The dates of major athletics events are known months if not years in advance, however the times and channels on the BBC are often only available a week in advance and maybe subject to last minute change. The event is then available on iPlayer for one month. Many events are also broadcast by World Athletics, either live (free registration required) or later as video recordings on World Athletics+ or YouTube. World Athletics live events might be geo blocked, but may be available elsewhere, such as YouTube. Many other events are also streamed live by the organisers. European Athletics stream events (mainly silver and bronze level) on Facebook Live.
2026 Events
Event | Location | Date | Broadcast |
WA Cross Country Champs | Tallahassee, USA | 10 Jan | BBC iPlayer Sat 1435-1900 |
WA Indoor Tour Gold | Boston, USA | 24 Jan | World Athletics+ live video 1930-2140 |
EAP Indoor International | Glasgow | 31 Jan | BBC iPlayer 1700 |
WA Indoor Tour Gold | New York, USA | 1 Feb | World Athletics+ live video 2100 |
WA Indoor Tour Gold | Ostrava, CZE | 3 Feb | World Athletics+ live video |
WA Indoor Tour Gold | Madrid, ESP | 6 Feb | World Athletics+ live video |
WA Indoor Tour Gold | Karlsruhe, GER | 8 Feb | World Athletics+ live video |
WA Indoor Tour Gold | Belgrade, SRB | 11 Feb | World Athletics+ live video |
UK Indoor Champs | Birmingham | 14-15 Feb | BBC iPlayer (Day 1: Sat 8 hrs, Day 2: Sun 6 hrs) |
WA Indoor Tour Gold | Lievin, FRA | 19 Feb | World Athletics+ live video |
WA Indoor Tour Gold | Torun, POL | 22 Feb | World Athletics+ live video |
Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, JPN | 1 Mar | |
WA Indoor Champs | Torun, POL | 20-22 Mar | |
Boston Marathon | Boston, USA | 20 Apr | |
London Marathon | London | 26 Apr | |
WA Relay Champs | Gaborone, BWA | 2-3 May | |
Diamond League | Doha, QAT | 8 May | |
Diamond League | Shanghai, CHN | 16 May | |
Diamond League | Xiamen, CHN | 23 May | |
Diamond League | Rabat, MOR | 31 May | |
Diamond League | Rome, ITA | 4 Jun | |
Diamond League | Stockholm, SWE | 7 Jun | |
Diamond League | Oslo, NOR | 10 Jun | |
UK Outdoor Champs | Birmingham | 20–21 Jun | |
Diamond League | Paris, FRA | 28 Jun | |
Diamond League | Eugene, USA | 4 Jul | |
Diamond League | Monoco, MCO | 10 Jul | |
Diamond League | London | 18 Jul | |
XXIII Commonwealth Games | Glasgow | 27 Jul – 1 Aug | |
European Athletics Champs | Birmingham | 10-16 Aug | |
Diamond League | Lusanne, SUI | 21 Aug | |
Diamond League | Chorzow, POL | 23 Aug | |
Diamond League | Zurich, SUI | 27 Aug | |
Diamond League Final | Bruxelles, BEL | 4-5 Sep | |
WA Ultimate Champs | Budapest, HUN | 11-13 Sep | |
Great North Run | Newcastle | 13 Sep | |
WA Road Champs | Kobenhav, DEN | 19-20 Sep | |
Berlin Marathon | Berlin, GER | 27 Sep | |
Chicago Marathon | Chicago, USA | 11 Oct | |
New York Marathon | New York, USA | 1 Nov | |
European XC Champs | Beograd, SRB | 13 Dec |