Behind the scenes: tweets, pictures and more

World Athletics Championships live blog

Channel 4 News will be joining the presenters and former athletics stars covering the 13th World Athletics Championships and tweeting all the news and behind the scenes info.

Follow Sports reporter Keme Nzerem’s tweets here, along with those of Rick Edwards, Ortis Deley, Iwan Thomas, Katharine Merry and Sonja Mclaughlan.

We’ll be posting pictures and videos from the team as well you’re your comments on all the events.

The races, which are seen as the warm up event to the London 2012 Olympics, will see world stars all competing at the highest of levels.

The first race begins Saturday 27th at 1am on Channel 4 or you can watch it on a live stream.

Follow it all with Channel 4 News.

What makes these championships so special?

Sports reporter Keme Nzerem explains why the 13th World Athletic Championships mean so much to Great Britain:

“It is to all intents and purposes a dress rehearsal for London 2012.

“The Athletics World Championships are where the biggest stars of track and field make their names, before staking their reputations at the “biggest show on earth”.

“Athletics reliably deliver the flagship events of the Olympics. There’s now less than a year to go until the next one. And the 100 meters final is a case in point.

“Who can forget the spectacle of Jamaican Usain Bolt cantering to victory in Beijing – and then shattering his own world record again at the World Championships a year later… with his shoelace undone.”

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Above: a panoramic view from the training track in the athletes village.

The TV schedule:

Morning session

Evening session Highlights

Saturday 27th 1am – 5.30am

10.30am – 3.10pm 7.10pm

Sunday 28th 1am – 5.05am

9am – 1.10pm 7.05pm

Monday 29th 2am – 5am

10am – 2.10pm 7pm

Tuesday 30th 2am – 5.45am

10am – 2.10pm 7pm

Wednesday 31st 1am – 3am

Thursday 1st 2am – 5am

10am – 1.45pm 7.30pm

Friday 2nd 2am – 4.45am

10am – 1.45pm 7.30pm

Saturday 3rd 12pm – 4am

10.30am – 1.45pm 8.15pm

Sunday 4th 1am – 3.30am

9.30am – 1.30pm 7pm