​Where to watch USATF Outdoor Championships: Schedule, times, channels, live streams for 2026 track and field originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The 2026 USATF Outdoor Championships bring many of the biggest names in American track and field together for four days of national championship competition.The sprint events are packed with star power. Olympic 100-meter champion Noah Lyles and former world champion Sha’Carri Richardson lead the field, while 100- and 200-meter world champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and World Indoor 60-meter champion Jordan Anthony are among the other athletes to watch.The men’s one-lap events also feature some of Team USA’s most accomplished runners, including Olympic 400-meter champion Quincy Hall and Olympic and world 400-meter hurdles champion Rai Benjamin. World 110-meter hurdles champion Cordell Tinch and rising 800-meter standout Cooper Lutkenhaus add even more depth to the track schedule.There will be plenty of championship talent in the field events as well. Olympic and world long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall, shot put world champion Chase Jackson and discus world champion Valarie Allman are all expected to compete.The meet will also include distance races, hurdles, jumping and throwing events, along with the decathlon, heptathlon and Para competitions.Here is everything you need to know about how to watch the 2026 USATF Outdoor Championships, including the complete TV schedule, live-streaming options and event information.USATF Outdoor Championships TV channel, live streamTV Channel: NBC, NBCSNLive Stream:DIRECTV, Peacock, USATF.tv, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports appFans can watch the 2026 Toyota USATF Outdoor and Para National Championships live across NBC, Peacock and NBCSN from Thursday, July 23, through Sunday, July 26. Fans can also stream on Peacock and DIRECTV. DIRECTV offers new customers a way to view the event for free with a free trial.Coverage begins with the Para events Thursday at noon ET, while NBC and Peacock will carry the marquee weekend sessions Saturday at 2 p.m. ET and Sunday at 4 p.m. ET. The meet can also be streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.Leigh Diffey, Paul Swangard and Bill Spaulding will handle play-by-play duties alongside analysts Ato Boldon, Sanya Richards-Ross, Kara Goucher, Trey Hardee, April Holmes and Amanda McGrory, with Lewis Johnson and Andrea Joyce reporting from Icahn Stadium.USATF Outdoor Championships start timeDate: Thursday, July 23–Sunday, July 26Time: 11:30 a.m. ETLocation: Icahn Stadium, New York, NYThe national track and field meet will get started at 11:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, July 23, until Sunday, July 26. Events will take place at Icahn Stadium in New York, NY.USATF Outdoor Championships scheduleHere is the full schedule of events for all four days of the USATF Outdoor Championships.Day 1 – Thursday, July 23Start (ET)GenderEventRound11:30 a.m.MixedC