Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are scheduled to run on 1 to 11 August 2024, featuring a total of 48 medal events across three distinct sets: track and field, road running, and racewalking.^[1] Four venues are to be used: Pont d'Iéna for race walking, Hôtel de Ville and Les Invalides for the start and end points of the marathon races, and Stade de France for the track and field events.

Athletics at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue	Stade de France (track and field events) Pont d'Iéna (race walk) Hôtel de Ville and Les Invalides (Marathon)
Dates	1–11 August 2024
No. of events	48
Competitors	1,810
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The competition will feature an identical number of medal events for men and women, the first instance in Olympic history. The Marathon Race Walking Mixed Relay through a Marathon course will contest for the first time at these Games, replacing the men's 50 kilometres race walk in the quest for gender equality.^[2]

Another significant change to the athletics program is the repechage-round format in all individual track events from 200 to 1500 m and the hurdles events (110 m for men, 100 m for women, and 400 m for both), a vast opportunity for the runners to have a second chance of entering the semifinal phase. This format will replace the former system of athletes advancing through the fastest overall times (q) apart from those qualifying directly in the first-round heats (Q).^[3]

Venues

Track and field events will be staged at the Stade de France, with the race walks contested at Pont d'Iena.^[1] The marathon races begin at the Hôtel de Ville (city hall) and will end in Les Invalides, witnessing the runners traverse many of the city's most iconic sites and Olympic venues throughout the route.^[4]

This traditional marathon course also sets a particularly tough profile with an overall elevation gain or loss of 438 m. The route, specially designed for the Paris 2024 Games and approved by World Athletics, is unique, demanding, and technical. Paris 2024 unveils the routes for the Olympic marathon and the two races – a 42.195 km course and a 10 km course – open to the general public as part of the mass event running.^[5]

Schedule

Road events (marathons and racewalks) will hold the races in the morning session of the athletics program schedule, with all track, field, and combined events staging their finals in the evening session for the first time since London 2012.^[6]

In its four-decade-long Olympic history, the women's marathon will occur on the last day of the athletics program for the first time, with the men's race scheduled a day before. According to Tony Estanguet, a triple Olympic slalom canoeing champion and the president of Paris 2024 organizing committee, "We wanted to reverse the order in an ambition to more gender equality and bring women to the fore for the first time so the women's marathon will enjoy major visibility on 11 August to cap off the athletics program."^[4]

Legend

P

Preliminary round

Q

Qualification

H

Heats

R

Repechage

½

Semifinals

F

Final

Schedule^[6][7]

Men's
Date	Aug 1		Aug 2		Aug 3			Aug 4			Aug 5		Aug 6		Aug 7		Aug 8		Aug 9		Aug 10		Aug 11
Event	M	E	M	E	M		E	M	E		M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E
100 m					P	H			½	F
200 m												H	R			½		F
400 m									H		R			½		F
800 m															H		R		½			F
1500 m			H				R		½					F
5000 m															H							F
10,000 m				F
110 m hurdles								H					R			½		F
400 m hurdles											H		R			½				F
3000 m steeplechase												H				F
4 × 100 m relay																	H			F
4 × 400 m relay																			H			F
Marathon																					F
20 km walk	F
High jump															Q							F
Pole vault							Q					F
Long jump								Q						F
Triple jump																Q				F
Shot put				Q			F
Discus throw											Q					F
Hammer throw			Q						F
Javelin throw													Q					F
Decathlon			F
Women's
Date	Aug 1		Aug 2			Aug 3			Aug 4		Aug 5		Aug 6		Aug 7		Aug 8		Aug 9		Aug 10		Aug 11
Event	M	E	M		E	M	E		M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E
100 m			P	H			½	F
200 m									H		R	½		F
400 m											H		R			½				F
800 m					H	R				½		F
1500 m									H						R			½				F
5000 m							H							F
10,000 m																				F
100 m hurdles															H		R		½			F
400 m hurdles									H		R			½				F
3000 m steeplechase													H					F
4 × 100 m relay																	H			F
4 × 400 m relay																			H			F
Marathon																							F
20 km walk	F
High jump			Q							F
Pole vault											Q					F
Long jump													Q					F
Triple jump					Q		F
Shot put																	Q			F
Discus throw					Q					F
Hammer throw									Q					F
Javelin throw															Q							F
Heptathlon																	F
Mixed
Date	Aug 2		Aug 3		Aug 7
Event	M	E	M	E	M	E
4 × 400 m relay		H		F
Marathon Race Walking Mixed Relay					F

