BBC will also air the competition in the UK
Warner Bros. Discovery has agreed a non-exlcusive rights deal for the 2023 World Athletics Championship in Europe.
Taking place in Budapest a year ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, the competition will be shown on discovery+ where available as well as the Eurosport channels and app in over 45 countries across the continent - all nations except Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
In the UK, this paywall coverage will be complemented by free-to-air BBC broadcasts, after the public broadcaster agreed a five championship deal in 2021.
The 2023 World Athletics Championships will take place at Budapest’s new National Athletics Center between 19-27 August 2023, the first time the event has taken place in central Europe. Eurovision Sport and ESPN jointly hold and distribute World Athletics media rights in Europe and Africa for 2023.
Warner Bros. Discovery vice president, sports rights acquisitions and syndication, Trojan Paillot said: “We are proud to be a trusted partner to federations across a broad range of sports. Through our Warner Bros. Discovery channels and platforms, we possess an unmatched ability to scale coverage to the widest possible audience through our broad international reach and platform availability, offering more ways for viewers to engage with the sports they love.
“Our ambition is to tell the stories around the world’s greatest athletes all year round, including their journeys to compete at the biggest events including the World Athletics Championships and the Olympic Games. We are pleased to be able to harness our storytelling ability and comprehensive reach to shine a light on the World Athletics Championships, helping to raise even greater awareness of the sport and its athletes as we build to the Olympic Games Paris 2024.”
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said: “I’m delighted to welcome Warner Bros. Discovery back into the high-powered portfolio of our World Championships broadcast partners. Eurosport has a long tradition of offering outstanding athletics coverage and this agreement will be welcomed by our fans across Europe, as it will give them even more opportunities to watch every amazing moment of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23. I have no doubt that this deal will help us to deliver on our strategy for growing the sport.”
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