2023 World Athletics Championships facts for kids
Host city | Budapest |
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Country | Hungary |
Motto | Witness The Wonder (Hungarian: Láss csodát!) |
Organisers | World Athletics, Hungarian Athletics Association |
Edition | 19th |
Events | 49 |
Dates | 19–27 August 2023 |
Opened by | President Katalin Novák |
Main venue | National Athletics Centre |
Website | Budapest23 |
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The 2023 World Athletics Championships (Hungarian: 2023-as atlétikai világbajnokság), the nineteenth edition of the World Athletics Championships, are currently being held from 19 to 27 August 2023 at the National Athletics Centre, in Budapest, Hungary.
These are the first World Athletics Championships in Hungary. The city of Budapest had previously stated an interest to host the 2007 World Championships, but withdrew and it was eventually held in Osaka. The official mascot of the event is a Racka, called Youhuu.
Contents
Schedule
Saturday, August 19, 2023 | ||||||
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Local Time (CEST) | Gender | Event | Division Round | |||
CEST Time | Track Events | |||||
8:50 | M | 20 km Race Walk | Final | |||
10:35 | W | 100 m hurdles | Heptathlon | |||
11:05 | Mixed | 4x400 m relay | Prelim | |||
11:35 | M | 3000 m steeplechase | Prelim | |||
12:35 | M | 100 m | Prelim | |||
13:15 | W | 1500 m | Prelim | |||
19:02 | M | 1500 m | Prelim | |||
19:43 | M | 100 m | Prelim | |||
20:30 | W | 200 m | Heptathlon | |||
20:55 | W | 10,000 m | Final | |||
21:47 | Mixed | 4x400 m relay | Final | |||
CEST Time | Field Events | |||||
10:30 | M | Shot Put | Prelim | |||
11:45 | W | High Jump | Heptathlon | |||
12:00 | M | Hammer Throw | Prelim (A) | |||
12:25 | W | Long Jump | Prelim | |||
13:40 | M | Hammer Throw | Prelim (B) | |||
19:05 | W | Shot Put | Heptathlon | |||
19:10 | M | Discus Throw | Prelim (A) | |||
19:35 | M | Triple Jump | Prelim | |||
20:35 | M | Shot Put | Final | |||
20:40 | M | Discus Throw | Prelim (B) | |||
Sunday, August 20, 2023 | ||||||
CEST Time | Track Events | |||||
7:15 | W | 20 km Race Walk | Final | |||
9:35 | W | 400 m | Prelim | |||
10:25 | M | 400 m | Prelim | |||
11:25 | M | 400 m hurdles | Prelim | |||
12:10 | W | 100 m | Prelim | |||
13:05 | M | 110 m hurdles | Prelim | |||
16:35 | M | 100 m | Semi-Final | |||
17:05 | W | 1500 m | Semi-Final | |||
17:35 | M | 1500 m | Semi-Final | |||
18:00 | W | 800 m | Heptathlon | |||
18:25 | M | 10,000 m | Final | |||
19:10 | M | 100 m | Final | |||
CEST Time | Field Events | |||||
9:00 | W | Discus Throw | Prelim (A) | |||
9:50 | W | Long Jump | Heptathlon | |||
10:30 | W | Discus Throw | Prelim (B) | |||
10:35 | M | High Jump | Prelim | |||
12:00 | W | Javelin Throw | Heptathlon (A) | |||
13:05 | W | Javelin Throw | Heptathlon (B) | |||
16:55 | W | Long Jump | Final | |||
17:50 | M | Hammer Throw | Final | |||
Monday, August 21, 2023 | ||||||
CEST Time | Track Events | |||||
18:50 | W | 400 m hurdles | Prelim | |||
19:35 | M | 400 m hurdles | Semi-Final | |||
20:05 | M | 110 m hurdles | Semi-Final | |||
20:35 | W | 100 m | Semi-Final | |||
21:10 | W | 400 m | Semi-Final | |||
21:40 | M | 110 m hurdles | Final | |||
21:50 | W | 100 m | Final | |||
CEST Time | Field Events | |||||
18:40 | W | Pole Vault | Prelim | |||
19:40 | M | Triple Jump | Final | |||
20:30 | M | Discus Throw | Final | |||
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 | ||||||
CEST Time | Track Events | |||||
18:40 | W | 100 m hurdles | Prelim | |||
19:20 | M | 800 m | Prelim | |||
20:25 | W | 400 m hurdles | Semi-Final | |||
21:00 | M | 400 m | Semi-Final | |||
21:30 | W | 1500 m | Final | |||
