The 14th edition of the World Athletics Championships, which pits the world's best athletes against each other, will take place in Moscow from August 10 to 18.
However, the sport's biennial championships is in danger of losing its lustre following doping and injury-related withdrawals.
Olympic champion Usain Bolt will be the biggest attraction of the championships, also featuring the likes of American sprinter Allyson Felix, 20-year-old 400 metres sensation Kirani James, Britain's double Olympic distance gold medallist Mo Farah and Tirunesh Dibaba, also seeking the 5,000/10,000 double.
Check out the complete schedule:
August 10 – Day 1
Morning Session
| TIME (IST) | EVENT | ROUND |
| 11:00 | Women's Discus Throw | Qualification Group A |
| 11:05 | Men's 100 Metres | Decathlon |
| 11:40 | Men's 100 Metres | Preliminary Round |
| 11:45 | Men's Pole Vault | Qualification |
| 12:05 | Men's Long Jump | Decathlon |
| 12:15 | Women's 100 Metres | Preliminary Round |
| 12:25 | Women's Discus Throw | Qualification Group B |
| 12:50 | Men's 800 Metres | Heats |
| 13:50 | Men's Shot Put | Decathlon |
| 15:30 | Women's Marathon | Final |
Afternoon Session
| TIME (IST) | EVENT | ROUND |
| 17:00 | Men's High Jump | Decathlon |
| 18:35 | Men's Hammer Throw | Qualification Group A |
| 18:40 | Women's 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Heats |
| 19:35 | Women's 400 Metres | Heats |
| 20:05 | Men's Hammer Throw | Qualification Group B |
| 20:25 | Men's 10,000 Metres | Final |
| 20:50 | Women's Long Jump | Qualification |
| 21:10 | Men's 400 Metres | Decathlon |
| 21:45 | Men's 100 Metres | Heats |
August 11 – Day 2
Morning Session
| TIME (IST) | EVENT | ROUND |
| 10:35 | Men's 110 Metres Hurdles | Decathlon |
| 11:10 | Men's 110 Metres Hurdles | Heats |
| 11:30 | Men's Discus Throw | Decathlon Group A |
| 12:00 | Women's 1500 Metres | Heats |
| 12:15 | Women's Shot Put | Qualification |
| 12:35 | Men's 400 Metres | Heats |
| 12:50 | Men's Discus Throw | Decathlon Group B |
| 13:25 | Women's 100 Metres | Heats |
| 14:35 | Men's Pole Vault | Decathlon |
Afternoon Session
| TIME (IST) | EVENT | ROUND |
| 18:30 | Men's 20 Kilometres Race Walk | Final |
| 18:45 | Men's Javelin Throw | Decathlon Group A |
| 20:00 | Men's Javelin Throw | Decathlon Group B |
| 20:30 | Women's Long Jump | Final |
| 20:35 | Men's 100 Metres | Semi-Final |
| 20:40 | Women's Pole Vault | Qualification |
| 21:05 | Men's 800 Metres | Semi-Final |
| 21:35 | Women's 400 Metres | Semi-Final |
| 21:45 | Women's Discus Throw | Final |
| 22:05 | Men's 1500 Metres | Decathlon |
| 22:35 | Women's 10,000 Metres | Final |
| 23:20 | Men's 100 Metres | Final |
August 12 – Day 3
Morning Session
| TIME (IST) | EVENT | ROUND |
| 11:00 | Women's 100 Metres Hurdles | Heptathlon |
| 11:10 | Men's Discus Throw | Qualification Group A |
| 11:40 | Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Heats |
| 12:05 | Women's High Jump | Heptathlon |
| 12:35 | Men's Discus Throw | Qualification Group B |
| 12:35 | Men's 400 Metres Hurdles | Heats |
| 13:20 | Women's 400 Metres Hurdles | Heats |
Afternoon Session
| TIME (IST) | EVENT | ROUND |
| 20:15 | Women's Shot Put | Heptathlon Group A |
| 20:30 | Men's Pole Vault | Final |
| 20:35 | Men's 110 Metres Hurdles | Semi-Final |
| 21:05 | Women's 100 Metres | Semi-Final |
| 21:35 | Men's 400 Metres | Semi-Final |
| 21:55 | Women's Shot Put | Final |
| 22:00 | Men's Hammer Throw | Final |
| 22:05 | Women's 200 Metres | Heptathlon |
| 22:45 | Women's 400 Metres | Final |
| 23:00 | Men's 110 Metres Hurdles | Final |
| 23:20 | Women's 100 Metres | Final |
