The 15th IAAF World Championships are held in Beijing, China, 22-30th of August 2016. It is now clear that Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt will participate in 100 and 200 metres. That is good news since the top participators in Diamond League have had a past filled with doping suspensions. Below are schedule for the championships, day by day. Events that might be of special interest are highlighted.
Event, Round (sex (Men/Women)
August 22:
Morning session:
Marathon, Final (M)
100 Metres Hurdles, Heptathlon (W)
Hammer Throw, Qualification Group A (M)
Shot Put, Qualification (W)
High Jump, Heptathlon (W)
3000 Metres Steeplechase, Heats (M)
Hammer Throw, Qualification Group B (M)
1500 Metres, Heats (W)
800 Metres, Heats (M)
100 Metres, Preliminary Round (M)
Afternoon session:
Shot Put Heptathlon (W)
400 Metres Hurdles Heats (M)
Pole Vault Qualification (M)
Triple Jump Qualification (W)
100 Metres Heats (M)
Shot Put Final (W)
200 Metres Heptathlon (W)
10,000 Metres Final (M)
August 23:
Morning session:
20 Kilometres Race Walk Final (M)
Long Jump Heptathlon (W)
100 Metres Preliminary Round (W)
Shot Put Qualification (M)
400 Metres Hurdles Heats (W)
Javelin Throw Heptathlon Group A (W)
400 Metres Heats (M)
100 Metres Heats (W)
Javelin Throw Heptathlon Group B (W)
Afternoon session:
Hammer Throw Final (M)
400 Metres Hurdles Semi-Final (M)
100 Metres Semi-Final (M)
Shot Put Final (M)
800 Metres Heptathlon (W)
800 Metres Semi-Final (M)
1500 Metres Semi-Final (W)
100 Metres Final (M) (Usain Bolt)
August 24:
Morning session:
Pole Vault Qualification (W)
Discus Throw Qualification Group A (W)
3000 Metres Steeplechase Heats (W)
Long Jump Qualification (M)
400 Metres Heats (W)
Discus Throw Qualification Group B (W)
Afternoon session:
Javelin Throw Qualification Group A (M)
Pole Vault Final (M)
400 Metres Hurdles Semi-Final (W)
Triple Jump Final (W)
100 Metres Semi-Final (W)
400 Metres Semi-Final (M)
Javelin Throw Qualification Group B (M)
10,000 Metres Final (W)
3000 Metres Steeplechase Final (M)
100 Metres Final (W)
August 25:
Afternoon session:
Discus Throw Final (W)
Metres Semi-Final (W)
Long Jump Final (M)
200 Metres Heats (M)
400 Metres Hurdles Final (M)
1500 Metres Final (W)
800 Metres Final (M)
August 26:
Morning session:
Hammer Throw Qualification Group A (W)
5000 Metres Heats (M)
Triple Jump Qualification (M)
800 Metres Heats (W)
Hammer Throw Qualification Group B (W)
110 Metres Hurdles Heats (M)
Afternoon session:
Pole Vault Final (W)
Javelin Throw Final (M)
200 Metres Heats (W)
400 Metres Hurdles Final (W)
200 Metres Semi-Final (M)
3000 Metres Steeplechase Final (W)
400 Metres Final (M)
August 27:
Morning session:
Discus Throw Qualification Group A (M)
High Jump Qualification (W)
5000 Metres Heats (W)
Long Jump Qualification (W)
1500 Metres Heats (M)
Discus Throw Qualification Group B (M)
100 Metres Hurdles Heats (W)
Afternoon session:
Hammer Throw Final (W)
110 Metres Hurdles Semi-Final (M)
Triple Jump Final (M)
200 Metres Semi-Final (W)
800 Metres Semi-Final (W)
400 Metres Final (W)
200 Metres Final (M) (Usain Bolt)
August 28:
Morning session:
20 Kilometres Race Walk Final (W)
100 Metres Decathlon (M)
High Jump Qualification (M)
Long Jump Decathlon (M)
Shot Put Decathlon (M)
Afternoon session:
M High Jump Decathlon (M)
Javelin Throw Qualification Group A (W)
100 Metres Hurdles Semi-Final (W)
Long Jump Final (W)
1500 Metres Semi-Final (M)
400 Metres Decathlon (M)
Javelin Throw Qualification Group B (W)
200 Metres Final (W)
110 Metres Hurdles Final (M)
100 Metres Hurdles Final (W)
August 29:
Morning session:
50 Kilometres Race Walk Final (M)
110 Metres Hurdles Decathlon (M)
Discus Throw Decathlon Group A (M)
4×400 Metres Relay Heats (W)
4×400 Metres Relay Heats (M)
Discus Throw Decathlon Group B (M)
4×100 Metres Relay Heats (W)
4×100 Metres Relay Heats (M)
M Pole Vault Decathlon (M)
Afternoon session:
Javelin Throw Decathlon Group A (M)
400m Masters Final (W)
800m Masters Final (M)
Javelin Throw Decathlon Group B (M)
High Jump Final (W)
800 Metres Final (W)
5000 Metres Final (M)
Discus Throw Final (M)
1500 Metres Decathlon (M)
4×100 Metres Relay Final (W)
4×100 Metres Relay Final (M)
August 30:
Morning session:
Marathon Final (W)
Afternoon session:
High Jump Final (M)
Javelin Throw Final (W)
5000 Metres Final (W)
1500 Metres Final (M)
4×400 Metres Relay Final (W)
4×400 Metres Relay Final (M)
