Track and field will be a major draw at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games , with some of the biggest stars and dramatic events set to capture the world's attention over the next couple of weeks.
The 77,083-seat Stade de France, which is the largest stadium in the country, will play host to the athletics portion of the 33rd Olympics. Some of the central figures at this year's Paris Games, including Sha'Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles, will be pushing themselves to their limits in pursuit of a place atop the podium in a wide range of events and disciplines.
26 different events will play out in August, making track and field a huge focus at the Summer Olympics. Whether we're talking about a race that could be over in under 10 seconds, the grueling 26.2-mile marathon, or anything in between, the sports world will be focusing in on Paris.
Here's everything you need to know to follow the track and field events at the Olympics:
When does track and field start at the 2024 Olympics?
The track and field events will begin a few days after the 2024 Paris Olympics get underway, and run until shortly before the Closing Ceremonies.
There will be track and field events every day from August 1 to August 11, when the women's marathon will take center stage as the final event of all the athletics competitions.
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What events are part of the Olympic track and field?
Track and field at the Olympics covers a huge sampling of events. They include running events ranging from the 100 meters to the marathon, various throwing and jumping disciplines, and even multi-part events like the heptathlon and decathlon.
Here is a full list of track and field events at the 2024 Paris games:
Track events
- 100 meters
- 200 meters
- 400 meters
- 800 meters
- 1,500 meters
- 5,000 meters
- 10,000 meters
- 100-meter hurdles (women)
- 110-meter hurdles (men)
- 400-meter hurdles
- 3,000-meter steeplechase
- 4 x 100-meter relay
- 4 x 400-meter relay (men's, women's, and mixed)
Road events
- Marathon
- 20-kilometer walk
- Marathon walk relay (mixed only)
Field events
- High jump
- Pole vault
- Long jump
- Triple jump
- Shot put
- Discus throw
- Hammer throw
- Javelin throw
Combined events
- Heptathlon (womens)
- Decathlon (men's)
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Olympic track and field schedule
Thursday, August 1
- Men's 20km Race Walk (Medal event): 1:30 p.m. ET
- Women's 20km Race Walk (Medal event): 3:20 p.m. ET
Friday, August 2
- Men's Decathlon 100m: 4:05 a.m. ET
- Men's Hammer Throw Qualification - Group A: 4:10 a.m. ET
- Women's High Jump Qualification: 4:15 a.m. ET
- Women's 100m Preliminary Round: 4:35 a.m. ET
- Men's Decathlon Long Jump: 4:55a.m. ET
- Men's 1,500m Round 1: 5:05 a.m. ET
- Men's Hammer Throw Qualification - Group B: 5:35 a.m. ET
- Women's 100m Round 1: 5:50 a.m. ET
- Men's Decathlon Shot Put: 6:15 a.m. ET
- Men's Decathlon High Jump: 12 p.m. ET
- Women's 5,000m Round 1: 12:10 p.m. ET
- Women's Triple Jump Qualification: 12:15 p.m. ET
- Women's Discus Throw Qualification - Group A: 12:55 p.m. ET