21:42 | M | 3000 m steeplechase | Final | |||
CEST Time | Field Events | |||||
19:55 | M | High Jump | Final | |||
20:20 | W | Discus Throw | Final | |||
Wednesday, August 23, 2023 | ||||||
CEST Time | Track Events | |||||
10:05 | W | 800 m | Prelim | |||
11:10 | W | 5000 m | Prelim | |||
12:05 | W | 200 m | Prelim | |||
12:50 | M | 200 m | Prelim | |||
19:45 | W | 3000 m steeplechase | Prelim | |||
20:40 | W | 100 m hurdles | Semi-Final | |||
21:15 | M | 1500 m | Final | |||
21:35 | W | 400 m | Final | |||
21:50 | M | 400 m hurdles | Final | |||
CEST Time | Field Events | |||||
10:15 | M | Pole Vault | Prelim | |||
10:20 | W | Javelin Throw | Prelim (A) | |||
11:15 | M | Long Jump | Prelim | |||
11:55 | W | Javelin Throw | Prelim (B) | |||
19:00 | W | Hammer Throw | Prelim (A) | |||
19:10 | W | Triple Jump | Prelim | |||
19:30 | W | Pole Vault | Final | |||
20:35 | W | Hammer Throw | Prelim (B) | |||
Thursday, August 24, 2023 | ||||||
CEST Time | Track Events | |||||
7:00 | M | 35,000 m race walk | Final | |||
7:00 | W | 35,000 m race walk | Final | |||
19:00 | M | 5000 m | Prelim | |||
19:45 | W | 200 m | Semi-Final | |||
20:20 | M | 200 m | Semi-Final | |||
20:50 | M | 800 m | Semi-Final | |||
21:25 | W | 100 m hurdles | Final | |||
21:35 | M | 400 m | Final | |||
21:50 | W | 400 m hurdles | Final | |||
CEST Time | Field Events | |||||
19:30 | M | Long Jump | Final | |||
20:15 | W | Hammer Throw | Final | |||
Friday, August 25, 2023 | ||||||
CEST Time | Track Events | |||||
10:05 | M | 100 m | Decathlon | |||
19:30 | M | 4x100 m relay | Prelim | |||
20:00 | W | 4x100 m relay | Prelim | |||
20:25 | W | 800 m | Semi-Final | |||
21:05 | M | 400 m | Decathlon | |||
21:40 | W | 200 m | Final | |||
21:50 | M | 200 m | Final | |||
CEST Time | Field Events | |||||
10:10 | M | Javelin Throw | Prelim (A) | |||
10:20 | W | High Jump | Prelim | |||
10:55 | M | Long Jump | Decathlon | |||
11:45 | M | Javelin Throw | Prelim (B) | |||
12:20 | M | Shot Put | Decathlon | |||
18:30 | M | High Jump | Decathlon | |||
19:35 | W | Triple Jump | Final | |||
20:20 | W | Javelin Throw | Final | |||
Saturday, August 26, 2023 | ||||||
CEST Time | Track Events | |||||
7:00 | W | Marathon | Final | |||
10:05 | M | 110 m hurdles | Decathlon | |||
19:30 | M | 4x400 m relay | Prelim | |||
19:55 | W | 4x400 m relay | Prelim | |||
20:30 | M | 800 m | Final | |||
20:50 | W | 5000 m | Final | |||
21:25 | M | 1500 m | Decathlon | |||
21:40 | M | 4x100 m relay | Final | |||
21:50 | W | 4x100 m relay | Final | |||
CEST Time | Field Events | |||||
10:25 | W | Shot Put | Prelim | |||
11:00 | M | Discus Throw | Decathlon (A) | |||
12:05 | M | Discus Throw | Decathlon (B) | |||
14:00 | M | Pole Vault | Decathlon | |||
19:05 | M | Javelin Throw | Decathlon (A) | |||
19:25 | M | Pole Vault | Final | |||
20:10 | M | Javelin Throw | Decathlon (B) | |||
20:15 | W | Shot Put | Final | |||
Sunday, August 27, 2023 | ||||||
CEST Time | Track Events | |||||
7:00 | M | Marathon | Final | |||
20:10 | M | 5000 m | Final | |||
20:45 | W | 800 m | Final | |||
21:10 | W | 3000 m steeplechase | Final | |||
21:37 | M | 4x400 m relay | Final | |||
21:47 | W | 4x400 m relay | Final | |||
CEST Time | Field Events | |||||
20:05 | W | High Jump | Final | |||
20:20 | M | Javelin Throw | Final |
Venue
The championships will be held in the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, which was specially built for this event, and has a provisional capacity of 36,000.
Entry standards
World Athletics announced that athletes would qualify by their World Athletics Rankings position, wild card (reigning world champion or 2022 Diamond League winner) or by achieving the entry standard.
