The 19th World Athletics Championship is set to begin on August 19 in Budapest, Hungary. The tournament will feature 49 events, attracting athletes from 194 countries. Notably, India will be well-represented with 27 athletes participating across 15 different events. Meanwhile, fans in India are excited to catch the action and they want to know the World Athletics Championships 2023 India Schedule. Also, fans are asking where to watch the live telecast of the sporting event. Here is all you need to know.

India’s World Athletics Championship history highlights two podium finishes: Anju Bobby George won bronze in Paris in 2003, and Neeraj Chopra secured silver in Eugene last year. Again, there are high expectations from the Javelin thrower this year.

Neeraj Chopra stands as the guiding force within the squad of 27 athletes, comprising 23 men and 4 women. Initially, the squad comprised 28 players; however, Bhawna Jat, the racewalker, was suspended due to an anti-doping violation.

World Athletics Championships 2023 Live Telecast in India

Viacom18 has bagged the digital rights of the athletics event but the company hasn’t acquired the TV broadcast rights. So, unfortunately, World Athletics Championships 2023 live telecast won’t be available on any TV channel in India. However, the multi-sport tournament can be watched in India via streaming.

The Jio Cinema app will stream World Athletics Championships 2023 live. It’s worth noting that you can watch the matches on this app free of cost.

World Athletics Championships 2023 India Schedule

India’s schedule will start on the first day with the 20KM race walk in which 3 Indian runners will participate. On the other hand, Neeraj Chopra will commence his campaign on August 25. Here is the full schedule in Indian Standard Timing.

20KM Race Walk (Men)

Final: 19/08/2023, 12:20 PM, Akashdeep Singh, Vikash Singh & Paramjeet Singh

3000m Steeplechase (Men)

Heats: 19/08/2023, 03:05 PM, Avinash Sable
Final: 23/08/2023, 01:12 AM, Avinash Sable

Long Jump (Women)

Qualification: 19/08/2023, 03:55 PM, Shaili Singh
Final: 20/08/2023, 08:25 PM, Shaili Singh

1500m (Men)

Heats: 19/08/2023, 10:32 PM, Ajay Kumar Saroj
Semifinal: 20/08/2023, 09:00 PM, Ajay Kumar Saroj
Final: 24/08/2023, 12:45 AM, Ajay Kumar Saroj

Triple Jump (Men)

Qualification: 19/08/2023, 11:07 PM, Praveen Chithravel, Abdulla Aboobacker & Eldhose Paul
Final: 21/08/2023, 11:10 PM, Praveen Chithravel, Abdulla Aboobacker & Eldhose Paul

High Jump (Men)

Qualification: 20/08/2023, 02:05 PM, Sarvesh Anil Kushare
Final: 22/08/2023, 11:28 PM, Sarvesh Anil Kushare

400m Hurdles (Men)

Heats: 20/08/2023, 02:55 PM, Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan
Semifinal: 21/08/2023, 11:03 PM, Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan
Final: 24/08/2023, 01:20 AM, Santosh Kumar Tamilarasan

Long Jump (Men)

Qualification: 23/08/2023, 02:45 PM, Jeswin Aldrin & Murali Sreeshankar
Final: 24/08/2023, 11:00 PM, Jeswin Aldrin & Murali Sreeshankar

3000m Steeplechase (Women)

Heats: 23/08/2023, 11:15 PM, Parul Chaudhary
Final: 28/08/2023, 12:35 AM, Parul Chaudhary

100m Hurdles (Women)

Heats: 22/08/2023, 10:10 PM, Jyothi Yarraji
Semifinal: 24/08/2023, 12:10 AM, Jyothi Yarraji
Final: 25/08/2023, 12:52 AM, Jyothi Yarraji

800m (Men)

Heats: 22/08/2023, 10:50 PM, Krishan Kumar
Semifinal: 25/08/2023, 12:20 AM, Krishan Kumar
Final: 27/08/2023, 12:00 AM, Krishan Kumar

Javelin Throw (Men)

Qualification Group A: 25/08/2023, 01:40 PM, Neeraj Chopra, DP Manu & Kishore Kumar Jena
Final: 27/08/2023, 11:45 PM, Neeraj Chopra, DP Manu & Kishore Kumar Jena

Javelin Throw (Women)

Qualification Group A: 23/08/2023, 01:50 PM, Annu Rani
Final: 25/08/2023, 11:50 PM, Annu Rani

35KM Race Walk (Men)

Final: 24/08/2023, 10:30 AM, Ram Baboo

4x400m Relay (Men)

Heats: 26/08/2023, 11:00 PM, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal, Muhammed Anas, Rajesh Ramesh, Anil Rajalingam & Mijo Chacko Kurian
Final: 28/08/2023, 01:07 AM, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal, Muhammed Anas, Rajesh Ramesh, Anil Rajalingam & Mijo Chacko Kurian