- 4 x 400m Relay Mixed Round 1: 1:15 p.m. ET
- Women's 800m Round 1 : 1:45 p.m. ET
- Men's Shot Put Qualification: 2:10 p.m. ET
- Women's Discus Throw Qualification - Group B : 2:20 p.m. ET
- Men's Decathlon 400m: 2:50 p.m. ET
- Men's 10,000m Final (Medal event): 3:20 p.m. ET
Saturday, August 3
- Men's Decathlon 110m Hurdles: 4:05 a.m. ET
- Men's Pole Vault Qualification: 4:10 a.m. ET
- Men's 100m Preliminary Round: 4:35 a.m. ET
- Men's Decathlon Discus Throw - Group A: 4:55 p.m. ET
- Women's 800m Repechage Round: 5:10 a.m. ET
- Men's 100m Round 1: 5:45 a.m. ET
- Men's Decathlon Discus Throw - Group B: 6 a.m. ET
- Men's Decathlon Pole Vault: 7:40 a.m. ET
- Men's Decathlon Javelin Throw - Group A: 1:10 p.m. ET
- Men's 1,500m Repechage Round: 1:10 p.m. ET
- Men's Shot Put Final (Medal event): 1:10 p.m. ET
- Women's 100m Semi-Final: 1:50 p.m. ET
- Men's Decathlon Javelin Throw - Group B: 2:10 p.m. ET
- Women's Triple Jump Final: 2:20 p.m. ET
- 4 x 400m Relay Mixed Final (Medal event): 2:55 p.m. ET
- Women's 100m Final (Medal event): 3:20 p.m. ET
- Men's Decathlon 1,500m: 3:45 p.m. ET
Sunday, August 4
- Women's 3,000m Steeplechase Round 1: 4:05 a.m. ET
- Women's Hammer Throw Qualification - Group A: 4:20 a.m. ET
- Women's 200m Round 1: 4:55 a.m. ET
- Men's Long Jump Qualification: 5 a.m. ET
- Women's Hammer Throw Qualification - Group B: 5:45 a.m. ET
- Men's 110m Hurdles Round 1: 5:50 a.m. ET
- Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1: 6:35 a.m. ET
- Men's 400m Round 1: 1:05 p.m. ET
- Women's High Jump Final (Medal event): 1:50 p.m. ET
- Men's 100m Semi-Final (Medal event): 2 p.m. ET
- Men's Hammer Throw Final (Medal event): 2:30 p.m. ET
- Women's 800m Semi-Final: 2:40 p.m. ET
- Men's 1,500m Semi-Final: 3:15 p.m. ET
- Men's 100m Final (Medal event): 3:55 p.m. ET
Monday, August 5
- Men's 400m Hurdles Round 1: 4:05 a.m. ET
- Men's Discus Throw Qualification - Group A: 4:10 a.m. ET
- Women's Pole Vault Qualification: 4:40 a.m. ET
- Women's 400m Hurdles Repechage Round: 4:50 a.m. ET
- Men's 400m Repechage Round: 5:20 a.m. ET
- Men's Discus Throw Qualification - Group B: 5:35 a.m. ET
- Women's 400m Round 1: 5:55 a.m. ET
- Women's 200m Repechage Round: 6:50 a.m. ET
- Men's Pole Vault Final (Medal event): 1 p.m. ET
- Men's 3,000m Steeplechase Round 1: 1:04 p.m. ET
- Men's 200m Round 1: 1:55 p.m. ET
- Women's Discus Throw Final: 2:30 p.m. ET
- Women's 200m Semi-Final: 2:45 p.m. ET
- Women's 5,000m Final (Medal event): 3:10 p.m. ET
- Women's 800m Final (Medal event): 3:45 p.m. ET
Tuesday, August 6
- Women's 1,500m Round 1: 4:05 a.m. ET
- Men's Javelin Throw Qualification - Group A: 4:20 a.m. ET
- Men's 110m Hurdles Repechage Round: 4:50 a.m. ET
- Women's Long Jump Qualification: 5:15 a.m. ET
- Women's 400m Repechage Round: 5:20 a.m. ET
- Men's Javelin Throw Qualification - Group B: 5:50 a.m. ET
- Men's 400m Hurdles Repechage Round: 6 a.m. ET
- Men's 200m Repechage Round: 6:30 a.m. ET
- Men's 400m Semi-Final: 1:35 p.m. ET
- Women's Hammer Throw Final (Medal event): 2 p.m. ET
- Women's 400m Hurdles Semi-Final: 2:07 p.m. ET
- Men's Long Jump Final (Medal event): 2:20 p.m. ET
