THE WORLD Athletics Championships gets underway today and Team Ireland has many stars on show.
The competition takes place in the Emirates Arena in Glasgow from 1-3 March.
Irish athletes such as Sarah Lavin, Israel Olatunde and Roisin Flanagan are all hungry for medals.
Unfortunately for Ireland, Rhasidat Adeleke and Ciara Mageean are both out of the Championships which limits the potential for glory.
Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s WAC:
What TV channel is showing the World Athletics Championships?
Virgin Media is showing all three days of the Championships in a huge expansion of its athletics coverage.
It can be streamed via the Virgin Media Player.
What dates and times are Team Ireland athletes racing?
Friday March 1
10.20am Women’s 400m Heats – Sharlene Mawdsley
13.10pm Men’s 60m Heats – Israel Olatunde
19.05pm Women’s 1500m Heats – Sarah Healy
19.45pm Men’s 60m Semi-Final
20.50pm Women’s 400m Semi-Final
21.45 Men’s 60m Final
Saturday March 2
20.15pm Women’s 3,000m Final – Roisin Flanagan
21.00pm Women’s 400m Final
Sunday March 3
10.25am Women’s 60m Hurdles Heats – Sarah Lavin
11.38am Women’s 4x400m Relay Heats
19.40pm Women’s 60m Hurdles Semi-Final
20.30pm Women’s 4x400m Final
21.00pm Women’s 60m Hurdles Final
21.45pm Women’s 1500m Final
Who are Ireland’s best hopes for a medal?
Sharlene Mawdsley has already has advanced to Friday night’s 400m semi-finals in Glasgow.
Mawdsley, along with Norway’s Henriette Jager and French woman Amandine Brossier crossed the line in a time of 52.23.
Mawdsley’s personal best is 51.91.
21-year-old Israel Olatunde has raced sparingly this season but is proven at saving his best for Championship racing.
Ranked outside the top 30 on his season’s best, it’s likely Olatunde will need a mid 6.6 to make the evening’s semi-final.
Sarah Healy broke the Irish senior indoor 1500m record with a stunning 4.03.83 earlier this month.
She is ranked 5th on her season’s best and is expected to be in the final on Sunday.
However, she will be competing against an Ethiopian-dominated field who boast the top three ranked athletes.
Roisin Flanagan recently set an Irish record over 2 Miles (9:36.70) when competing at the Millrose Games on February 11 in New York.
She will be hoping for her best form yet on Saturday evening.
Sarah Lavin arrives on the back of a string of outstanding performances.
Most recently, she clocked an equal personal best of 7.91 on her way to claiming her sixth national indoor 60m hurdles title.
Lavin will once again face a world class field but will hope to replicate her appearance in the 60m hurdles final at the Championships in 2022.