Ireland Squad – Live TV & Schedule for World Athletics 2023

Athletics Ireland has named a squad athletes for the World Athletics Championships in Budapest from August 19th – 27th 2023.

Event is live on Virgin TV 

The Irish squad is the largest ever selected for a World Athletics Championships and will compete alongside over 2,000 athletes from 200 countries at the new 35,000 capacity National Athletics Stadium in Budapest.

Leading the Irish challenge across the busy nine-day schedule will be European Championship medal winners Ciara Mageean (City of Lisburn AC), Mark English (Finn Valley AC), Sarah Lavin (Emerald AC) and Rhasidat Adeleke (Tallaght AC).

The Championships, which start on 19th August, will see Virgin Media present live coverage across all nine days.

Morning – Saturday August 19th 

• David Kenny – Men’s 20km Race Walk – Final – 07:50 (08:50)
• Eric Favors – Men’s Shot Put – Qualification – 09:30 (10:30)
• Kate O’Connor – Women’s Heptathlon 100m Hurdles – Heats – 09:35 (10:35)
• Mixed 4x400m Relay – Round One – 10:05 (11:05)
• Kate O’Connor – Women’s Heptathlon High Jump – 10:45 (11:45)
• Ciara Mageean – Women’s 1500m – Round One – 12:15 (13:15)
• Sarah Healy – Women’s 1500m – Round One – 12:15 (13:15)
• Sophie O’Sullivan – Women’s 1500m – Round One – 12:15 (13:15)

Evening – Saturday August 19th

• Andrew Coscoran – Men’s 1500m – Round One – 18:02 (19:02)
• Luke McCann – Men’s 1500m – Round One – 18:02 (19:02)
• Nick Griggs – Men’s 1500m – Round One – 18:02 (19:02)
• Kate O’Connor – Women’s Heptathlon Shot Put – 18:05 (19:05)
• Kate O’Connor – Women’s Heptathlon 200m – Heats – 19:30 (20:30)
• Men’s Shot Put – Final – 19:35 (20:35)
• Mixed 4x400m Relay – Final – 20:47 (21:47)

Morning – Sunday August 20th

• Rhasidat Adeleke – Women’s 400m – Round One – 08:35 (09:35)
• Sharlene Mawdsley – Women’s 400m – Round One – 08:35 (09:35)
• Kate O’Connor – Women’s Heptathlon Long Jump – 08:50 (09:50)
• Christopher O’Donnell – Men’s 400m – 09:25 (10:25)
• Kate O’Connor – Women’s Heptathlon Javelin – Group A – 11:00 (12:00)

OR

• Kate O’Connor – Women’s Heptathlon Javelin – Group B – 12:05 (13:05)

Evening – Sunday August 20th

• Women’s 1500m – Semi-Final – 16:05 (17:05)
• Men’s 1500m – Semi-Final – 16:35 (17:35)
• Kate O’Connor – Women’s Heptathlon 800m – 17:00 (18:00)

Evening – Monday August 21st

• Women’s 400m – Semi-Final – 20:10 (21:10)

Evening – Tuesday August 22nd

• Sarah Lavin – Women’s 100m Hurdles – Round One – 17:40 (18:40)
• Mark English – Men’s 800m – Round One – 18:20 (19:20)
• John Fitzsimons – Men’s 800m – Round One – 18:20 (19:20)
• Men’s 400m – Semi-Final – 20:00 (21:00)
• Women’s 1500m – Final – 20:30 (21:30)

Morning – Wednesday August 23rd

• Louise Shanahan – Women’s 800m – Round One – 09:05 (10:05)

Evening – Wednesday August 23rd

• Women’s 100m Hurdles – Semi-Final – 19:40 (20:40)
• Men’s 1500m – Final – 20:15 (21:15)
• Women’s 400m – Final – 20:35 (21:35) *

Morning – Thursday August 24th

• Brendan Boyce – Men’s 35km Race Walk – Final – 06:00 (07:00)

Evening – Thursday August 24th

• Brian Fay – Men’s 5000m – Round One – 18:00 (19:00)
• Men’s 800m – Semi-Final – 19:50 (20:50)
• Women’s 100m Hurdles – Final – 20:25 (21:25)
• Men’s 400m – Final – 20:35 (21:35)

Evening – Friday August 25th

• Women’s 800m – Semi-Final – 19:25 (20:25)

Evening – Saturday August 26th

• Women’s 4x400m Relay – Round One – 18:55 (19:55)
• Men’s 800m – Final – 19:30 (20:30)

Evening – Sunday August 27th

• Men’s 5000m – Final – 19:10 (20:10)
• Women’s 800m – Final – 19:45 (20:45)
• Women’s 4x400m Relay – Final – 20:47 (21:47)

Team selections as of 10.08.2023