To qualify as a Wild Card required fulfilling one of the following conditions:
- Reigning World Outdoor Champion
- Winner of the 2022 Diamond League
- By finishing position at designated competitions (Area competitions)
- Leader (as at closing date of the qualification period):
- Hammer Throw 2022 World Athletics Continental Tour
- World Athletics Challenge - Race Walking aka World Race Walking Tour
- World Athletics Challenge - Combined Events aka World Combined Events Tour
Countries who had no male and/or no female athletes who had achieved the Entry Standard or considered as having achieved the entry standard (see above) or a qualified relay team, could enter one unqualified male athlete OR one unqualified female athlete in one event of the championships (except the road events and field events, combined events, 10,000 m and 3000 m steeplechase).
Since the postponement of the 2023 World Relays to 2024 Nassau, for Covid-pandemic reasons, a modified qualification system has been available for relay teams.
Event | Men | Quota | Women | Quota |
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100 metres | 10.00 | 48 | 11.08 | 48 |
200 metres | 20.16 | 48 | 22.60 | 48 |
400 metres | 45.00 | 48 | 51.00 | 48 |
800 metres | 1:44.70 | 56 | 1:59.80 | 56 |
1500 metres / Mile | 3:34.20 / 3:51.00 | 56 | 4:03.50 / 4:22.00 | 56 |
5000 metres | 13:07.00 | 42 | 14:57.00 | 42 |
10,000 metres / 10 km road | 27:10.00 | 27 | 30:40.00 | 27 |
Marathon | 2:09:40 | 100 | 2:28:00 | 100 |
3000 metres steeplechase | 8:15.00 | 36 | 9:23.00 | 36 |
110/100 metres hurdles | 13.28 | 40 | 12.78 | 40 |
400 metres hurdles | 48.70 | 40 | 54.90 | 40 |
High jump | 2.32 | 36 | 1.97 | 36 |
Pole vault | 5.81 | 36 | 4.71 | 36 |
Long jump | 8.25 | 36 | 6.85 | 36 |
Triple jump | 17.20 | 36 | 14.52 | 36 |
Shot put | 21.40 | 36 | 18.80 | 36 |
Discus throw | 67.00 | 36 | 64.20 | 36 |
Hammer throw | 78.00 | 36 | 73.60 | 36 |
Javelin throw | 85.20 | 36 | 63.80 | 36 |
Decathlon / Heptathlon | 8460 | 24 | 6480 | 24 |
20 kilometres race walk | 1:20:10 | 50 | 1:29:20 | 50 |
35 kilometres race walk | 2:29:40 | 50 | 2:51:30 | 50 |
4 × 100 metres relay | Top 8 at the 2022 World Athletics Championships + 8 from Top Lists |
16 | Top 8 at the 2022 World Athletics Championships + 8 from Top Lists |
16 |
4 × 400 metres relay | Top 8 at the 2022 World Athletics Championships + 8 from Top Lists |
16 | Top 8 at the 2022 World Athletics Championships + 8 from Top Lists |
16 |
4 × 400 metres relay mixed | Top 8 at the 2022 World Athletics Championships + 8 from Top Lists |
16 | Top 8 at the 2022 World Athletics Championships + 8 from Top Lists |
16 |
Target numbers
At the end of the qualification period, the 2023 World Athletics Rankings will be published. They were used to invite additional athletes to the World Championships where the target number of athletes had not been achieved for that event through other methods of qualification.
The maximum of three athletes per country in individual events was not affected by this rule. Member federations retained the right to confirm or reject athlete selections through this method.
Where the highest ranked athletes were from a country that already had three entrants for the event, or where member federations had rejected an entrant, the next highest ranked athlete became eligible for entry via the world rankings.