- Men's 1,500m Final: (Medal event): 2:50 p.m. ET
- Women's 3,000m Steeplechase Final (Medal event): 3:10 p.m. ET
- Women's 200m Final (Medal event): 3:40 p.m. ET
Wednesday, August 7
- Marathon Race Walk Relay Mixed: 1:30 a.m. ET
- Men's High Jump Qualification: 4:05 a.m. ET
- Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1: 4:15 a.m. ET
- Women's Javelin Throw Qualification - Group A: 4:25 a.m. ET
- Men's 5,000m Round 1: 5:10 a.m. ET
- Women's Javelin Throw Qualification - Group B: 5:50 a.m. ET
- Men's 800m Round 1: 5:55 a.m. ET
- Women's 1,500m Repechage Round: 6:45 a.m. ET
- Women's Pole Vault Final (Medal event): 1 p.m. ET
- Men's 110m Hurdles Semi-Final: 1:05 p.m. ET
- Men's Triple Jump Qualification: 1:15 p.m. ET
- Men's 400m Hurdles Semi-Final: 1:35 p.m. ET
- Men's 200m Semi-Final: 2:02 p.m. ET
- Men's Discus Throw Final: 2:25 p.m. ET
- Women's 400m Semi-Final: 2:45 p.m. ET
- Men's 400m Final (Medal event): 3:20 p.m. ET
- Men's 3,000m Steeplechase Final (Medal event): 3:40 p.m. ET
Thursday, August 8
- Women's Heptathlon 100m Hurdles: 4:05 a.m. ET
- Women's Shot Put Qualification: 4:25 a.m. ET
- Women's 100m Hurdles Repechage Round: 4:35 a.m. ET
- Women's Heptathlon High Jump: 5:05 a.m. ET
- Women's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1: 5:10 a.m. ET
- Men's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1: 5:35 a.m. ET
- Men's 800m Repechage Round: 6 a.m. ET
- Women's 1,500m Semi-Final: 1:35 p.m. ET
- Women's Heptathlon Shot Put: 1:35 p.m. ET
- Women's Long Jump Final (Medal event): 2 p.m. ET
- Men's Javelin Throw Final (Medal event): 2:25 p.m. ET
- Men's 200m Final (Medal event): 2:30 p.m. ET
- Women's Heptathlon 200m (Medal event): 2:55p.m. ET
- Women's 400m Hurdles Final (Medal event): 3:25p.m. ET
- Men's 110m Hurdles Final (Medal event): 3:45p.m. ET
Friday, August 9
- Women's Heptathlon Long Jump: 4:05 a.m. ET
- Women's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1: 4:40 a.m. ET
- Men's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1: 5:05 a.m. ET
- Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw - Group A: 5:20 a.m. ET
- Men's 800m Semi-Final: 5:30 a.m. ET
- Women's 100m Hurdles Semi-Final: 6:05 a.m. ET
- Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw - Group B: 6:30 a.m. ET
- Women's 4 x 100m Relay Final: 1:30 p.m. ET
- Women's Shot Put Final (Medal event): 1:40 p.m. ET
- Men's 4 x 100m Relay Final (Medal event): 1:45 p.m. ET
- Women's 400m Final (Medal event): 2 p.m. ET
- Men's Triple Jump Final (Medal event): 2:10 p.m. ET
- Women's Heptathlon 800m: 2:15 p.m. ET
- Women's 10,000m Final (Medal event): 2:55 p.m. ET
- Men's 400m Hurdles Final (Medal event): 3:45 p.m. ET
Saturday, August 10
- Men's Marathon: 2 a.m. ET
- Men's High Jump Final: 1:10 p.m. ET
- Men's 800m Final: 1:25 p.m. ET
- Women's Javelin Throw Final: 1:40 p.m. ET
- Women's 100m Hurdles Final: 1:45 p.m. ET
- Men's 5,000m Final: 2 p.m. ET
- Women's 1,500m Final: 2:25 p.m. ET
- Men's 4 x 400m Relay Final : 3:12 p.m. ET
- Women's 4 x 400m Relay Final: 3:22 p.m. ET
Sunday, August 11
- Women's Marathon (Medal event): 2 a.m. ET
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