How to follow World Athletics Championships on the BBC

Kenya's Mary Moraa beat Keely Hodgkinson to 800m gold at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest

The 20th World Athletics Championships take place in Tokyo from 13-21 September and will be shown live on the BBC.

Great Britain and Northern Ireland equalled their best haul of 10 medals to finish seventh at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, bringing home two gold medals, three silvers and five bronze.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson (heptathlon) will seek to defend her title in Japan, while Keely Hodgkinson (800m) hopes to go from silver to gold this year.

There are 49 gold medals up for grabs over nine days at the 67,750-capacity Japan National Stadium.

You can follow all the action on BBC One or BBC Two, while the live coverage will also be streamed on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.

Leading the TV presenting team is Jeanette Kwakye, who will be joined in the studio in Salford by 2012 Olympic champion Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill and Hodgkinson's coach Jenny Meadows.

Expert analysis and commentary will be provided by Steve Cram, Steve Backley, Andrew Cotter, Colin Jackson, Paula Radcliffe and Stef Reid.

There will also be a daily highlights show on BBC Red Button, BBC Three, iPlayer and online.

The BBC Sport website will have daily live text commentaries, video highlights, analysis, reports and results.

BBC Radio 5 Live will bring you live commentary throughout the nine days, with Katharine Merry and Allison Curbishley providing commentary from Tokyo on all the key races.

Behind-the-scenes content, expert analysis and the biggest moments will be shared across @BBCSport social media channels.

Medal events and BBC coverage times

All times are BST. Times and channels are subject to change.

Saturday 20 September

Gold medal events: 7 - women's and men's 20km walks, women's shot put, women's javelin, heptathlon, women's 5,000m, men's 800m

01:00-04:30 - live coverage on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and online

10:30-13:00 - live coverage on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and online

13:00-14:45 - live coverage on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and online

19:00-19:30 - highlights on BBC Three, BBC iPlayer and online

Sunday 21 September

Gold medal events: 9 - women's high jump, women's 800m, men's 5,000m, women's discus, men's and women's 4x400m relays, decathlon, women's and men's 4x100m relays

01:00-04:30 - live coverage on BBC Red Button

11:00-13:45 - live coverage on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and online

17:00-17:30 - highlights on BBC iPlayer, Red Button and online

19:00-19:30 - highlights on BBC Three & BBC iPlayer