Event schedule^[8]

Thursday, August 1, 2024
Time (CET)	Gender	Event	Division Round
CET Time	Road Events
7:30 AM	M	20 km Race Walk	Final
9:20 AM	W	20 km Race Walk	Final
Friday, August 2, 2024
Time (CET)	Gender	Event	Division Round
CET Time	Track Events
10:35 AM	W	100 m	Prelim
11:05 AM	M	1500 m	Prelim
11:50 AM	W	100 m	Round 1
6:10 PM	W	5000 m	Round 1
7:10 PM	Mixed	4 × 400 m Relay	Round 1
7:45 PM	W	800 m	Round 1
9:20 PM	M	10,000 m	Final
Decathlon
10:05 AM	M	100 m	Decathlon
10:55 AM	M	Long Jump	Decathlon
12:10 PM	M	Shot Put	Decathlon
6:05 PM	M	High Jump	Decathlon
8:45 PM	M	400 m	Decathlon
CET Time	Field Events
10:10 AM 11:35 AM	M	Hammer Throw	Round 1
10:15 AM	W	High Jump	Round 1
6:15 PM	W	Triple Jump	Round 1
6:55 PM 8:20 PM	W	Discus Throw	Round 1
7:50 PM	M	Shot Put	Round 1
Saturday, August 3, 2024
Time (CET)	Gender	Event	Division Round
CET Time	Track Events
10:35 AM	M	100 m	Prelim
11:10 AM	M	800 m	Rep
11:45 AM	M	100 m	Round 1
7:55 PM	W	100 m	Semi-Final
8:25 PM	M	1500 m	Rep
9:00 PM	Mixed	4 × 400 m Relay	Final
9:20 PM	W	100 m	Final
Decathlon
10:05 AM	M	110 m Hurdles	Decathlon
10:55 AM 12:00 PM	M	Discus Throw	Decathlon
1:40 PM	M	Pole Vault	Decathlon
7:10 PM 8:10 PM	M	Javelin Throw	Decathlon
9:43 PM	M	1500 m	Decathlon
CET Time	Field Events
10:10 AM	M	Pole Vault	Round 1
7:45 PM	M	Shot Put	Final
8:20 PM	W	Triple Jump	Final
Sunday, August 4, 2024
Time (CET)	Gender	Event	Division Round
CET Time	Track Events
10:05 AM	W	3000 m Steeplechase	Round 1
10:55 AM	W	200 m	Round 1
11:50 AM	M	110 m Hurdles	Round 1
12:35 PM	W	400 m Hurdles	Round 1
7:05 PM	M	400 m	Round 1
8:00 PM	M	100 m	Semi-Final
8:35 PM	W	800 m	Semi-Final
9:10 PM	M	1500 m	Semi-Final
9:50 PM	M	100 m	Final
CET Time	Field Events
10:20 AM 11:45 AM	W	Hammer Throw	Round 1
11:00 AM	M	Long Jump	Round 1
7:50 PM	W	High Jump	Final
8:30 PM	M	Hammer Throw	Final
Monday, August 5, 2024
Time (CET)	Gender	Event	Division Round
CET Time	Track Events
10:05 AM	M	400 m Hurdles	Round 1
10:50 AM	W	400 m Hurdles	Rep
11:20 AM	M	400 m	Rep
11:55 AM	W	400 m	Round 1
12:50 PM	W	200 m	Rep
7:10 PM	M	3000 m Steeplechase	Round 1
8:05 PM	M	200 m	Round 1
8:55 PM	W	200 m	Semi-Final
9:20 PM	W	5000 m	Final
9:50 PM	W	800 m	Final
CET Time	Field Events
10:10 AM 11:35 AM	M	Discus Throw	Round 1
10:40 AM	W	Pole Vault	Round 1
7:05 PM	M	Pole Vault	Final
8:35 PM	W	Discus Throw	Final
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Time (CET)	Gender	Event	Division Round
CET Time	Track Events
10:05 AM	W	1500 m	Round 1
10:50 AM	M	110 m Hurdles	Rep
11:20 AM	W	400 m	Rep
12:00 PM	M	400 m Hurdles	Rep
12:30 PM	W	200 m	Rep
