Overview
The Olympics' top sport by number of competitors and events, track and field will also make history at the 2024 Paris Olympics. For the first time, there are equal numbers of gold medals available for men and women.
Other notable changes in Paris include:
- A new event: the marathon race walk mixed relay (replacing the men's 50km race walk)
- All individual track events will feature repechage rounds, meaning that athletes who don't qualify by place in round one heats will have a second chance to qualify for semifinals with repechage heats
When to watch track and field during the 2024 Paris Olympics
During the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, track and field events will be held between Thursday, August 1 and Sunday, August 11.
Track and field fans living in the U.S.’ Eastern time zone will wake up to live preliminary events already in progress, with competition beginning each day at 4 a.m. ET. Fans wanting to watch live as the world’s elite contend for Olympic medals will want to be sure to sign up to be reminded each day when the medal sessions begin at 1 p.m. ET.
Competition will start each day at 4 a.m. ET with preliminary events. Fans wanting to watch live as the world’s elite contend for Olympic medals will want to start watching at 1 p.m. ET.
| Men's Events 100m 200m 400m 800m 1500m 5000m 10,000m 110m Hurdles 400m Hurdles 3000m Steeplechase 4 x 100m Relay 4 x 400m Relay High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Discus Throw Hammer Throw Javelin Throw Decathlon 20km Race Walk Marathon |
Women's Events 100m 200m 400m 800m 1500m 5000m 10,000m 100m Hurdles 400m Hurdles 3000m Steeplechase 4 x 100m Relay 4 x 400m Relay High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Discus Throw Hammer Throw Javelin Throw Heptathlon 20km Race Walk Marathon Mixed Team Events 4 x 400m Relay Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay |
Venues
The country’s largest stadium, Stade de France, will host the bulk of the events for track and field. The stadium was built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup and can hold 77,083 screaming fans. The last major track and field event held at the stadium was the 2003 World Athletics Championships.
Out on the host city’s streets, the marathons and race walk events will use some of Paris’ most iconic landmarks as a backdrop. The five-arched, 19th-century Pont D’Iena bridge, near the foot of the Eiffel Tower will serve as the start and finish area for the race walk events, while the Hôtel de Ville, also near the banks of the Seine, will host the marathon start area.
| Date | Event | Time (ET) |
| August 1 | Men's 20km Race Walk Final Women's 20km Race Walk Final |
1:30a-5:45a |
| August 2 | Women's 100m Preliminary Round Women's 100m Round 1 Men's 1500m Round 1 Women's High Jump Qualification Men's Hammer Throw Qualification Men's Decathlon 100m Men's Decathlon Long Jump Men's Decathlon Shot Put |
4a-7a |
| Women's 800m Round 1 4 x 400m Relay Mixed Round 1 Women's Triple Jump Qualification Women's Discus Throw Qualification Men's Shot Put Qualification Men's Decathlon High Jump Men's Decathlon 400m Men's 10,000m Final |
1p-4p | |
| August 3 | Men's 100m Preliminary Round Men's 100m Round 1 Women's 800m Repechages Men's Decathlon 110m Hurdles Men's Decathlon Discus Throw Men's Decathlon Pole Vault |
4a-10a |
| Women's 5000m Round 1 Men's 1500m Repechages Men's Pole Vault Qualification Women's 100m Semifinals Men's Decathlon Javelin Throw Women's 100m Final Women's Triple Jump Final Men's Decathlon 1500m Men's Shot Put Final 4 x 400m Relay Mixed Final |
1p-4p | |
| August 4 | Women's 200m Round 1 Women's 1500m Round 1 Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1 Men's 110m Hurdles Round 1 Women's Hammer Throw Qualification Men's Long Jump Qualification |
4a-7a |
| Men's 400m Round 1 Women's 800m Semifinals Men's 100m Semifinals Men's 1500m Semifinals Women's High Jump Final Men's 100m Final Men's Hammer Throw Final |
1p-4p | |
| August 5 | Women's 400m Round 1 Men's 400m Hurdles Round 1 Women's 200m Repechages Women's 400m Hurdles Repechages Men's 400m Repechages Women's Pole Vault Qualification Men's Discus Throw Qualification |
4a-7a |
| Men's 200m Round 1 Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 Women's 200m Semifinals Women's 800m Final Women's Discus Throw Final Men's Pole Vault Final |
1p-4p | |
| August 6 | Women's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 Women's 400m Repechages Men's 110m Hurdles Repechages Men's 400m Hurdles Repechages Men's 200m Repechages Women's Long Jump Qualification Men's Javelin Throw Qualification |
4a-7a |
