World Athletics Championships 2019 on TV: How to watch and live stream online for free

The Khalifa International Stadium will host all of the action, and will also be used during the 2022 football World Cup
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Malik Ouzia @MalikOuzia_25 September 2019

For ten days, from September 27 to October 6, Doha will play host to the 2019 Athletics World Championships.

The planet’s finest athletes will head to the newly renovated Khalifa International Stadium to compete to be crowned world champion.

Dina Asher-Smith is Great Britain’s biggest individual medal hope as she goes into both the 100m and 200m among the favourites, while Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Laura Muir will hope to make the podium in the heptathlon and 1500m repectively.

There is a two-hour time-difference between Qatar and the UK, and with several events being held late in the evening to avoid the midday heat, viewing times are ideal for fans on these shores.

Scroll down for all the details on how to follow the action...

How to watch on TV

The BBC will be showing the majority of the championships live on free-to-air television on either BBC One or BBC Two.

Former world champion Jessica Ennis-Hill has also joined the BBC's team for the championships
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A few select events, such as the marathons and racewalks, will only be available via the red button.

The BBC’s punditry team will be headed by its usual host of British athletics legends, including Paula Radcliffe, Denise Lewis, Colin Jackson and Steve Cram, as well as former world record holder Michael Johnson.

You can also follow the entire championships LIVE on Standard Sport's blog.

How to live stream online

There will be live uninterrupted coverage of every event on the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer.

Mobile users who are also TV licence payers can also stream the action live for free on the BBC iPlayer app.

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