7:45 PM	W	400 m Hurdles	Semi-Final
8:30 PM	M	400 m	Semi-Final
9:00 PM	M	1500 m	Final
9:20 PM	W	3000 m Steeplechase	Final
9:50 PM	W	200 m	Final
CET Time	Field Events
10:20 AM 11:50 AM	M	Javelin Throw	Round 1
11:15 AM	W	Long Jump	Round 1
8:02 PM	W	Hammer Throw	Final
8:20 PM	M	Long Jump	Final
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Time (CET)	Gender	Event	Division Round
CET Time	Road Events
7:30 AM	Mixed	35 km	Final
CET Time	Track Events
10:15 AM	W	100 m Hurdles	Round 1
11:00 AM	M	5000 m	Round 1
11:45 AM	M	800 m	Round 1
12:35 PM	W	1500 m	Rep
7:10 PM	M	110 m Hurdles	Semi-Final
7:40 PM	M	400 m Hurdles	Semi-Final
8:07 PM	M	200 m	Semi-Final
8:45 PM	W	400 m	Semi-Final
9:20 PM	M	400 m	Final
9:45 PM	M	3000 m Steeplechase	Final
CET Time	Field Events
10:10 AM	M	High Jump	Round 1
10:25 AM 11:50 AM	W	Javelin Throw	Round 1
7:05 PM	W	Pole Vault	Final
7:25 PM	M	Triple Jump	Round 1
8:30 PM	M	Discus Throw	Final
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Time (CET)	Gender	Event	Division Round
CET Time	Track Events
10:35 AM	W	100 m Hurdles	Rep
11:10 AM	W	4 × 100 m Relay	Round 1
11:35 AM	M	4 × 100 m Relay	Round 1
12:00 PM	M	800 m	Rep
8:05 PM	W	1500 m	Semi-Final
9:05 PM	W	400 m Hurdles	Final
9:25 PM	M	200 m	Final
9:50 PM	M	110 m Hurdles	Final
CET Time	Heptathlon
10:05 AM	W	100 m Hurdles	Heptathlon
11:05 AM	W	High Jump	Heptathlon
7:05 PM	W	Shot Put	Heptathlon
8:35 PM	W	200 m	Heptathlon
CET Time	Field Events
10:25 AM	W	Shot Put	Round 1
8:00 PM	W	Long Jump	Final
8:30 PM	M	Javelin Throw	Final
Friday, August 9, 2024
Time (CET)	Gender	Event	Division Round
CET Time	Track Events
10:40 AM	W	4 × 400 m Relay	Round 1
11:05 AM	M	4 × 400 m Relay	Round 1
11:30 AM	M	800 m	Semi-Final
12:05 PM	W	100 m Hurdles	Semi-Final
7:15 PM	W	4 × 100 m Relay	Final
7:30 PM	M	4 × 100 m Relay	Final
8:00 PM	W	400 m	Final
8:55 PM	W	10,000 m	Final
9:50 PM	M	400 m Hurdles	Final
CET Time	Heptathlon
10:05 AM	W	Long Jump	Heptathlon
11:20 AM 12:30 PM	W	Javelin Throw	Heptathlon
8:15 PM	W	800 m	Heptathlon
CET Time	Field Events
7:40 PM	W	Shot Put	Final
8:10 PM	M	Triple Jump	Final
Saturday, August 10, 2024
Time (CET)	Gender	Event	Division Round
CET Time	Road Events
8:00 AM	M	Marathon	Final
CET Time	Track Events
7:30 PM	M	800 m	Final
7:45 PM	W	100 m Hurdles	Final
8:00 PM	M	5000 m	Final
8:25 PM	W	1500 m	Final
9:10 PM	M	4 × 400 m Relay	Final
9:20 PM	W	4 × 400 m Relay	Final
CET Time	Field Events
7:05 PM	M	High Jump	Final
7:40 PM	W	Javelin Throw	Final
Sunday, August 11, 2024
Time (CET)	Gender	Event	Division Round
CET Time	Road Events
8:00 AM	W	Marathon	Final