August 13 – Day 4
Morning Session
| TIME (IST) | EVENT | ROUND |
| 11:00 | Women's Long Jump | Heptathlon |
| 11:05 | Women's 20 Kilometres Race Walk | Final |
| 11:20 | Men's High Jump | Qualification |
| 11:50 | Men's 5000 Metres | Heats |
| 12:40 | Women's Javelin Throw | Heptathlon Group A |
| 12:55 | Women's Triple Jump | Qualification |
| 13:55 | Women's Javelin Throw | Heptathlon Group B |
Afternoon Session
| TIME (IST) | EVENT | ROUND |
| 20:30 | Men's Discus Throw | Final |
| 20:35 | Women's 400 Metres Hurdles | Semi-Final |
| 21:05 | Women's Pole Vault | Final |
| 21:10 | Men's 400 Metres Hurdles | Semi-Final |
| 21:40 | Women's 800 Metres | Heptathlon |
| 22:10 | Women's 1500 Metres | Semi-Final |
| 22:40 | Men's 800 Metres | Final |
| 22:55 | Women's 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Final |
| 23:20 | Men's 400 Metres | Final |
August 14 – Day 5
Morning Session
| TIME (IST) | EVENT | ROUND |
| 10:00 | Men's 50 Kilometres Race Walk | Final |
| 11:00 | Women's Hammer Throw | Qualification Group A |
| 11:10 | Women's 5000 Metres | Heats |
| 11:55 | Men's Long Jump | Qualification |
| 12:05 | Men's 1500 Metres | Heats |
| 12:40 | Women's Hammer Throw | Qualification Group B |
August 15 – Day 6
Morning Session
| TIME (IST) | EVENT | ROUND |
| 11:00 | Men's Javelin Throw | Qualification Group A |
| 11:10 | Women's High Jump | Qualification |
| 11:25 | Women's 800 Metres | Heats |
| 11:50 | Men's Shot Put | Qualification |
| 12:25 | Women's 200 Metres | Heats |
| 12:30 | Men's Javelin Throw | Qualification Group B |
Afternoon Session
| TIME (IST) | EVENT | ROUND |
| 20:30 | Men's High Jump | Final |
| 20:35 | Men's 4x400 Metres Relay | Heats |
| 21:10 | Women's Triple Jump | Final |
| 21:15 | Women's 200 Metres | Semi-Final |
| 21:50 | Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Final |
| 22:15 | Women's 400 Metres Hurdles | Final |
| 22:30 | Men's 400 Metres Hurdles | Final |
| 22:50 | Women's 1500 Metres | Final |
August 16 – Day 7
Morning Session
| TIME (IST) | EVENT | ROUND |
| 11:00 | Women's Javelin Throw | Qualification Group A |
| 11:15 | Women's 100 Metres Hurdles | Heats |
| 11:30 | Men's Triple Jump | Qualification |
| 12:05 | Men's 200 Metres | Heats |
| 12:30 | Women's Javelin Throw | Qualification Group B |
| 13:00 | Women's 4x400 Metres Relay | Heats |
Afternoon Session
| TIME (IST) | EVENT | ROUND |
| 20:30 | Women's Hammer Throw | Final |
| 20:35 | Men's 1500 Metres | Semi-Final |
| 21:00 | Men's Long Jump | Final |
| 21:10 | Men's 200 Metres | Semi-Final |
| 21:40 | Men's Shot Put | Final |
| 21:45 | Women's 800 Metres | Semi-Final |
| 22:15 | Men's 5000 Metres | Final |
| 22:45 | Women's 200 Metres | Final |
| 23:00 | Men's 4x400 Metres Relay | Final |
August 17 – Day 8
Afternoon Session
| TIME (IST) | EVENT | ROUND |
| 17:00 | Men's Marathon | Final |
| 19:30 | Women's High Jump | Final |
| 19:50 | Women's 100 Metres Hurdles | Semi-Final |
| 20:05 | Men's Javelin Throw | Final |
| 20:25 | Women's 5000 Metres | Final |
| 21:00 | Women's 100 Metres Hurdles | Final |
| 21:15 | Women's 4x400 Metres Relay | Final |
| 21:35 | Men's 200 Metres | Final |
August 18 – Day 9
Afternoon Session
| TIME (IST) | EVENT | ROUND |
| 17:30 | Women's Javelin Throw | Final |
| 17:45 | Women's 4x100 Metres Relay | Heats |
| 18:15 | Men's Triple Jump | Final |
| 18:20 | Men's 4x100 Metres Relay | Heats |
| 18:55 | Men's 1500 Metres | Final |
| 19:20 | Women's 800 Metres | Final |
| 19:40 | Women's 4x100 Metres Relay | Final |
| 20:10 | Men's 4x100 Metres Relay | Final |
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