Track and Field

ALLYSON FELIX, NOAH LYLES & SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN HIGHLIGHT FINAL FOUR DAYS OF NBC SPORTS’ LIVE COVERAGE OF U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS FOR TRACK & FIELD, CONTINUING TONIGHT ON NBCSN AND PEACOCK

June 24, 2021 By admin

**USATF Adjusts Schedule Due To Extreme Heat in Eugene This Weekend**

Track & Field Trials This Saturday and Sunday Live in Primetime on NBC

Peacock to Live Stream NBCSN Coverage

Track & Field Coverage Continues NBC Olympics’ Record Coverage of U.S. Olympic Team Trials Ahead of Tokyo Olympics

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 24, 2021 – NBC Olympics’ live coverage of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track & field concludes with the final four days of coverage from Eugene, Ore., beginning tonight with the women’s shot put and women’s 3000m steeplechase at 9 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Peacock.

Some event timing this weekend has been changed by USATF due to extreme heat forecast in Eugene (already reflected in chart at bottom).

Live coverage of the track & field trials concludes this Sunday, June 27, at 7 p.m. ET/PT on NBC with numerous events, including the men’s 200m and women’s 400m hurdles finals.

Peacock will live stream NBCSN coverage of the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials.

NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app presents exclusive streaming coverage of select field events, including long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put, hammer, javelin, discus, 20km race walk, decathlon and heptathlon from Eugene.

The U.S. has topped the track & field medal standings at seven straight Games. The U.S. Olympic Trials for track & field this weekend are expected to feature 200m world champion Noah Lyles, who is attempting to make his first Olympic team. The women’s 400m hurdles will be headlined by 2016 Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad, and 2019 world silver medalist Sydney McLaughlin. Also expected to compete this weekend in the 200m is the most decorated American woman in Olympic track & field history and six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix, who has already qualified for the Tokyo Olympics – her fifth Olympic appearance at age 35 – in the women’s 400m. Additional athletes expected to compete include 2016 Olympic silver medalist pole vaulter Sandi Morris, reigning 110m hurdles world champion Grant Holloway, and more. 2016 Olympic gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz is expected to take the track tonight in the 1500m.

NBC Sports’ Leigh Diffey and Paul Swangard will call the event, joined by analysts four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon, four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross, and two-time Olympic long-distance runner Kara Goucher. Lewis Johnson serves as the reporter.

For more information on NBC Sports’ U.S. Olympic Team Trials coverage, click here.

U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS – TRACK & FIELD

How to Watch

Date	Coverage	Platform	Time
Thurs., June 24	Finals –Women’s Shot Put, Women’s 3000m Steeplechase	NBCSN/Peacock	9 p.m. ET (LIVE)
Fri, June 25	Finals –Men’s Discus Throw, Men’s 3000m Steeplechase	NBCSN/Peacock	5 p.m. ET (LIVE)
Sat., June 26	Finals – Women’s 10,000m	Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA	1 p.m. ET (LIVE)
Sat., June 26	Finals – Women’s Javelin, Men’s 400m Hurdles, Women’s 200m, Men’s 110m Hurdles, Women’s Pole Vault, Women’s Long Jump	NBC	9 p.m. ET/PT (LIVE ET)
Sun., June 27	Finals – Men’s 5,000m	Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA	1 p.m. ET (LIVE)
Sun., June 27	Finals –Women’s 400m Hurdles, Women’s 800m, Men’s 1,500m, Men’s 200m, Heptathlon	NBC	7 p.m. ET/PT (LIVE ET)

Commentators

- Play-by-play: Leigh Diffey and Paul Swangard
- Analysts: Four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon, four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross, and two-time Olympian Kara Goucher
- Reporter: Lewis Johnson

Peacock’s library of sports programming also includes, The Greatest Race; Michael Phelps: Medals, Memories And More; and In Deep With Ryan Lochte, and My Pursuit: Life, Legacy & Jordan Burroughs, and 1968 which tells the story of Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Upcoming programming includes GOLDEN: The Journey of USA’s Elite Gymnasts, The ‘96 Effect and The Sisters of ‘96: The 1996 USA Women’s Olympic Soccer Team.