| Women's 400m Hurdles Semifinals Men's 400m Semifinals Women's 200m Final Women's 5000m Final Women's Hammer Throw Final Men's 1500m Final Men's Long Jump Final |
1p-4p | |
| August 7 | Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay | 1:30a-5a |
| Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1 Men's 800m Round 1 Men's 5000m Round 1 Women's 1500m Repechages Women's Javelin Throw Qualification Men's High Jump Qualification |
4a-7a | |
| Men's Triple Jump Qualification Women's 400m Semifinals Men's 200m Semifinals Men's 110m Hurdles Semifinals Men's 400m Hurdles Semifinals Women's Pole Vault Final Men's 400m Final Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final Men's Discus Throw Final |
1p-4p | |
| August 8 | Women's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1 Men's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1 Women's 100m Hurdles Repechages Men's 800m Repechages Women's Shot Put Qualification Women's Heptathlon 100m Hurdles Women's Heptathlon High Jump |
4a-7a |
| Women's 1500m Semi-Finals Women's Heptathlon Shot Put Women's Heptathlon 200m Women's 400m Hurdles Final Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final Women's Long Jump Final Men's 200m Final Men's 110m Hurdles Final Men's Javelin Throw Final |
1p-4p | |
| August 9 | Women's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 Men's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 Women's 100m Hurdles Semifinals Men's 800m Semifinals Women's Heptathlon Long Jump Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw |
4a-7a |
| Women's 400m Final Women's 10,000m Final Women's Heptathlon 800m Women's 4 x 100m Relay Final Women's Shot Put Final Men's 400m Hurdles Final Men's 4 x 100m Relay Final Men's Triple Jump Final |
1p-4p | |
| August 10 | Men's Marathon Final | 2a-5:15a |
| Women's 1500m Final Women's 100m Hurdles Final Women's 4 x 400m Relay Final Women's Javelin Throw Final Men's 800m Final Men's 5000m Final Men's 4 x 400m Relay Final Men's High Jump Final |
1p-4p | |
| August 11 | Women's Marathon Final | 2a-5:30a |
Team USA: Olympic athletes to watch
A number of familiar faces will be representing Team USA in Paris this summer, looking to continue their on-track dominance on the Olympic stage.
All eyes will be on defending World Champion Sha’Carri Richardson as she makes her long-awaited Olympic debut in Paris this summer. She locked in her spot in the 100m with a career second-best time of 10.71 seconds, the fastest time in the world this season. For Richardson, making the Olympic roster has been a long-awaited achievement after being stripped of her Trials win before the Tokyo Olympics. She will look to be the first American woman to win the 100m since Gail Devers in 1996.
On the men’s side, fellow sprinter Noah Lyles is heading back to Paris to try and add Olympic champion to an already stacked résumé. The four time individual world champion across the 100m and 200m races will look to eclipse his bronze medal from Tokyo by entering both events as a gold-medal favorite. He secured his first spot with a win in the 100m final, crossing the line tying a career-best time of 9.83 seconds. In his last event, he shattered the U.S. Trials record with a time of 19.53.
No one made a bigger splash on track last Olympics than Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who is poised to continue to make history and shatter records this season. The 400m hurdles world record holder secured her spot on the last day of Trials with a time of 50.65 seconds, breaking her previous world record by 0.02-seconds. She will head to Paris looking to defend her Olympic crown, adding to the two Olympic gold medals she took home from Tokyo last time around. McLaughlin-Levrone will also be a candidate to run the women’s 4x400m relay, returning from the event’s gold-medal team in Tokyo.
Another athlete chasing history during these Games is Ryan Crouser in shot put. After claiming gold in both Rio and Tokyo, Crouser will look to be the first male athlete to ever win three consecutive Olympic titles in shot put. Despite battling a slew of injuries to kick off the 2024 season, Crouser was in fine form at Trials, beating Rio and Tokyo silver medalist Joe Kovacs by nearly half a meter to take the national title.
No one celebrated harder than women’s heptathlete Anna Hall after she qualified for her first Olympic team. It has been a tough journey for Hall, who broke her foot during the 2021 Olympic Trials and had major knee surgery six months ago, and she admitted to nearly quitting the sport. Instead, she returned to Trials in triumphant fashion, bringing her comeback tour to a full circle in Eugene.