The Seven Network commences its seven-day coverage of the First World Athletic Championships from Helsinki, Finland. The first day includes an afternoon preview ahead of the live coverage of the opening ceremony and events including the women’s marathon. Seven continues to present an hour of highlights each night, culminating in live coverage of the men’s marathon, with Australia represented by Rob de Castella, on the last day of competition on 14 August 1983.

Source: TV Week, 6 August 1983

	ABV2	HSV7	GTV9	ATV10	SBS0/28
6AM			6am World Of Survival 6.30 Golf: US PGA Championship	(5.55am) The World Tomorrow 6.25 You Say The Word
7AM				7.25 Hour Of Power
8AM		8.45am It Is Written		8.25 Mass For You At Home
9AM		9.15 Sunday Magazine 9.30 VFL Junior Supporters Club. Peter Landy	9am Sunday. Jim Waley, Max Walsh, Sam Lipski	9am Let’s Go Greek
10AM	10am Playmates	10am World Of Sport Replay		10am Greek Variety Show
11AM	11am Divine Service	11am World Of Sport	11am Sports Sunday. Mike Gibson	11am Variety Italian Style
12PM	12pm Living Tomorrow 12.15 Sow What? (Rpt) 12.30 Countrywide (Rpt)		12pm Movie: Anastasia. 1956 [IMDB]	12pm Movie: Taras Bulba. 1962 [IMDB]
1PM	1pm Four Corners (Rpt) 1.30 Special: The Mysteries Of Hieronymus Bosch
2PM	2.45 Diversions 2.55 Rugby Union: Second International. Australia v Argentina. Live from the Sydney Cricket Ground	2.15pm Football: Army Reserve Cup. Geelong v Swans	2pm Movie: Born Free. 1966 [IMDB]	2.20 Movie: The Story Of Seabiscuit. 1949 [IMDB]
3PM					3.15pm Domenica Sportiva
4PM	4.45 So The Story Goes		4pm Land Of The Giants	4pm Solid Gold	4.45 Focus
5PM	5pm The Winners: AFL. Drew Morphett	5pm Athletics: World Athletic Championships. Preview	5pm The Road Runner Show 5.30 Candid Camera		5.15 Paths To Art (Germany)
6PM	6pm Countdown 6.55 Weather	6pm Seven National News. Mal Walden 6.30 The Wonderful World Of Disney	6pm National Nine News. Peter Hitchener 6.30 New Faces. Bert Newton	6pm Eyewitness News. Charles Slade 6.30 John Laws’ World	6pm Arabela (Czechoslovakia) 6.30 World News
7PM	7pm ABC News. Includes Weekend Magazine 7.40 Spirit Of Asia	7.30 Willesee Special: The Ultimate Struggle	7.30 60 Minutes. George Negus, Ray Martin, Jana Wendt, Ian Leslie	7.30 MASH	7pm Inside Japan 7.30 Soccer: Match Of The Day. Heidelberg v Marconi. Highlights
8PM	8.40 Stuart Wagstaff’s World Playhouse	8.30 Movie: Brass Target. 1978 [IMDB]	8.30 Movie: Breakthrough. 1979 [IMDB]	8.30 Movie: Thunderball. 1965 [IMDB]	8.30 The Sunday Show (Italy)
9PM	9.35 ABC News, Weather 9.45 Marque — A Hundred Years Of Motoring				9.30 Movie: Insiang. 1976 (Philippines) [IMDB]
10PM	10.15 World Of Music	10.40 Athletics: First World Athletic Championships. Live from Olympic Stadium, Helsinki	10.20 Motor Racing: German Formula One Grand Prix. Live from Hockenheim Circuit, West Germany
11PM	11.05 Close			11pm Entertainment This Week	11.05 World News (Rpt) 11.35 Close
12AM			12.30am Movie: Seawolf. 1974 [IMDB]	12am City Lights 12.30 Rugby League: The Big Game
1AM		1am Insight 1.30 Close
2AM			2.05 Movie: Uptight. 1968 [IMDB]	2am Close
3AM			3.50 Movie: Work Is A Four Letter Word. 1968 [IMDB]
4AM
5AM			5.10 The Best Of Jackie Gleason (Continues to 6am)