Peacock is currently available on the Google platforms and devices, including Android, Android TV devices Roku platform; Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD; Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices; Microsoft’s Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One S and Xbox One X; Sony PlayStation4, PlayStation 4 Pro, and PlayStation5; VIZIO SmartCast TVs; Samsung Smart TVs; and LG Smart TVs. Peacock Premium is included at no additional cost for Comcast’s eligible Xfinity X1 and Flex customers and Cox Contour customers.

-NBC SPORTS-

ALLYSON FELIX, NOAH LYLES & SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN HIGHLIGHT NBC SPORTS’ LIVE COVERAGE OF U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS FOR TRACK & FIELD, BEGINNING THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 18 ON NBC, NBCSN, AND PEACOCK

June 15, 2021 By admin

Track & Field Trials This Saturday and Sunday Live in Primetime on NBC Follow Live Coverage of U.S. Open Golf & U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials

Commentators: Leigh Diffey, Paul Swangard, Ato Boldon, Sanya Richards-Ross, Kara Goucher, Trey Hardee, & Lewis Johnson

Peacock to Live Stream NBCSN Coverage

Track & Field Coverage Continues NBC Olympics’ Record Coverage of U.S. Olympic Team Trials Ahead of Tokyo Olympics

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 15, 2021 – NBC Olympics presents live coverage of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track & field with more than 20 hours of qualifying, semifinals and finals coverage over eight nights from Eugene, Ore., beginning this Friday, June 18 with qualifying at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Peacock, and continuing at 10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC with the finals in men’s shot put and men’s 10,000m.

Track & field coverage runs from June 18-21 and June 24-27, featuring six nights of primetime coverage on NBC. Live coverage of the track & field trials concludes on Sunday, June 27, at 7 p.m. ET/PT on NBC with numerous events, including the men’s 200m and women’s 400m hurdles finals.

This Saturday and Sunday, live track & field trials coverage in primetime on NBC follows live U.S. Open golf and U.S. Olympic Team Trials for swimming both nights.

NBC will debut the Jonas Brothers new single “Remember This” during the Track and Field trials on Friday, June 18. The song will be accompanied by a message from the Jonas Brothers and footage from some of the great moments of the Olympics and those to come.

Peacock will live stream NBCSN coverage of the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials.

NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app will present exclusive streaming coverage of select field events, including long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put, hammer, javelin, discus, 20km race walk, decathlon and heptathlon from Eugene.

The U.S. has topped the track & field medal standings at seven straight Games. The U.S. Olympic Trials for track & field are expected to feature seven individual reigning world champions, including 200m world champion Noah Lyles, who is attempting to make his first Olympic team. The women’s 400m hurdles will be headlined by 2016 Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad, and 2019 world silver medalist Sydney McLaughlin. Also expected to compete is the most decorated American woman in Olympic track & field history and six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix, who is aiming for her fifth Olympic appearance at age 35. Additional athletes expected to compete include 2016 Olympic silver medalist pole vaulter Sandi Morris, reigning 100m hurdles world champion Grant Holloway, and more.

NBC Sports’ Leigh Diffey and Paul Swangard will call the event, joined by analysts four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon, four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross, two-time Olympic long-distance runner Kara Goucher, and Olympic decathlon silver medalist Trey Hardee. Lewis Johnson serves as the reporter.

For more information on NBC Sports’ U.S. Olympic Team Trials coverage, click here.

U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS – TRACK & FIELD

How to Watch

Date	Coverage	Platform	Time
Fri., June 18	Qualifying Rounds – Men’s Shot Put	NBCSN/Peacock	7 p.m. ET
	Finals – Men’s 10,000m, Men’s Shot Put	NBC	10 p.m. ET/PT
Sat., June 19	Qualifying Rounds – Women’s Discus Throw	NBCSN/Peacock	8 p.m. ET
	Finals –Women’s 100m, Women’s Discus Throw	NBC	10 p.m. ET
Sun., June 20	Finals – Women’s 100m Hurdles, Men’s 100m, Women’s 400m, Men’s 400m, Decathlon	NBC	9 p.m. ET
Mon., June 21	Qualifying Rounds – Men’s Pole Vault, Men’s Javelin Throw, Men’s Triple Jump	NBCSN/Peacock	7 p.m. ET
	Finals – Men’s 800m, Women’s 1500m, Women’s 5000m, Men’s Pole Vault, Men’s Javelin Throw, Men’s Triple Jump	NBC	8 p.m. ET/PT
Thurs., June 24	Finals –Women’s Shot Put, Women’s 3000m Steeplechase	NBCSN/Peacock	9 p.m. ET
Fri, June 25	Finals –Men’s Discus Throw, Men’s 3000m Steeplechase	NBCSN/Peacock	5 p.m. ET
Sat., June 26	Finals – Women’s Javelin, Men’s 400m Hurdles, Women’s 10,000m, Women’s 200m, Men’s 110m Hurdles, Women’s Pole Vault, Women’s Long Jump	NBC	9 p.m. ET/PT
Sun., June 27	Finals –Men’s High Jump, Women’s 400m Hurdles, Men’s 5000m, Women’s 800m, Men’s 1,500m, Men’s 200m, Heptathlon, Men’s Long Jump	NBC	7 p.m. ET/PT

