The 2024 Olympic Games are upon us, with athletics no doubt poised once again to provide some of the biggest highlights of all in Paris.
The track action is always a vital part of the world’s biggest sporting event and this summer is certainly no exception as scores of global stars seek to live out their Olympic dreams at an iconic venue at the Stade de France.
The delayed Tokyo Games in 2021 provided some unforgettable moments in athletics, not least Lamont Marcell Jacobs’ shock men’s 100m gold for Italy.
Jacobs is out to defend his title in Paris, though Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah will not repeat her 100m and 200m women’s double from Tokyo as the result of an Achilles injury.
Kishane Thompson, Noah Lyles and Oblique Seville are among the favourites to dethrone Jacobs, while Sha'Carri Richardson and Shericka Jackson will surely duel again in another thrilling USA vs Jamaica sprint showdown.
There are plenty of British medal hopes on the track after an encouraging showing at the recent London Diamond League meeting, with Keely Hodgkinson gunning for women’s 800m gold in the absence of rival and defending champion Athing Mu, who fell during the US Olympic trials and did not make the American squad for Paris.
Matthew Hudson-Smith is also the favourite for the men’s 400m title after breaking his own European record, with the likes of Dina Asher-Smith, Josh Kerr, Laura Muir and Katarina Johnson-Thompson among the others in Britain’s 64-strong track and field team hoping to finish on the podium in Paris.
Here is the full 2024 Olympics track and field schedule (all times BST)...
Thursday, August 1
06:30 Men’s 20km race walk
08:20 Women’s 20km race walk
Friday, August 2
09:05 Men’s decathlon 100m
09:10 Men’s hammer throw qualification - Group A
09:15 Women’s high jump qualification
09:35 Women’s 100m preliminary round
09:55 Men’s decathlon long jump
10:05 Men’s 1,500m round one
10:35 Men’s hammer throw qualification - Group B10:50 Women’s 100m round one
11:15 Men’s decathlon shot put
17:00 Men’s decathlon high jump
17:10 Women’s 5,000m round one
17:15 Women’s triple jump qualification
17:55 Women’s discus throw qualification - Group A
18:10 4x400m relay mixed round one
18:45 Women’s 800m round one
19:10 Men’s shot put qualification
19:20 Women’s discus throw qualification - Group B
19:50 Men’s decathlon 400m
20:20 Men’s 10,000m final
Saturday, August 3
09:05 Men’s decathlon 110m hurdles
09:10 Men’s pole vault qualification
09:35 Men’s 100m preliminary round
09:55 Men’s discus throw - Group A
10:10 Women’s 800m repechage round
10:45 Men’s 100m round one
11:00 Men’s discus throw - Group B
12:40 Men’s decathlon pole vault
18:10 Men’s decathlon javelin throw - Group A
18:15 Men’s 1,500m repechage round
18:35 Men’s shot put final
18:50 Women’s 100m semi-final
19:10 Men’s decathlon javelin throw - Group B
19:20 Women’s triple jump final
19:55 4x400m relay mixed final
20:20 Women’s 100m final
20:45 Men’s decathlon 1,500m
Sunday, August 4
09:05 Women’s 3,000m steeplechase round one
09:20 Women’s hammer throw qualification - Group A
09:55 Women’s 200m round one
10:00 Men’s long jump qualification
10:45 Women’s hammer throw qualification - Group B
10:50 Men’s 110m hurdles round one
11:35 Women’s 400m hurdles round one
18:05 Men’s 400m round one
18:50 Women’s high jump final
19:00 Men’s 100m semi-final
19:30 Men’s hammer throw final
19:35 Women’s 800m semi-final
20:10 Men’s 1,500m semi-final
20:50 Men’s 100m final
Monday, August 5
09:05 Men’s 400m hurdles round one
09:10 Men’s discus throw qualification - Group A
09:40 Women’s pole vault qualification
09:50 Women’s 400m hurdles repechage round
10:20 Men’s 400m repechage round
10:35 Men’s discus throw qualification - Group B10:55 Women’s 400m round one
11:50 Women’s 200m repechage round
18:00 Men’s pole vault final
18:04 Men’s 3,000m steeplechase round one
18:55 Men’s 200m round one
19:30 Women’s discus throw final
19:45 Women’s 200m semi-final
20:10 Women’s 5,000m final
20:45 Women’s 800m final
Tuesday, August 6
09:05 Women’s 1,500m round one
09:20 Men’s javelin throw qualification - Group A
09:50 Men’s 110m hurdles repechage round
10:15 Women’s long jump qualification
10:20 Women’s 400m repechage round
10:50 Men’s javelin throw qualification - Group B
11:00 Men’s 400m hurdles repechage round
11:30 Men’s 200m repechage round
18:35 Men’s 400m semi-final
18:55 Women’s hammer throw final
19:07 Women’s 400m hurdles semi-final
19:15 Men’s long jump final
19:50 Men’s 1,500m final
20:10 Women’s 3,000m steeplechase final
20:40 Women’s 200m final
Wednesday, August 7
06:30 Marathon race walk relay mixed
09:05 Men’s high jump qualification
09:15 Women’s 100m hurdles round one
09:25 Women’s javelin throw qualification - Group A
10:10 Men’s 5,000m round one
10:50 Women’s javelin throw qualification - Group B10:55 Men’s 800m round one
11:45 Women’s 1,500m repechage round
18:00 Women’s pole vault final
18:05 Men’s 110m hurdles semi-final
18:15 Men’s triple jump qualification
18:35 Men’s 400m hurdles semi-final
19:02 Men’s 200m semi-final
19:25 Men’s discus throw final
19:45 Women’s 400m semi-final
20:20 Men’s 400m final
20:40 Men’s 3,000m steeplechase final
Thursday, August 8
09:05 Women’s heptathlon 100m hurdles
09:25 Women’s shot put qualification
09:35 Women’s 100m hurdles repechage round
10:05 Women’s heptathlon high jump
10:10 Women’s 4x100m relay round one
10:35 Men’s 4x100m relay round one
11:00 Men’s 800m repechage round
18:35 Women’s heptathlon shot put
18:35 Women’s 1,500m semi-final
19:00 Women’s long jump final
19:25 Men’s javelin throw final
19:30 Men’s 200m final
19:55 Women’s heptathlon 200m
20:25 Women’s 400m hurdles final
20:45 Men’s 110m hurdles final
Friday, August 9
09:05 Women’s heptathlon long jump
09:40 Women’s 4x400m relay round one
10:05 Men’s 4x400m relay round one
10:20 Women’s heptathlon javelin throw - Group A
10:30 Men’s 800m semi-final
11:05 Women’s 100m hurdles semi-final
11:30 Women’s heptathlon javelin throw - Group B
18:30 Women’s 4x100m relay final
18:40 Women’s shot put final
18:45 Men’s 4x100m relay final
19:00 Women’s 400m final
19:10 Men’s triple jump final
19:15 Women’s heptathlon 800m
19:55 Women’s 10,000m final
20:45 Men’s 400m hurdles final
Saturday, August 10
07:00 Men’s marathon
18:10 Men’s high jump final
18:25 Men’s 800m final
18:40 Women’s javelin throw final
18:45 Women’s 100m hurdles final
19:00 Men’s 5,000m final
19:25 Women’s 1,500m final
20:12 Men’s 4x400m relay final
20:22 Women’s 4x400m relay final
Sunday, August 11
07:00 Women’s marathon
