2023 World Athletics Championships Next for Alabama Track and Field Contingent
8/18/2023 12:57:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
A total of eight past and present Crimson Tide student-athletes are set to compete at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, Aug. 19-27, in Budapest, Hungary
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama track and field will have strong representation at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, held Aug. 19-27 in Budapest, Hungary. The National Athletics Centre, located on the eastern bank of the Danube River, will play host for the international meet.
The Crimson Tide will have eight past and present student-athletes set to compete in 11 total events, spanning across the nine-day meet.
How To Follow
- Date: Saturday, Aug. 19 – Sunday, Aug. 27
- Location: Budapest, Hungary – National Athletics Centre
- Watch: Full coverage of the 2023 World Athletics Championships will be available on NBC, CNBC, USA Network and Peacock
- Television/Streaming Schedule can be found on NBCSports.com
Alabama's World Athletics Championships Contingent
Current student-athletes
- Tarsis Orogot | Uganda | men's 200m
Alumni
- Quanesha Burks | United States | women's long jump
- Tamara Clark | United States | women's 100m, 4x100-meter relay pool
- Olivia Fotopoulou | Cyprus | women's 100m, 200m
- Daniel Haugh | United States | men's hammer throw
- Kirani James | Grenada | men's 400m
- Shelby McEwen | United States | men's high jump
- Jereem Richards | Trinidad and Tobago | men's 400m, 4x400-meter relay pool
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