Commentators

- Play-by-play: Leigh Diffey and Paul Swangard
- Analysts: Four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon, four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross, two-time Olympian Kara Goucher, and Olympic decathlon silver medalist Trey Hardee
- Reporter: Lewis Johnson

-NBC SPORTS-

NOAH LYLES HEADLINES NBC SPORTS’ LIVE COVERAGE OF USATF ADIDAS BOOST BOSTON GAMES THIS SUNDAY, MAY 23 AT 4:30 P.M. ET ON NBC & PEACOCK

May 21, 2021 By admin

Lyles Headlines Sunday’s USATF ‘Journey to Gold – Tokyo Outdoor Series’ Field Along with Gold Medalist Wayde van Niekerk and World Champions Steven Gardiner, Grant Holloway & Dafne Schippers

NBC Sports’ USATF Schedule Features Live Coverage of Premier U.S. Meets Across NBC, NBCSN, and Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 21, 2021 – Noah Lyles headlines the field at the 2021 adidas Boost Boston Games as NBC Sports’ live coverage of the 2021 USATF ‘Journey to Gold – Tokyo Outdoor Series’ continues this Sunday, May 23 at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Expected to compete in this Sunday’s field are reigning 200m world champion Lyles, 2016 400m Olympic gold medalist Wayde van Niekerk, 2019 400m world champion Steven Gardiner, reigning 110m hurdle world champion Grant Holloway, and 2016 200m Olympic silver medalist Dafne Schippers.

NBC Sports’ track & field coverage features five U.S.-based events, which began April 24 and runs through August 21 (remaining schedule below). The track & field schedule for the U.S. Olympic Trials and Tokyo Olympics will be announced in the coming weeks.

NBC Sports’ Paul Swangard will call the event, joined by four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon as an analyst and Lewis Johnson as a reporter.

SUNDAY, MAY 23 – ADIDAS BOOST BOSTON GAMES

How to Watch

NBC/Peacock

4:30-6 p.m. ET

Commentators

- Play-by-play: Paul Swangard
- Analyst: Four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon
- Reporter: Lewis Johnson

Following is NBC Sports’ remaining live 2021 USATF Journey to Gold – Tokyo Outdoor Series schedule:

Event	Date	Platform	Time (ET)
Adidas Boost Boston Games	May 23	NBC, Peacock	4:30-6 p.m.
Nike Prefontaine Classic (Diamond League)	August 21	NBC, Peacock	4:30-6 p.m.

For more information about how to stream these races and more Track & Field on Peacock, click here. Peacock is currently available on the Roku platform; Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD; Google platforms and devices, including Android, Android TV devices, Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices; Microsoft’s Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One S and Xbox One X; Sony PlayStation4, PlayStation 4 Pro, and PlayStation5; and VIZIO SmartCast TVs and LG Smart TVs. Peacock Premium is included at no additional cost for Comcast’s eligible Xfinity X1 and Flex customers and Cox Contour customers.

