EUGENE, Ore. — Starting Friday, more than 1,900 athletes from 192 teams will compete in the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene. The track and field event kicks off at Hayward Field in Eugene on July 15 and runs through July 24.
The competition started in 1983 and is known as the world's most prestigious track and field event. This is the first time the U.S. will host the outdoor championships.
Fifteen former Oregon Ducks will represent seven countries. Among the University of Oregon alumni are Galen Rupp, Raevyn Rogers, Devon Allen and Jessica Hull, who will compete for Australia. Oregon native and world record holder Ryan Crouser will take part in men's shot put.
How to watch
Fans can watch the competition across NBC's TV networks and digital platforms. NBC Sports will broadcast 43 hours from Eugene, including afternoon and primetime shows on the weekends. Events will also be streamed online on NBC Sports, on the NBC Sports app and on Peacock. USA Network and CNBC will also air some events.
Competition schedule
The full competition schedule is below and published on the World Athletic Championship's website.
Friday, July 15: Day 1
Morning session
- 9:05 a.m.: Men's hammer throw, qualification round, group A
- 10:10 a.m.: Men's high jump, qualification round
- 10:30 a.m.: Men's hammer through, qualification round, group B
- 11:45 a.m.: 4x400 meters relay
- 12:05 p.m.: Women's hammer throw, qualification, group A
- 12:30 p.m.: Men's 100 meters, preliminary round
- 1:10 p.m.: Women's 20K race walk, final
- 1:30 p.m.: Women's hammer through, qualification round, group B
- 3:10 p.m.: Men's 20K race walk, final
Afternoon session
- 5:05 p.m.: Women's shot put, qualification round
- 5:15 p.m.: Men's 3000 meter steeplechase
- 5:20 p.m.: Women's pole vault, qualification round
- 6:00 p.m.: Men's long jump, qualification round
- 6:10 p.m.: Women's 1500 meters,
- 6:50 p.m.: Men's 100 meters
- 6:55 p.m.: Men's shot put, qualification round
- 7:50 p.m.: 4x400 meter relay, final
Saturday, July 16: Day 2
Morning session
- 10:30 a.m.: Women's triple jump, qualification round
- 10:35 a.m.: Women's 3000 meter steeplechase
- 11:10 a.m.: Women's high jump, qualification round
- 11:25 a.m.: Women's 110 meter hurdles
- 12:00 p.m.: Men's hammer thrown, final
- 12:20 p.m.: Women's 10K, final
- 1:20 p.m.: Men's 400 meter hurdles
Afternoon session
- 5:10 p.m.: Women's 100 meters
- 6:00 p.m.: Men's 100 meters, semi-final
- 6:20 p.m.: Men's long jump, final
- 6:25 p.m.: Women's shot put, final
- 6:30 p.m.: Men's 1500 meters
- 7:05 p.m.: Women's 1500 meters, semi-final
- 7:50 p.m.: Men's 100 meters, final
Sunday, July 17: Day 3
Morning session
- 6:15 a.m.: Men's marathon, final
- 10:35 a.m.: Women's 100 meter hurdles, heptathlon
- 11:05 a.m.: Men's 400 meters
- 11:35 a.m.: Women's high jump
- 11:35 a.m.: Women's hammer throw
- 12:00 p.m.: Women's 400 meter
- 1:00 p.m.: Men's 10K meter, final
- 1:45 p.m.: Women's shot put, heptathlon
Afternoon session
- 5:05 p.m.: Men's 110 meter hurdles, semi-final
- 5:05 p.m.: Men's discus throw, qualification, group A
- 5:25 p.m.: Women's pole vault, final
- 5:33 p.m.: Women's 100 meter, semi-final
- 6:03 p.m.: Men's 400 meter hurdles, semi-final
- 6:27 p.m.: Men's shot put, final
- 6:30 p.m.: Men's discus thrown, qualification group B
- 6:38 p.m.: Women's 200 meter, heptathlon
- 7:00 p.m.: Men's 1500 meter, semi-final
- 7:30 p.m.: Men's 110 meter hurdles, final
- 7:50 p.m.: Women's 100 meter, final
Monday, July 18: Day 4
Morning session
- 6:15 a.m.: Women's marathon, final
