The World Track and Field Championships begin Saturday in Moscow, which is eight hours ahead of Eastern Time. NBC and Universal Sports will provide telecasts throughout the nine days with 46 hours of total coverage from Luzhniki Stadium, home of the 1980 Olympic Games.
The broadcast team will be led by the NBC Olympics team of Tom Hammond, Ato Boldon, Lewis Johnson and Dwight Stones.
In addition to NBC and Universal Sports, the NBC Sports Live Extra App will stream coverage on Saturday, Aug. 10 (3:30-5 p.m.), and Sunday, Aug. 11 (12:30-2 p.m.).
Here’s the daily broadcast schedule with key events:
| Date | Time (ET) | Network | Session | Key Events |
| Saturday, Aug. 10 | 1:30-5:30 a.m. (live) | Universal Sports | Day | Decathlon |
| Saturday, Aug. 10 | 3:30-5 p.m. | NBC, Live Extra | Evening | M100 Round 1, M10,000 |
| Saturday, Aug. 10 | 7-8:30 p.m. (re-air) | Universal Sports | Evening | M100 heats, M10,000 |
| Sunday, Aug. 11 | 1-5 a.m. (live) | Universal Sports | Day | Decathlon, M400 heats |
| Sunday, Aug. 11 | 12:30-2 p.m. | NBC, Live Extra | Evening | M100, Decathlon |
| Sunday, Aug. 11 | 7-8:30 p.m. (re-air) | Universal Sports | Evening | M100, Decathlon |
| Monday, Aug. 12 | 1:30-4:30 a.m. (live) | Universal Sports | Day | M/W400H heats |
| Monday, Aug. 12 | 12-2 p.m. (live) | Universal Sports | Evening | W100, M110H, W400 |
| Tuesday, Aug. 13 | 1:30-5:30 a.m. (live) | Universal Sports | Day | M5000 heats |
| Tuesday, Aug. 13 | 12-2 p.m. (live) | Universal Sports | Evening | M400, M800 |
| Wednesday, Aug. 14 | 12:30-4 a.m. (live) | Universal Sports | Day | M1500 heats |
| Thursday, Aug. 15 | 1:30-4 a.m. (live) | Universal Sports | Day | W200 heats |
| Thursday, Aug. 15 | 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (live) | Universal Sports | Evening | W200 semis, M400H |
| Friday, Aug. 16 | 1:30-4 a.m. (live) | Universal Sports | Day | M200 heats |
| Friday, Aug. 16 | 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (live) | Universal Sports | Evening | M200 semis, W200 |
| Saturday, Aug. 17 | 12-12:30 p.m. (live) | NBC | Evening | M200 |
| Saturday, Aug. 17 | 12:30-2:30 p.m. | Universal Sports | Men’s Marathon | |
| Saturday, Aug. 17 | 2:30-4 p.m. | NBC | Evening | W100H, W4x400 |
| Saturday, Aug. 17 | 9-10:30 p.m. (re-air) | Universal Sports | Evening | M200, W100H |
| Sunday, Aug. 18 | 2:30-4 p.m. | NBC | Evening | M/W 4x100 |
| Sunday, Aug. 18 | 7-8:30 p.m. | Universal Sports | Evening | M/W 4x100 |