All NBC and NBCSN coverage also streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

-NBC SPORTS-

ALLYSON FELIX, NOAH LYLES, SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN & DK METCALF HEADLINE NBC SPORTS’ LIVE COVERAGE OF USATF GOLDEN GAMES AT MT. SAC THIS SUNDAY, MAY 9 ON NBC AND PEACOCK

May 6, 2021 By admin

Lyles, Felix & McLaughlin Expected to Compete at USATF ‘Journey to Gold – Tokyo Outdoor Series’ Event at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC & Peacock

Seattle Seahawks Pro Bowl Wide Receiver Metcalf to Compete in 100m Heats, Live this Sunday at 3:15 p.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock

NBC Sports’ USATF Schedule Features Live Coverage of Premier U.S. Meets Across NBC, NBCSN, and Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 6, 2021 – Allyson Felix, Noah Lyles, Sydney McLaughlin and DK Metcalf headline the field at the Golden Games at Mt. SAC as NBC Sports’ live coverage of the 2021 USATF ‘Journey to Gold – Tokyo Outdoor Series’ continues this Sunday, May 9 on NBC and Peacock from Walnut, Cal.

Expected to compete in this Sunday’s field beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock are reigning 200m world champion Lyles, the most decorated American woman in Olympic track & field history Felix (200m) and Rio Olympian and 2019 Diamond League 400m hurdles champion McLaughlin (100m hurdles).

Beginning at 3:15 p.m. ET on Sunday, Peacock exclusively presents free, live coverage of the 100m heats featuring Metcalf, as the Seattle Seahawks Pro Bowl wide receiver is set to face top U.S. sprinters in the 100m.

Track and Field Pass content that had previously required an NBC Sports Gold subscription is now available on Peacock.

NBC Sports’ track and field coverage features five U.S.-based events, which began April 24 and runs through August 21 (remaining schedule below). The track and field schedule for the U.S. Olympic Trials and Tokyo Olympics will be announced in the coming weeks.

NBC Sports’ Leigh Diffey will call the event, joined by analysts four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon, two-time Olympic long-distance runner Kara Goucher, and Olympic decathlon silver medalist Trey Hardee. Lewis Johnson serves as the reporter.

SUNDAY, MAY 9 – GOLDEN GAMES AT MT. SAC

How to Watch

NBC/Peacock Premium	Peacock
4:30-6 p.m. ET	3:15-3:55 p.m. ET

Commentators

- Play-by-play: Leigh Diffey
- Analysts: Four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon, two-time Olympian Kara Goucher, and Olympic decathlon silver medalist Trey Hardee
- Reporter: Lewis Johnson

Following is NBC Sports’ remaining live 2021 USATF Journey to Gold – Tokyo Outdoor Series schedule:

Event	Date	Platform	Time (ET)
USATF Golden Games at Mt. SAC	May 9	NBC, Peacock Premium	4:30-6 p.m.
Adidas Boost Boston Games	May 23	NBC, Peacock Premium	4:30-6 p.m.
Nike Prefontaine Classic (Diamond League)	August 21	NBC, Peacock Premium	4:30-6 p.m.

For more information about how to stream these races and more Track and Field on Peacock, click here. Peacock is currently available on the Roku platform; Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD; Google platforms and devices, including Android, Android TV devices, Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices; Microsoft’s Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One S and Xbox One X; Sony PlayStation4, PlayStation 4 Pro, and PlayStation5; and VIZIO SmartCast TVs and LG Smart TVs. Peacock Premium is included at no additional cost for Comcast’s eligible Xfinity X1 and Flex customers and Cox Contour customers.

-NBC SPORTS-

NBC SPORTS ANNOUNCES 2021 USATF COVERAGE SCHEDULE, BEGINNING THIS SAT., APRIL 24 AT 3 P.M. ET ON NBCSN AND PEACOCK WITH DRAKE RELAYS AND OREGON RELAYS

April 22, 2021 By admin

NBC Sports’ USATF Schedule Features Live Coverage of Premier U.S. Meets Across NBC, NBCSN, and Peacock

Track and Field Content has Moved from NBC Sports Gold “Track & Field Pass” to Peacock

Two-time Olympian Kara Goucher Makes her NBC Sports Debut as Analyst This Saturday

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 22, 2021 – NBC Sports today announced the 2021 USATF ‘Journey to Gold – Tokyo Outdoor Series’ broadcast schedule, beginning this Saturday, April 24 at 3 p.m. ET with live coverage of the Drake Relays and the Oregon Relays on NBCSN and Peacock.

Track and Field Pass content that had previously required an NBC Sports Gold subscription is now available on Peacock.

The Drake Relays, which were founded over 100 years ago, take place this Saturday in Des Moines, IA, open the coverage at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Peacock, followed by the Oregon Relays from the University of Oregon’s recently renovated Hayward Field at 5 p.m. ET.

