Morning session
| Date Time | Sex | Event | Round | Status |
|---|
| 16/08 09:00 | M | 20 Kilometres Race Walk | Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 16/08 09:10 | W | Shot Put | Qualification | Startlist | Results | . |
| 16/08 09:20 | M | 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Heats | Startlist | Results | . |
| 16/08 09:50 | W | Long Jump | Heptathlon | Startlist | Results | Summary |
| 16/08 10:10 | W | Pole Vault | Qualification | Startlist | Results | . |
| 16/08 10:40 | M | Discus Throw | Qualification | Startlist | Results | . |
| 16/08 10:50 | W | 100 Metres | Heats | Startlist | Results | . |
| 16/08 12:05 | M | Discus Throw | Qualification | Startlist | Results | . |
| 16/08 12:10 | W | 400 Metres | Heats | Startlist | Results | . |
Afternoon session
| Date Time | Sex | Event | Round | Status |
|---|
| 16/08 19:00 | W | Javelin Throw | Heptathlon | Startlist | Results | Summary |
| 16/08 19:30 | W | 800 Metres | Semi-Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 16/08 20:00 | M | Long Jump | Qualification | Startlist | Results | . |
| 16/08 20:05 | M | 100 Metres | Semi-Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 16/08 20:10 | W | Javelin Throw | Heptathlon | Startlist | Results | Summary |
| 16/08 20:35 | W | 100 Metres | Quarter-Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 16/08 21:10 | W | Shot Put | Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 16/08 21:15 | M | 400 Metres Hurdles | Semi-Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 16/08 21:35 | W | 800 Metres | Heptathlon | Startlist | Results | Summary |
| 16/08 22:30 | M | 100 Metres | Final | Startlist | Results | . |
400 Metres - W Heats
Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.
Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.
| Lane | Athlete | Country | SB 2008 | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Christine Amertil | 51.25 | 50.09 | |
| 3 | Tiandra Ponteen | 52.26 | 50.83 | |
| 4 | Rosemarie Whyte | 50.05 | 50.05 | |
| 5 | Muizat Ajoke Odumosu | 51.39 | 51.39 | |
| 6 | Antonina Yefremova | 51.17 | 50.70 | |
| 7 | Munguntuya Batgerel | 57.53 | 57.53 | |
| 8 | DeeDee Trotter | 50.88 | 49.64 | |
| 2 | Amantle Montsho | 49.83 | 49.83 | |
| 3 | Mandeep Kaur | 51.74 | 51.74 | |
| 4 | Carline Muir | 51.55 | 51.55 | |
| 5 | Indira Terrero | 50.98 | 50.98 | |
| 6 | Libania Grenot | 50.83 | 50.30 | |
| 7 | Justine Bayigga | 52.48 | 52.48 | |
| 8 | Makelesi Batimala | 52.24 | 51.89 | |
| 2 | Rachidatou Seini Maikido | 1:03.19 | 1:03.19 | |
| 3 | Ginou Etienne | 52.03 | 51.94 | |
| 4 | Carol Rodríguez | 51.39 | 51.39 | |
| 5 | Lee McConnell | 51.49 | 50.82 | |
| 6 | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya | 50.02 | 49.97 | |
| 7 | Mary Wineberg | 50.32 | 50.24 | |
| 8 | Barbara Petráhn | 52.15 | 51.50 | |
| 2 | Christine Ohuruogu | 49.62 | 49.61 | |
| 3 | Maria Laura Almirão | 52.24 | 51.30 | |
| 4 | Yulia Gushchina | 50.01 | 50.01 | |
| 5 | Ghada Ali | 1:06.19 | 1:06.19 | |
| 6 | Gabriela Medina | 51.37 | 51.25 | |
| 7 | Tamsyn Lewis | 51.44 | 51.42 | |
| 8 | Joanne Cuddihy | 51.98 | 50.73 | |
| 2 | Dímitra Dóva | 52.33 | 51.89 | |
| 3 | Olga Tereshkova | 52.00 | 51.62 | |
| 4 | Aliann Pompey | 50.93 | 50.71 | |
| 5 | Folasade Abugan | 50.89 | 50.89 | |
| 6 | Asami Tanno | 51.75 | 51.75 | |
| 7 | Kia Davis | 51.55 | 51.55 | |
| 8 | Sanya Richards | 49.74 | 48.70 | |
| 2 | Nawal El Jack | 51.93 | 51.19 | |
| 3 | Nicola Sanders | 50.71 | 49.65 | |
| 4 | Kineke Alexander | 52.24 | 51.35 | |
| 5 | Trish Bartholomew | 51.29 | 51.29 | |
| 6 | Klodiana Shala | 54.84 | 52.86 | |
| 7 | Tsholofelo Selemela Thipe | 51.49 | 51.15 | |
| 8 | Novlene Williams-Mills | 50.11 | 49.63 | |
| 9 | Munguntuya Batgerel | 57.53 | 57.53 | |
| 2 | Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni | 54.02 | 52.50 | |
| 3 | Temalangeni Dlamini | 59.91 | 58.27 | |
| 4 | Monika Bejnar | 52.12 | 51.68 | |
| 5 | Racheal Nachula | 51.39 | 51.39 | |
| 6 | Alissa Kallinikou | 52.05 | 52.05 | |
| 7 | Tatyana Firova | 50.11 | 50.08 | |
| 8 | Shericka Williams | 49.69 | 49.32 | |
| 9 | Joy Eze | 51.41 | 51.20 |