- 9:35 a.m.: Women's long jump, heptathlon
- 10:55 a.m.: Women's javelin throw, heptathlon, group A
- 12:05 p.m.: Women's javelin throw, heptathlon, group B
Afternoon session
- 5:05 p.m.: Men's 200 meter
- 5:10 p.m.: Women's discus throw, qualification, group A
- 5:45 p.m.: Men's high jump, final
- 6:00 p.m.: Women's 200 meter
- 6:18 p.m.: Women's triple jump, final
- 6:35 p.m.: Women's discus throw, qualification, group B
- 6:55 p.m.: Women's 800 meter, heptathlon
- 7:20 p.m.: Men's 3000 meter steeplechase, final
- 7:50 p.m.: Women's 1500 meter, final
Tuesday, July 19: Day 5
Afternoon session
- 5:15 p.m.: Women's 400 meter hurdles
- 5:40 p.m.: Women's high jump, final
- 6:05 p.m.: Women's 200 meter, semi-final
- 6:33 p.m.: Men's discus throw, final
- 6:50 p.m.: Men's 200 meter, semi-final
- 7:30 p.m.: Men's 1500 meter, final
- 7:50 p.m.: Men's 400 meter hurdles, final
Wednesday, July 20: Day 6
Afternoon session
- 3:20 p.m.: Women's javelin throw, qualification, group A
- 4:25 p.m.: Women's 5000 meter
- 4:50 p.m.: Women's javelin throw, qualification, group B
- 5:20 p.m.: Men's 800 meter
- 6:15 p.m.: Women's 400 meter hurdles, semi-final
- 6:30 p.m.: Women's discus throw, final
- 6:45 p.m.: Women's 400 meter, semi-final
- 7:15 p.m.: Men's 400 meter, semi-final
- 7:45 p.m.: Women's 3000 meter steeplechase, final
Thursday, July 21: Day 7
Afternoon session
- 5:05 p.m.: Men's javelin throw, qualification, group A
- 5:10 p.m.: Women's 800 meter
- 6:10 p.m.: Men's 5000 meter
- 6:20 p.m.: Men's triple jump, qualification
- 6:35 p.m.: Men's javelin throw, qualification, group B
- 7:00 p.m.: Men's 800 meter, semi-final
- 7:35 p.m.: Women's 200 meter, final
- 7:50 p.m.: Men's 200 meter, final
Friday, July 22: Day 8
Morning session
- 6:15 a.m.: Women's 35K race walk, final
Afternoon session
- 5:05 p.m.: Men's pole vault, qualification
- 5:40 p.m.: Women's 4x100 meter relay
- 6:05 p.m.: Men's 4x100 meter relay
- 6:20 p.m.: Women's javelin throw, final
- 6:35 p.m.: Women's 800 meter, semi-final
- 7:15 p.m.: Women's meter, final
- 7:35 p.m.: Men's 400 meter, final
- 7:50 p.m.: Women's 400 meter hurdles, final
Saturday, July 23: Day 9
Morning session
- 9:50 a.m.: Men's 100 meter, decathlon
- 10:40 a.m.: Men's long jump, decathlon
- 11:20 a.m.: Women's 100 meter hurdles
- 12:00 p.m.: Women's long jump, qualification
Afternoon session
- 4:10 p.m.: Men's high jump, decathlon
- 5:10 p.m.: Women's 4x400 meter relay
- 5:40 p.m.: Men's 4x400 meter relay
- 6:00 p.m.: Men's triple jump, final
- 6:10 p.m.: Men's 800 meter, final
- 6:25 p.m.: Women's 5000 meter, final
- 6:35 p.m.: Men's javelin throw, final
- 6:55 p.m.: Men's 400 meter, decathlon
- 7:30 p.m.: Women's 4x100 meter relay, final
- 7:50 p.m.: Men's 4x100 meter relay, final
Sunday, July 24: Day 10
Morning session
- 6:15 a.m.: Men's 35K race walk, final
- 9:35 a.m.: Men's 110 meter hurdles, decathlon
- 10:30 a.m.: Men's discus throw, decathlon, group A
- 11:40 a.m.: Men's discus throw, decathlon, group B
- 12:15 p.m.: Men's pole vault, decathlon, group A
- 1:15 p.m.: Men's pole vault, decathlon, group B
Afternoon session
- 5:05 p.m.: Women's 100 meter hurdles, semi-final
- 5:05 p.m.: Men's javelin throw, decathlon, group A
- 5:25 p.m.: Men's pole vault, final
- 5:50 p.m.: Women's long jump, final
- 6:05 p.m.: Men's 500 meter, final
- 6:10 p.m.: Men's javelin throw, decathlon, group B
- 6:35 p.m.: Women's 800 meter, final
- 7:00 p.m.: Women's 100 meter hurdles, final
- 7:20 p.m.: Men's 1500 meter, decathlon
- 7:35 p.m.: Men's 4x400 meter relay, final
- 7:50 p.m.: Women's 4x400 meter relay, final