NBC Sports’ track and field coverage features five U.S.-based events between April 24 and August 21 (schedule below). The track and field schedule for the U.S. Olympic Trials and Tokyo Olympics will be announced in the coming weeks.

Kara Goucher, who competed in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics as a long-distance runner, will make her NBC Sports debut as an analyst at this weekend’s meets. Goucher joins host Paul Swangard and analysts four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon, and four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross. Corey Robinson will report on the Drake Relays live from Des Moines and Lewis Johnson serves as the reporter for the Oregon Relays in Eugene. Following is NBC Sports’ live 2021 USATF Journey to Gold – Tokyo Outdoor Series schedule:

Event	Date	Platform	Time (ET)
Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom	April 24	NBCSN, Peacock Premium	3-5p.m.
USATF Grand Prix at the Oregon Relays	April 24	NBCSN, Peacock Premium	5-7 p.m.
USATF Golden Games at Mt. Sac	May 9	NBC, Peacock Premium	4:30-6 p.m.
Adidas Boost Boston Games	May 23	NBC, Peacock Premium	4:30-6 p.m.
Nike Prefontaine Classic (Diamond League)	August 21	NBC, Peacock Premium	4:30-6 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 24: COMMENTATORS

Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom

- Play-by-play: Paul Swangard
- Analysts: Four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon, four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross, and two-time Olympian Kara Goucher
- Reporter: Corey Robinson

USATF Grand Prix at the Oregon Relays

- Play-by-play: Swangard
- Analysts: Boldon, Richards-Ross, and Goucher
- Reporter: Lewis Johnson

-NBC SPORTS-

NBC SPORTS PRESENTS LIVE COVERAGE OF NEW BALANCE INDOOR GRAND PRIX TOMORROW, SATURDAY, FEB. 13, ON NBC AND PEACOCK PREMIUM

February 12, 2021 By admin

Live Coverage Begins on Peacock Premium at 3:15 p.m. ET; Continues on NBC & Peacock Premium at 4 p.m. ET

Noah Lyles & Sydney McLaughlin Expected to Headline Field

Commentators: Paul Swangard, Ato Boldon, Des Linden, Andrea Joyce

STAMFORD, Conn. & NEW YORK, NY – Feb. 12, 2021 – NBC Sports presents live coverage of the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, the first major event of the 2021 track and field indoor circuit, from Staten Island, NY, tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 13 across NBC and Peacock Premium.

Live coverage begins tomorrow at 3:15 p.m. ET on Peacock Premium and continues on NBC and Peacock Premium at 4 p.m. ET.

COMMENTATORS

- Play by play: Paul Swangard
- Analysts: Ato Boldon, Des Linden
- Reporter: Andrea Joyce

HOW TO WATCH – SATURDAY, FEB. 13

- TV – NBC (LIVE)
- Streaming – Peacock Premium (LIVE)

Date	Time (ET)	Network/Streaming
Sat., Feb. 13	3:15-6 p.m.	Peacock Premium
	4-6 p.m.	NBC

NOTABLE ATHLETES EXPECTED TO COMPETE

- Noah Lyles
- Sydney McLaughlin
- Michael Norman
- Rai Benjamin
- Donavan Brazier
- Emma Coburn
- Sandi Morris
- Shaunae Miller-Uibo

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NBC SPORTS GROUP & WORLD ATHLETICS PARTNER ON LONG-TERM MEDIA RIGHTS AGREEMENT FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TRACK AND FIELD

November 23, 2020 By admin

NBC Sports Continues as the Long-Term U.S. Home of Global Track and Field through 2029; Partnership Features Next Five World Athletics Championships

NBC Sports’ to Present First-Ever World Athletics Championships Held in U.S. – July 2022 in Eugene, Oregon

STAMFORD, Conn. & MONACO – November 23, 2020 – NBC Sports Group and World Athletics have partnered on a media rights agreement that provides NBC Sports Group with exclusive multi-platform media rights to World Athletics Series events through 2029, both parties announced today.

The new agreement extends the previous World Athletics-NBC Sports partnership, which now includes the next five installments of the World Athletics Championships, the sport’s marquee track and field event.

The 2022 competition will take place in the U.S. for the first time, from July 15-24, 2022, at the iconic Hayward Field at the University of Oregon. NBC Sports has also televised most of the previous World Athletics Championships, beginning with the inaugural event in Helsinki in 1983.

