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Monday, July 18th, 2022

WORLD TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS OREGON22 CONTINUE THIS WEEK ON PEACOCK & USA NETWORK

Peacock is Exclusive Home to Live World Championships Coverage All Day Today 12:30-11 pm ET; Monday Encore at 11:30 p.m. ET on USA Network

Men’s and Women’s 200m Finals Live in Primetime Thursday on USA Network and Peacock

Noah Lyles, Erriyon Knighton, Sydney McLaughlin, Rai Benjamin, Fred Kerley, Athing Mu and Valarie Allman Headline Team USA Athletes Competing This Week in Eugene, Oregon

First-Ever Outdoor World Championships in United States from University of Oregon’s Hayward Field With Coverage Across NBC, Peacock, USA Network and CNBC Continue Through Sunday, July 24

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 18, 2022 – The World Track & Field Championships Oregon22 continue today from the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field with exclusive coverage streaming on Peacock 12:30-11:00 p.m. ET (encore presented at 11:30 p.m. ET on USA Network). Today’s coverage began at 9:30 am ET on Peacock and USA Network for the women’s marathon. In addition, Peacock will also have exclusive live coverage of Tuesday night’s session and will stream all field finals in full for the remainder of the competition.

This marks the first time the outdoor World Championships have been held in the U.S. and NBC Sports is utilizing NBC, Peacock, USA Network, CNBC, and NBC Sports digital platforms to provide comprehensive coverage of the 10-day meet through Sunday, July 24.

Following is a programming schedule along with key events taking place Monday-Thursday and featured athletes expected to compete (all times ET unless noted):

MONDAY, JULY 18

Date Platform Time* Featured Events/Athletes
Mon., July 18 Peacock, USA Network 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. W Marathon
Mon., July 18 Peacock 12:30-4 p.m. W Long Jump (Heptathlon)

W Javelin (Heptathlon)
  Peacock 8-11 p.m. M 200m (Prelims) – Noah Lyles, Erriyon Knighton, Fred Kerley

W 200m (Prelims) – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson-Herah

W Triple Jump (F) – Yulimar Rojas**

M Steeplechase (F) – Evan Jager

W 1500m (F) – Faith Kipyegon, Sinclaire Johnson, Cory McGee

W 800m (Heptathlon Final Event)

M High Jump (F)**
  USA Network 11:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m.*** M 200m (Prelims) – Noah Lyles, Erriyon Knighton, Fred Kerley

W 200m (Prelims) – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson-Herah

W Triple Jump (F) – Yulimar Rojas**

M Steeplechase (F) – Evan Jager

W 1500m (F) – Faith Kipyegon, Sinclaire Johnson, Cory McGee

W 800m (Heptathlon Final Event)

M High Jump (F)**

 

*Coverage on Peacock will start shortly before and conclude shortly following the listed times

** Peacock will have all field finals in full

***Encore presentation

Live coverage of the World Championships continues today at 12:30 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock, highlighted by the prelims of the men’s and women’s 200m in the 8-11 p.m. ET window. Defending 200m world champion and Tokyo Olympic 200m bronze medalist Noah Lyles, 200m under-20 world record holder Erriyon Knighton, and recently crowned 100m world champion Fred Kerley highlight the men’s side, while 10-time world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce and five-time Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamacia headline the women’s field.

Primetime coverage begins tonight at 8 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock and will feature the women’s triple jump final, where Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Yulimar Rojas (Venezuela) is looking to win her third world championship. Coverage also features the men’s steeplechase final, featuring 2016 Olympic silver medalist Evan Jager, the women’s 1500m final, featuring 2022 U.S. champion Sinclaire Johnson and Tokyo Olympian Cory McGee, and the 200m heats as previously mentioned. An encore presentation will air on USA Network at 11:30 p.m. ET.

Live coverage today also included the women’s marathon, which was won by Gotytom Gebreslase of Ethiopia in a world championship record time of 2:18:11. Sara Hall was the top American finisher in fifth place, while Emma Bates and Keira D’Amato finished in seventh and eighth, respectively.

TUESDAY, JULY 19

Date Platform Time* Featured Events/Athletes
Tues., July 19    Peacock    8-11 p.m. W 400m Hurdles (Heats) – Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad

M 200m (SF) – Noah Lyles, Erriyon Knighton, Fred Kerley

W 200m (SF) – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Abby Steiner

M 400m Hurdles (F) – Rai Benjamin, Karsten Warholm

M 1500m (F) – Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Timothy Cheruiyot

W High Jump (F)***

M Discus (F)***

 
     Peacock, USA Network    11:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m.** W 400m Hurdles (Heats) – Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad

M 200m (SF) – Noah Lyles, Erriyon Knighton

M 400m Hurdles (F) – Rai Benjamin, Karsten Warholm

M 1500m (F) – Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Timothy Cheruiyot

W High Jump (F)***

M Discus (F)***

 

* Coverage on Peacock will start shortly before and conclude shortly following the listed times

** Encore presentation

*** Peacock will have all field finals in full

Tuesday’s live coverage begins at 8 p.m. exclusively on Peacock and will feature the first round of the women’s 400m hurdles, where Tokyo Olympic champion and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin will begin her quest towards her first individual world championship. On the men’s side, Tuesday features the final of the men’s 400m hurdles, where Tokyo Olympic champion and world record holder Karsten Warholm (Norway) and Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Rai Benjamin are expected to duel for gold in a rematch of their epic race at last year’s Olympics.

