBC One: 7pm - 9pm
- BBC Three: 9pm (Highlights Show)
Saturday 26th August
- BBC Two: 5:55am - 12pm
- BBC Red Button: 1pm - 3:15pm
- BBC One: 6pm - 9:15pm
- BBC Three: 9.15pm (Highlights Show)
Sunday 27th August
- BBC Two: 5:55am - 8:30am
- BBC One: 6:30pm - 9pm
- BBC Three: 9pm (Highlights Show)
What Sports will take place at the World Athletics Championships?
Track and field fans are in for an absolute treat as a sea of stars target glory in Hungary, including Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Mondo Duplantis, Wayde Van Niekerk, and Noah Lyle.
Below you'll find a full list of the various disciplines that will take place.
- Men's and Women's: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5km, 3km steeplechase, 10km, 20km walk, 35km walk, marathon, 4×100m relay, 4×400m relay, 400m hurdles.
- Women's 100m hurdles
- Men's 110m hurdles
- Mixed 4×400m relay
- Men's and Women's: discus throw, hammer throw, high jump, javelin throw, long jump, pole vault, shot put, triple jump
- Men's decathlon
- Women's heptathlon
Who are the Team GB medal hopes?
Team GB head to Hungary with a number of medal hopes in their squad.
Keely Hodgkinson, a silver medal in the 800m last year, is odds-on in the betting to scoop gold this time around. The 21-year-old is in fine form having set a new British record in June with a time of 1m 55s.
Speaking of British records, sprinter Zharnel Hughes is the new holder of the 100m and 200m records, breaking Linford Christie's British 100m time with a 9.83s in New York (June), then in July he bettered John Regis's national 200m record with a time of 19.73s.
Hughes is priced at 7/1 to win 100m gold and 18/1 to win 200m gold, both with Betfred.
Team GB captain Laura Muir (1500m) won bronze last year and has since won the European Indoor Championships this year, although she's out at 50/1 for gold in Hungary.
Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita will be looking to make an impact in the 100m and 200m, as well as the 4x100m Relay, while 2019 gold medalist Katarina Johnson-Thompson will feature in the Heptathlon (14/1).
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How did Team GB do at the 2022 World Athletics Championships?
Team GB failed to make the top 10 in the 2022 medal table after they finished 11th with one gold, one silver, and five bronze medals.
Jake Wightman won Team GB's one and only gold in the men's 1500m, while Keely Hodgkinson won silver in the women's 800m.
The bronze medal winners were Laura Muir (1500m), Dina Asher-Smith (200m, Matthew Hudson-Smith (400m), plus the men's 4x100m relay.
