Track & Field World Athletics Championships Oregon22: Schedule, athletes, how to watch day nine - Saturday 23 July
Discover the full schedule for day nine of the track and field World Athletics Championships on Saturday 23 July 2022.
Athletics
An action-packed day featuring six finals awaits on the second-to-last day of the World Athletics Championships 2022 in Eugene, headlined by the pair of 4x100m relays at the end of the night.
Athletes and stars to watch on Day 9
Reigning world and Olympic champions Jamaica will go for yet another title on the women's side, with Great Britain and USA having finished on the podium at both Doha 2019 and Tokyo 2020. The men's race looks a little wider open. The U.S. are the defending world champions and will likely head into the race more favoured on home soil, but Olympic champions Italy did not make it through the heats.
There's also a surprise return in the women's 4x400m relay heats of Allyson Felix, who has decided to delay her retirement for one last race.
There are four other finals, each with their own intrigue. Cubans have dominated in the men's triple jump this year, with Jordan Alejandro Díaz Fortun, Andy Díaz Hernández, and Lázaro Martínez sharing 10 of the 11 best leaps in the world this year between them. Portugal's Pedro Pichardo, another Cuban-born athlete, has the other. However, of the three, only Martínez has been selected for Worlds. The world indoor champion and Pichardo are the men to watch in the final.
The men's 800m final will feature three Kenyans, including Wyclife Kinyamal – whose season's best is just 0.02 seconds behind the world lead – and Olympic champion Emmanuel Korir, while Canada's Marco Arop is also in the mix.
India will be tuned into the men's javelin final as Neeraj Chopra, the Olympic champion, attempts to break 90m for the first time in his career. However, standing in his path to gold is the defending champion Anderson Peters of Grenada, who has been in scintillating form this season with a furthest attempt of 93.07 at the Doha Diamond League.
And in the women's 5000m, all eyes will be on Olympic champion Sifan Hassan who has already finished fourth in the 10000m. The year's four fastest times belong to Ethiopian athletes.
Morning session schedule
All events at Hayward Field
- 09:50 - Men's decathlon 100m
- 10:40 - Men's decathlon long jump
- 11:20 - Women's 100m hurdles - Heats
- 12:00 - Women's long jump - Qualification
- 12:10 - Men's decathlon shot put
Evening session schedule
All events at Hayward Field
- 16:10 - Men's decathlon high jump
- 17:10 - Women's 4x400m relay - Heats
- 17:40 - Men's 4x400m relay - Heats
- 18:00 - Men's triple jump - Final
- 18:10 - Men's 800m - Final
- 18:25 - Women's 5000m - Final
- 18:35 - Men's javelin throw - Final
- 18:55 - Men's decathlon 400m
- 19:30 - Women's 4x100m relay - Final
- 19:50 - Men's 4x100m relay - Final
How to watch Track & Field World Athletics Championships
In the United States, NBC holds the broadcast rights to the World Championships. Coverage will be on USA Network, NBC, and CNBC, and streamed on Peacock and the NBC Sports website – check listings for further details.
Canadians can watch the action on the CBC, while in the United Kingdom, BBC Sport will carry live coverage. A full list of broadcasters around the world can be found here.
You can also stay tuned to Olympics.com as we will bring you live blog updates from every session of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22, as well as features and previews from all the key events.