At this weekend’s U.S. track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon, top American stars Sha’Carri Richardson, Fred Kerley, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, and Ryan Crouser will be tearing up the Hayward Field track stadium as they try to earn a spot on the U.S. team that will be heading to the World Athletics Championships next month in Budapest, Hungary.
But for the first time since 2005, the four-day 2023 USATF Outdoor Championships won’t be broadcast live on NBC Sports. The vast depth of American track and field still will be on full display via a mix of live coverage on CNBC, the USATF.TV pay-per-view platform, and NBC’s Peacock subscription service. The finals of the high-profile track and field events are typically held on Saturday and Sunday between 4-6 P.M. ET, but this year they’re slated for 9-11 P.M. (NBC is broadcasting the U.S. Open women’s golf tournament on Saturday and Sunday afternoon, hoping to repeat the strong viewership it received last year.)
While many top athletes, including Richardson, feel slighted by the broadcast changes and have called for an athletes-only meeting in Eugene to…