Medal table
* Host nation (Hungary)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
2 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Jamaica | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
11 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
13 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Botswana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
18 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Hungary* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (23 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Participating nations
- Afghanistan (1)
- Albania (2)
- Algeria (10)
- American Samoa (1)
- Andorra (1)
- Angola (1)
- Anguilla (1)
- Antigua and Barbuda (1)
- Argentina (10)
- Armenia (1)
- Aruba (1)
- Athlete Refugee Team (6)
- Australia (66)
- Austria (8)
- Azerbaijan (2)
- Bahamas (11)
- Bahrain (6)
- Bangladesh (1)
- Barbados (3)
- Belgium (31)
- Belize (1)
- Benin (1)
- Bermuda (1)
- Bolivia (1)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (3)
- Botswana (14)
- Brazil (56)
- British Virgin Islands (3)
- Bulgaria (3)
- Burkina Faso (2)
- Burundi (6)
- Cameroon (3)
- Canada (55)
- Cape Verde (1)
- Cayman Islands (1)
- Central African Republic (1)
- Chad (1)
- Chile (9)
- China (41)
- Chinese Taipei (4)
- Colombia (16)
- Comoros (1)
- Republic of the Congo (1)
- Cook Islands (1)
- Costa Rica (1)
- Croatia (9)
- Cuba (21)
- Cyprus (6)
- Czech Republic (23)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)
- Denmark (11)
- Djibouti (3)
- Dominica (1)
- Dominican Republic (7)
- East Timor (1)
- Ecuador (17)
- Egypt (6)
- El Salvador (1)
- Equatorial Guinea (1)
- Eritrea (7)
- Estonia (7)
- Eswatini (1)
- Ethiopia (42)
- Federated States of Micronesia (1)
- Fiji (1)
- Finland (40)
- France (78)
- French Polynesia (1)
- Gabon (1)
- The Gambia (2)
- Georgia (1)
- Germany (78)
- Ghana (7)
- Gibraltar (1)
- Great Britain and Northern Ireland (55)
- Greece (22)
- Grenada (4)
- Guam (1)
- Guatemala (4)
- Guinea-Bissau (1)
- Guyana (2)
- Haiti (1)
- Honduras (1)
- Hong Kong (1)
- Hungary (63)
- Iceland (3)
- India (28)
- Indonesia (1)
- Iran (2)
- Iraq (1)
- Ireland (24)
- Israel (6)
- Italy (78)
- Ivory Coast (6)
- Jamaica (68)
- Japan (76)
- Jordan (1)
- Kazakhstan (8)
- Kiribati (1)
- Kenya (52)
- Kosovo (1)
- Kuwait (3)
- Kyrgyzstan (2)
- Laos (1)
- Latvia (9)
- Lebanon (1)
- Lesotho (2)
- Liberia (3)
- Libya (1)
- Lithuania (16)
- Luxembourg (4)
- Macau (1)
- Madagascar (1)
- Malawi (1)
- Malaysia (1)
- Maldives (1)
- Mali (1)
- Malta (1)
- Marshall Islands (1)
- Mauritania (1)
- Mauritius (1)
- Mexico (25)
- Moldova (4)
- Monaco (1)
- Mongolia (4)
- Montenegro (1)
- Morocco (18)
- Mozambique (1)
- Myanmar (1)
- Namibia (3)
- Nauru (1)
- Nepal (1)
- Netherlands (41)
- New Zealand (19)
- Nicaragua (1)
- Niger (2)
- Nigeria (27)
- North Macedonia (1)
- Northern Mariana Islands (1)
- Norway (27)
- Oman (1)
- Pakistan (1)
- Palau (1)
- Palestine (1)
- Panama (2)
- Papua New Guinea (1)
- Paraguay (2)
- Peru (12)
- Philippines (3)
- Poland (67)
- Portugal (29)
- Puerto Rico (10)
- Qatar (3)
- Romania (16)
- Rwanda (3)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
- Saint Lucia (2)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
- Samoa (1)
- San Marino (1)
- São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
- Saudi Arabia (2)
- Senegal (2)
- Serbia (9)
- Seychelles (1)
- Sierra Leone (1)
- Singapore (2)
- Slovakia (9)
- Slovenia (13)
- Solomon Islands (1)
- Somalia (1)
- South Africa (36)
- South Korea (4)
- South Sudan (1)
- Spain (58)
- Sri Lanka (7)
- Suriname (1)
- Sweden (32)
- Switzerland (39)
- Tajikistan (1)
- Tanzania (1)
- Thailand (1)
- Togo (1)
- Tonga (1)
- Trinidad and Tobago (16)
- Tunisia (4)
- Turkey (17)
- Turkmenistan (1)
- Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
- Tuvalu (1)
- Uganda (21)
- Ukraine (30)
- United Arab Emirates (1)
- United States (138)
- Uruguay (6)
- Uzbekistan (5)
- Vanuatu (1)
- Venezuela (5)
- Vietnam (1)
- Virgin Islands (1)
- Zambia (2)
- Zimbabwe (4)
Media coverage
In the United States, television rights to the championships belong to NBC Sports.
Eurovision Sport and ESPN jointly hold and distribute World Athletics media rights in Europe and Africa for 2023. Warner Bros. Discovery has agreed a deal with World Athletics rights-holders Eurovision Sport and ESPN to broadcast the nine-day event on its channels – Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2 and Eurosport App – including its platform discovery+ on a non-exclusive basis in more than 45 countries across Europe (excluding the Nordics region – Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden). Streaming is available on discovery+ in Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, UK and Ireland.
See also
In Spanish: Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo de 2023 para niños