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| Host city | Budapest |
|---|---|
| Country |  Hungary |
| Motto | Witness The Wonder (Hungarian:Láss csodát!) |
| Organisers | World Athletics,Hungarian Athletics Association |
| Edition | 19th |
| Nations | 195 |
| Athletes | 2001 |
| Events | 49 |
| Dates | 19–27 August 2023[1] |
| Opened by | PresidentKatalin Novák |
| Closed by | World Athletics PresidentSebastian Coe |
| Main venue | National Athletics Centre |
| Website | Budapest23 |
The2023 World Athletics Championships (Hungarian:2023-as atlétikai világbajnokság), the nineteenth edition of theWorld Athletics Championships, were held from 19 to 27 August 2023 at theNational Athletics Centre, inBudapest,Hungary.[2] The tournament returned to its usual two-year cycle after the previous event inEugene, Oregon, United States was postponed to 2022, held a little 13 months earlier due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
These are the first World Athletics Championships in Hungary. The city of Budapest had previously stated an interest in hosting the2007 World Championships, but withdrew and it was eventually held inOsaka.[3]
| Saturday, August 19, 2023 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 11:20 | W | 200 m | Prelim | |||
| 12:15 | M | 200 m | Prelim | |||
| 19:00 | W | 5000 m | Prelim | |||
| 19:53 | 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) | |||
| 19:02 | 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 | |||
The championships were held in theNational Athletics Centre inBudapest, which was specially built for this event, and has a provisional capacity of 36,000.[6]
The official mascot of the event is aRacka, called Youhuu.[7][8]
World Athletics announced that athletes would qualify by theirWorld Athletics Rankings position,wild card (reigning world champion or2022 Diamond League winner) or by achieving the entry standard.[9]
To qualify as aWild Card required fulfilling one of the following conditions:[10]
Countries who had no male and/or no female athletes who had achieved the Entry Standard or considered as having achieved the entry standard 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 the2023 World Relays to2024 Nassau, for Covid-pandemic reasons, a modified qualification system has been available for relay teams.[11]
| Event | Men | Quota | Women | Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 the2022 World Athletics Championships + 8 from Top Lists | 16 | Top 8 at the2022 World Athletics Championships + 8 from Top Lists | 16 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Top 8 at the2022 World Athletics Championships + 8 from Top Lists | 16 | Top 8 at the2022 World Athletics Championships + 8 from Top Lists[12] | 16 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay mixed | Top 8 at the2022 World Athletics Championships + 8 from Top Lists | 16 | Top 8 at the2022 World Athletics Championships + 8 from Top Lists | 16 |
At the end of the qualification period, the 2023 World Athletics Rankings were 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.
* Host nation (Hungary)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 12 | 8 | 9 | 29 |
| 2 |  Canada | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  Spain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 |  Jamaica | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 |  Kenya | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 |  Ethiopia | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 |  Great Britain & N.I. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 |  Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 |  Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 |  Uganda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Australia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 |  Italy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 |  Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Burkina Faso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 |  Poland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 |  Cuba | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 |  Botswana | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 |  British Virgin Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Peru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 |  China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 39 |  Barbados | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Grenada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hungary* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Qatar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (46 entries) | 50 | 48 | 50 | 148 | |
* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals
* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States Justin Robinson Rosey Effiong Matthew Boling Alexis Holmes Ryan Willie* | 3:08.80WR | Great Britain & N.I. Lewis Davey Laviai Nielsen Rio Mitcham Yemi Mary John Joseph Brier* | 3:11.06NR | Czech Republic Matěj Krsek Tereza Petržilková Patrik Šorm Lada Vondrová | 3:11.98NR |
* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
According to an unofficial count there were 2001 athletes from 195 nations competing at the Championships[13] out of 2187 athletes from 202 nations who had been originally entered.[14]
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 (5) Australia (64)
Austria (8)
Azerbaijan (2)
Bahamas (11) Bahrain (4)
Bangladesh (1) Barbados (3)
Belgium (29)
Belize (1)
Benin (1)
Bermuda (1)
Bolivia (1)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (3) Botswana (12) Brazil (55) British Virgin Islands (3)
Bulgaria (3) Burkina Faso (2)
Burundi (6)
Cameroon (3) Canada (50)
Cape Verde (1)
Cayman Islands (1)
Chile (9) China (41)
Chinese Taipei (4) Colombia (15)
Comoros (1)
Republic of the Congo (1)
Cook Islands (1)
Costa Rica (1)
Croatia (8) Cuba (18)
Cyprus (6) Czech Republic (22)
Denmark (11)
Djibouti (3)
Dominica (1) Dominican Republic (2)
Timor-Leste (1) Ecuador (17)
Egypt (5)
El Salvador (1)
Equatorial Guinea (1)
Eritrea (6)
Estonia (7)
Eswatini (1) Ethiopia (34)
Federated States of Micronesia (1)
Fiji (1) Finland (40) France (70)
French Polynesia (1)
Gabon (1)
The Gambia (2)
Georgia (1)
Germany (65)
Ghana (3)
Gibraltar (1) Great Britain and Northern Ireland (53) Greece (21) Grenada (4)
Guam (1)
Guatemala (4)
Guinea-Bissau (1)
Guyana (2)
Haiti (1)
Honduras (1)
Hong Kong (1) Hungary (57)(hosts)
Iceland (3) India (25)
Indonesia (1)
Iran (2)
Iraq (1)
Ireland (24) Israel (4) Italy (72)
Ivory Coast (5) Jamaica (66) Japan (72)
Jordan (1)
Kazakhstan (8) Kenya (50)
Kiribati (1)
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)
Mauritius (1)
Mexico (24)
Moldova (4)
Monaco (1)
Mongolia (4)
Montenegro (1) Morocco (15)
Mozambique (1)
Myanmar (1)
Namibia (3)
Nauru (1)
Nepal (1) Netherlands (37)
New Zealand (19)
Nicaragua (1)
Niger (1)
Nigeria (22)
North Macedonia (1)
Northern Mariana Islands (1) Norway (26)
Oman (1) Pakistan (1)
Palau (1)
Palestine (1)
Panama (2)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Paraguay (2) Peru (12) Philippines (3) Poland (61)
Portugal (28) 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)
Singapore (2)
Slovakia (9) Slovenia (12)
Solomon Islands (1)
Somalia (1)
South Africa (35)
South Korea (4)
South Sudan (1) Spain (54)
Sri Lanka (5) Sweden (32)
Switzerland (33)
Tajikistan (1)
Tanzania (1)
Thailand (1)
Togo (1)
Tonga (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (12)
Tunisia (4)
Turkey (17)
Turkmenistan (1)
Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
Tuvalu (1) Uganda (20) Ukraine (29) United States (134)
Uruguay (5)
Uzbekistan (4)
Vanuatu (1) Venezuela (5)
Vietnam (1)
Virgin Islands (1)
Yemen (1)
Zambia (1)
Zimbabwe (4) | This section needs to beupdated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(August 2023) |
In the United States, television rights to the championships belong toNBC Sports.[15]
Eurovision Sport andESPN jointly hold and distribute World Athletics media rights in Europe and Africa for 2023.Warner Bros. Discovery has agreed with World Athletics rights-holders Eurovision Sport and ESPN to broadcast the nine-day event on its channels –Eurosport 1,Eurosport 2 andEurosport App – including its platformDiscovery+ 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.[16]
In India, live streaming is available onJioCinema.[17]