“The World Athletics Championships Oregon22 will be an historic occasion for our sport and we are delighted to have such a trusted broadcast partner by our side to showcase our sport in the United States,’’ said World Athletics president Sebastian Coe. “The next decade presents a tremendous opportunity for us to build our American fanbase for track and field by highlighting the amazing athletes the U.S. produces, and telling their stories as they take on the greatest athletes from around the globe. NBC Sports’ ability to take fans inside those must-watch moments will be vital to our efforts.”

“We are thrilled to extend our long-term partnership with World Athletics,” said Gary Zenkel, President, NBC Olympics. “Track & Field is a cornerstone of the Olympic program, and with the World Championships coming to the U.S. for the first time ever in Eugene in 2022 and a group of young and talented American stars on the rise, we couldn’t be more excited about the opportunity to deliver these events and tell their stories for years to come.”

The new agreement, delivered with the support of World Athletics’ global commercial partner, Dentsu Inc, covers every official world championship in track and field, road and cross-country events until 2029.

The following events will be presented across NBC Sports platforms:

- Five World Athletics Championships
- Five World Athletics Indoor Championships
- Five World Athletics Cross Country Championships
- Five World Athletics Relays
- Five World Athletics Half Marathon / Road Running Championships
- Five World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships
- Five World Athletics Under 20 Championships

In addition to the complete suite of World Athletics Series events, NBC Sports currently holds the long-term U.S. media rights to the Wanda Diamond League series and elite USA Track and Field events.

–NBC Sports–

NBC SPORTS PRESENTS LIVE COVERAGE OF THE LONDON MARATHON THIS SUN., OCT. 4, AT 2 A.M. ET ON NBCSN

October 1, 2020 By admin

Men’s and Women’s World Record Holders Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei of Kenya Highlight the Elite Field

Sara Hall, Jared Ward & Molly Seidel Set to Lead American Contingent

Live Coverage Streamed on NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app and NBC Sports Gold’s “Track and Field Pass”

All Olympic Sports Coverage Across NBC Sports Platforms is Presented by Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 1, 2020 – NBC Sports Group presents live coverage of the London Marathon, featuring with the women’s and men’s races this Sunday, Oct. 4 at 2 a.m. ET (Saturday, Oct. 3 at 11 p.m. PT) on NBCSN. The race will also stream live on NBC Sports Gold’s “Track and Field Pass.”

Reigning Olympic gold medalist and current marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) and Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele are expected to headline the men’s field in a highly anticipated showdown between the two fastest marathoners of all-time. In October 2019, Kipchoge, a four-time London Marathon winner, broke the two-hour barrier for the marathon in an unsanctioned event in Austria; this will be his first marathon since that race. Bekele was just two seconds shy of Kipchoge’s world record when he won the 2019 Berlin Marathon. 2016 Olympian Jared Ward is the only American entered in the men’s field.

Three Kenyans highlight the women’s field: world record holder and defending London Marathon winner Brigid Kosgei, reigning world marathon champion Ruth Chepngetich and 2016 Olympic 5000m gold medalist and 2018 London Marathon winner Vivian Cheruiyot. Americans Molly Seidel, who earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic marathon team after finishing second at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials in February, and Sara Hall, the sixth-fastest American in marathon history, will also compete.

The race will be held on a closed-loop circuit of 19.6 laps around St James’s Park in central London, passing Horse Guards Parade and Buckingham Palace. No spectators will be allowed.

Paul Swangard calls the action, joined by analysts Deena Kastor, the American record-holder and 2006 London Marathon winner, and Amy Cragg, the 2017 world marathon bronze medalist.

In addition, on Sunday, Oct. 4, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA presents live coverage of the London Marathon’s wheelchair races at 8 a.m. ET, and an encore presentation Monday, Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Coverage of Olympic Sports on NBC Sports Group platforms is a presentation of Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. All coverage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will stream on OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app, in addition to NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. NBCSN coverage will also stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

NBC SPORTS GOLD: NBC Sports Gold — NBC Sports Digital’s direct-to-consumer live streaming product — gives fans access to major marathons, and top U.S. and international track and field events with its “Track and Field Pass.” The direct-to-consumer pass offers fans unprecedented coverage — including some exclusive coverage beyond what is available on linear TV in the United States — live and on-demand, online, on mobile, tablets and connected TV devices.

