Overview

The Olympics' top sport by number of competitors and events, track & 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.

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.

Paris 2024