The semifinals of the men’s and women’s 200m are on Tuesday as well; defending world champion Noah Lyles, 200m under-20 world record holder Erriyon Knighton, and 2022 100m world champion Fred Kerley highlight the men’s side, while 10-time world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica), Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica) and 2022 U.S. and NCAA champion Abby Steiner highlight the women.

Other prominent final events on Tuesday include the men’s 1500m, where Tokyo Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway) looks to win his first world championship against a competitive field that includes defending world champion Timothy Cheruiyot (Kenya), as well as the women’s high jump and men’s discus. An encore presentation will air on USA Network at 11:30 p.m. ET.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20

Date Platform Time* Featured Events/Athletes
Wed., July 20    Peacock, USA Network    7:30-11 p.m. W 400m Hurdles (SF) – Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad

W Steeplechase (F) – Emma Coburn, Courtney Frerichs

W Discus (F) – Valarie Allman**

W 5000m (Heats) – Elise Cranny, Sifan Hassan

M 800m (Heats) – Donavan Brazier, Emmanuel Korir

M 400m (SF) – Michael Norman

W 400m (SF) – Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Lynna Irby

 

* Coverage on Peacock will start shortly before and conclude shortly following the listed times

** Peacock will have all field finals in full

Wednesday’s live coverage begins on Peacock and USA Network at 7:30 p.m. ET and is highlighted by the semifinals of the women’s 400m hurdles, where reigning Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin and defending world champion Dalilah Muhammad look to advance to the final on Friday, as well as the women’s steeplechase final that is expected to include three-time Olympian and 2017 world champion Emma Coburn and Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Courtney Frerichs.

Other prominent events on Wednesday include the women’s discus final, where Tokyo Olympic champion Valarie Allman looks to win her first world title, and the first round of the men’s 800m featuring defending world champion Donavan Brazier and Tokyo Olympic champion Emmanuel Korir.

THURSDAY, JULY 21

Date Platform Time* Featured Events/Athletes
Thurs., July 21    Peacock, USA Network    8-11 p.m. M 200m (F) – Noah Lyles, Erriyon Knighton, Fred Kerley

W 200m (F) – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Abby Steiner

W 800m (Heats) – Athing Mu, Ajee Wilson, Raevyn Rogers

M 5000m (Heats) – Grant Fisher, Joshua Cheptegei

M 800m (SF) – Donavan Brazier, Emmanuel Korir

 

* Coverage on Peacock will start shortly before and conclude shortly following the listed times

Live coverage on Thursday starts at 8 p.m. ET on Peacock and USA Network and is highlighted by the finals for both the men’s and women’s 200m. On the men’s side, Noah Lyles looks to defend his world championship against Erriyon Knighton, the fourth-fastest 200m runner in history, and 2022 100m world champion Fred Kerley, in what could be an American sweep of the event. At the U.S. Championships, Lyles and Knighton provided an epic duel with Lyles edging out his younger competitor by .02 seconds. For the women, nine-time world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and five-time Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah look to continue Jamaica’s dominance in the event against 2022 NCAA champion Abby Steiner.

Other prominent events on Thursday include the first round of the women’s 800m, where Tokyo Olympic champion and American record holder Athing Mu makes her World Championship debut alongside Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Raevyn Rogers and 2022 indoor world champion Ajee Wilson. Thursday also includes the first round of the men’s 5000m featuring Tokyo Olympic champion and world record holder Joshua Cheptegei (Uganda) and 2022 U.S. champion Grant Fisher.

More information about this weekend’s competition will be provided on Thursday.

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Olympians Ato Boldon, Sanya Richards-Ross, Kara Goucher and Trey Hardee will serve as analysts for NBC Sports’ coverage of the World Track & Field Championships Oregon22 alongside play-by-play voices Leigh Diffey and Paul Swangard, and reporter Lewis Johnson. Click here for more details.

The prestigious meet is being held at University of Oregon’s iconic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., which re-opened its doors in 2021 after undergoing major renovations from 2018-2020 that have cemented its status as one of track & field’s premiere venues for international competition.

Dubbed “TrackTown USA,” Eugene and the University of Oregon have hosted multiple U.S. and NCAA championship meets and Diamond League competitions, making it only fitting that it hosts the first-ever outdoor World Championships in the U.S., which was originally scheduled for 2021, but was delayed after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics postponement.

NBC SPORTS’ WORLD TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS OREGON22 SCHEDULE (all times ET unless noted):

Date Platform Time
Mon., July 18 Peacock, USA Network 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  Peacock 12:30-4 p.m.
  Peacock 8-11 p.m.
  USA Network 11:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m.*
Tues., July 19 Peacock 8-11 p.m.
  USA Network 11:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m.*
Wed., July 20 Peacock, USA Network 7:30-11 p.m.
Thurs., July 21 Peacock, USA Network 8-11 p.m.
Fri., July 22 Peacock 9:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  Peacock, USA Network 8:30-11 p.m.
Sat., July 23 Peacock 12:50-4 p.m.
  Peacock, NBC 2-3 p.m.
  Peacock, CNBC 8-9 p.m.
  Peacock, NBC 9-11 p.m. ET/PT
Sun., July 24 Peacock 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
  Peacock 12:30-3 p.m.
  Peacock, CNBC 8-9 p.m.
  Peacock, NBC 9-11 p.m. ET/PT

*Same Day Delay
Note: schedule subject to change

–NBC SPORTS–