NBC Sports Gold’s “Track and Field Pass,” is available for $74.99 (originally $99.99) and can be purchased by visiting NBCSportsGold.com. NBC Sports Gold is available on Apple iOS & tvOS, Android, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Chromecast and NBCSportsGold.com, and also on Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Flex.

NBC SPORTS APP: The NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs — will stream coverage via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The NBC Sports app is available on Apple iOS, Android and select Samsung devices, as well as on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Win10, and Xbox.

Following is NBC Sports’ London Marathon TV schedule (all times ET, subject to change):

Date	Time (ET)	Event	Network
Sun., Oct. 4	2 a.m.	Women’s & Men’s Races (LIVE)	NBCSN
Sun., Oct. 4	8 a.m.	Wheelchair Races (LIVE)	Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Mon., Oct. 5	1 p.m.	Wheelchair Races	NBCSN

–NBC SPORTS–

NBC SPORTS’ LIVE DIAMOND LEAGUE TRACK & FIELD COVERAGE CONCLUDES FROM DOHA, QATAR THIS FRIDAY AT NOON ET ON NBCSN

September 23, 2020 By admin

Rio Olympic 100m Gold Medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah, Rio Olympic Steeplechase Gold Medalist Conseslus Kipruto, and World’s Top Two Pole Vaulters Mondo Duplantis & Sam Kendricks Headline the Field

Friday’s Live Coverage Streamed on NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app and NBC Sports Gold’s “Track and Field Pass”

All Olympic Sports Coverage Across NBC Sports Platforms is Presented by Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 23, 2020 – NBC Sports concludes its coverage of the 2020 Diamond League track & field season from Doha, Qatar, this Friday, Sept. 25, live at Noon ET on NBCSN. The competition will also stream live on NBC Sports Gold’s “Track and Field Pass.”

Reigning two-time world champion and 2016 Olympic pole vault bronze medalist Sam Kendricks and 2019 world silver medalist Mondo Duplantis (Sweden) will go head-to-head in the pole vault competition on Friday. Duplantis is coming off a win at last Thursday’s Rome meet, where he broke a 26-year-old outdoor world pole vault record, clearing 6.15 meters. The previous record was held by 1988 Olympic champion Sergey Bubka.

Two-time Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica), who ran the fastest 100m race of the season (10.85 seconds) last Thursday in Rome, and reigning world and Olympic 3000m steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto (Kenya), also headline the field. Thompson-Herah is expected to compete in the 100m and participating in the 1500m is Kipruto, who’s returning to competition after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this summer.

Paul Swangard handles the call, joined by analysts – four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon and 2012 Olympian and two-time world bronze medalist Alysia Montaño, who is known for her advocacy work supporting women pursuing careers and motherhood simultaneously.

Coverage of Olympic Sports on NBC Sports Group platforms is a presentation of Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. NBCSN coverage will also stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

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NBC SPORTS CONTINUES LIVE DIAMOND LEAGUE TRACK & FIELD COVERAGE FROM ROME TODAY AT 1 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

September 17, 2020 By admin

Elaine Thompson-Herah, Mondo Duplantis, & Karsten Warholm Headline the International Field

Today’s Live Coverage Streamed on NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app and NBC Sports Gold’s “Track and Field Pass”

All Olympic Sports Coverage Across NBC Sports Platforms is Presented by Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

STAMFORD, Conn. – September 17, 2020 – NBC Sports continues its Diamond League track & field coverage with the series’ third non-exhibition event of the season in Rome, Italy, today, Thursday, September 17, live at 1 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The competition will also stream live on NBC Sports Gold’s “Track and Field Pass.”

Two-time Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica), current pole vault indoor world record holder and 2019 world silver medalist Mondo Duplantis (Sweden), and two-time reigning world champion hurdler Karsten Warholm (Norway) headline the international field. Thompson-Herah is expected to compete in the women’s 100m, and Warholm in the men’s 400m hurdles, while Duplantis will compete in his specialty event, men’s pole vault. Aleia Hobbs, the 2018 U.S. champion in the women’s 100m and a three-time NCAA champion, will represent the American contingent in the women’s 100m.

Coverage of Olympic Sports on NBC Sports Group platforms is a presentation of Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. NBCSN coverage will also stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

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