World Athletics Championships 2023 day eight preview and schedule – Saturday 26 August
Discover the highlights and schedule for Saturday 26 August 2023, Day 8 of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 in Hungary, featuring Mondo Duplantis in the pole vault final as well as sprint stars Noah Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson in the 4x100m relay finals.
Athletics
There are seven finals on the penultimate day of the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday (26 August).
It all starts with the women's marathon in the morning before Sweden's Olympic pole vault champion and world record holder Mondo Duplantis bids for a second outdoor world title.
Noah Lyles and his predecessor as 100m world champion, Fred Kerley, are expected to guide Team USA to 4x100m relay gold, while the U.S. women - led by Sha'Carri Richardson - will face a stiff challenge in form of Jamaica powered by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson.
The other two finals on the track are the men's and women's 800m. The decathlon world champion and women's shot put winner will also be crowned.
Day 8 schedule at World Athletics Championships 2023 – 26 August
All times in Central European Summer Time (UTC +2 hours, Eastern time +6 hours, Pacific time +9 hours).
- 07:00 Women Marathon Final
- 10:05 Men 110 Metres Hurdles Decathlon
- 10:25 Women Shot Put Qualification
- 11:00 Men Discus Throw Decathlon - Group A
- 12:05 Men Discus Throw Decathlon - Group B
- 14:00 Men Pole Vault Decathlon
- 19:05 Men Javelin Throw Decathlon - Group A
- 19:25 Men Pole Vault Final
- 19:30 Men 4x400 Metres Relay Heats
- 19:55 Women 4x400 Metres Relay Heats
- 20:10 Men Javelin Throw Decathlon - Group B
- 20:15 Women Shot Put Final
- 20:30 Men 800 Metres Final
- 20:50 Women 5000 Metres Final
- 21:25 Men 1500 Metres Decathlon
- 21:40 Men 4x100 Metres Relay Final
- 21:50 Women 4x100 Metres Relay Final
How to watch World Athletics Championships 2023
In the United States, NBC holds the broadcast rights to the World Championships. Coverage will be on NBC's various channels including CNBC and NBC, and streamed on Peacock – check listings for further details.
Track and field fans in Europe can follow and watch the action through Warner Bros. Discovery. The broadcaster signed a deal with World Athletics to air the event live in more than 45 European countries (excluding the Nordic region) on its channels Discovery+, Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2, and the Eurosport App.
Athletics fans in the UK can also watch action on the BBC, while in Australia, all the sessions will be broadcast live on SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand. CBC has the rights in Canada, and SuperSport and TVMS in Africa.
Sony Liv app and the website will live stream the championships in many countries in South Asia.
A full list of broadcasters is available here.