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Qualification

Main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Athletics – individual events

At the end of the 2022 season, World Athletics established a qualification system for athletics competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Similar to the previous edition, the qualification system is set on a dual pathway, where the initial half of the total quota (about fifty percent) will likely be distributed to the athletes through entry standards approved by the World Athletics council, with the remainder relying on the world ranking list within the qualifying period.^[12] Each country can enter a maximum of three athletes for each individual event on the Paris 2024 athletics program. The qualification period for all track and field events (except the 10,000 metres, heptathlon, and decathlon) runs from 1 July 2023, to 30 June 2024.^[13]

Athletics – relay teams

Each relay event features sixteen teams from their respective NOCs, composed of the following:^[12]

• 14: top fourteen teams based on their results achieved at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas^[14]
• 2: top two teams outside the key qualifier according to the World Athletics performance list for relays within the qualification period (31 December 2022 to 30 June 2024)^[15]

Athletics – Marathon race walking mixed teams

The Marathon Race Walking Mixed Relay event, covering a distance of marathon (42.195 km), features twenty-five pairs from their respective NOCs, composed of the following:^[12]

• 22: top twenty-two teams based on their results achieved at the 2024 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships^[16]
• 3: top three teams outside the key qualifier through the World Athletics Race Walk rankings based on the aggregate scores of both a male and a female athlete within the qualification period (31 December 2022 to 30 June 2024)^[15]

Athletics – 10,000 metres, road, and combined events

The qualification period for the marathon runs from 1 November 2022 to 30 April 2024 and for the 10,000 metres, combined events (men's decathlon and women's heptathlon) and racewalking from 31 December 2022 to 30 June 2024.^[12]

In the marathon races, any runner ranked higher than the sixty-fifth-place athlete on the filtered Quota Place "Road to Paris" list on 30 January 2024, will be deemed eligible for immediate selection to his or her respective national team at the Games. Beyond the deadline, the remaining twenty percent of the total quota will be determined by the same dual pathway qualification criteria outlined above without displacing any qualified athletes on the set date.^[12][17]

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (France)

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Totals (0 entries)		0	0	0	0

Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres details
200 metres details
400 metres details
800 metres details
1500 metres details
5000 metres details
10,000 metres details
110 metres hurdles details
400 metres hurdles details
3000 metres steeplechase details
4 × 100 metres relay details
4 × 400 metres relay details
Marathon details
20 kilometres walk details
High jump details
Pole vault details
Long jump details
Triple jump details
Shot put details
Discus throw details
Hammer throw details
Javelin throw details
Decathlon details

* Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.

Women's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres details
200 metres details
400 metres details
800 metres details
1500 metres details
5000 metres details
10,000 metres details
100 metres hurdles details
400 metres hurdles details
3000 metres steeplechase details
4 × 100 metres relay details
4 × 400 metres relay details
Marathon details
20 kilometres walk details
High jump details
Pole vault details
Long jump details
Triple jump details
Shot put details
Discus throw details
Hammer throw details
Javelin throw details
Heptathlon details

* Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.

Mixed events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
4 × 400 metres relay details
Marathon walk relay details

* Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.

See also

• Athletics at the 2022 Asian Games
• Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
• Athletics at the 2023 European Games
• Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games
• Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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