What to Watch Today at the 2022 World Track and Field World Championships: Day one TV schedule, live stream, highlights

The 2022 World Track and Field Championships begin on Friday, July 15 through Sunday, July 24 in Eugene, Oregon at Hayward Field located at the University of Oregon. This marks the first time the outdoor World Championships will be held in the U.S.

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NBC Sports has got you covered with 43 hours of coverage across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, and CNBC with live afternoon and primetime shows on both weekends, highlighted by the men’s and women’s 100m finals (July 16-17) and 4x100m and 4x400m relays (July 23-24). You do not want to miss a single moment of the excitement, see below for the full TV and streaming schedule.

Day 1 of the 2022 World Track and Field Championships will be filled with action as the first medals will be earned in the afternoon session with the men’s and women’s 20km race walks. Then, starting at 8:00 p.m. ET viewers will get a glimpse into one of the most highly anticipated races in track and field–the men’s 100m–as Americans Christian Coleman, Fred Kerley, Marvin Bracy-Williams, and Trayvon Bromell attempt to ignite the competition in the heats.

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Coleman, the 2019 World Champion, returns to action after serving an 18-month suspension–which included the Tokyo Olympics–for “whereabouts failures,” or missed drug tests (Coleman has never tested positive for a banned substance). Kerley, the silver medalist from the Tokyo Olympics, won the event at the USATF Outdoor Championships, with Bracy-Williams in second and Bromell in third to round out the U.S. team.

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Afterward, the