If the Olympics were an ice cream shop, athletics would be vanilla. Classic, reliable, never lets you down – everyone can get behind it. The athletics at Paris 2024 began on August 1 and will continue until August 11. With just shy of 150 medals to be won across 48 different events, there’s a lot to get your teeth into.
Team GB is currently doing pretty well on the medal table. On Monday (August 5) came GB’s first individual athletics triumph of the games: Keely Hodgkinson stormed home to gold in the women’s 800m, then on Tuesday (August 6), Josh Kerr won silver in the men’s 1500m, and on Wednesday (August 7) Matthew Hudson-Smith took silver in the men’s 400m.
And there are still plenty more podium opportunities to go – keep an eye out for Katarina Johnson-Thompson in the heptathlon, which starts today (August 8).
We’ve compiled all of the remaining athletics events into one handy guide, so you don’t miss a thing on the track. Here’s everything you need to know about watching the athletics at the Paris 2024 Olympics from the UK.
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Team GB Olympics athletics schedule
We’ve taken a formidable bunch of track and field athletes to Paris this year. There are a few dozen Brits who will be competing across the range of events, including Katarina Johnson-Thompson who is making her fourth Olympic appearance in the heptathlon. You can learn about our entire team, including what events they’re competing in, here.
Once you’ve decided what you want to watch, consult the schedule below to see when your favourite events are happening.
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
How to watch
There are a few different ways you can keep up with the athletes this year. You can catch all the highlights on the BBC iPlayer or on BBC One, or watch every event on the streaming service Discovery+.
You can learn more about exactly how to catch the games here.
Top athletes to look out for
Faith Kipyegon, a Kenyan runner, could make history if she wins a gold medal, as she would become the first person ever to win three athletic events back to back. USA sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson is currently slated to win both of her races, where she’ll be up against our very own Dina Asher Smith, so that could be a pretty interesting race.
Lamont Marcell Jacobs, the current men’s sprinting champ, will be looking to hold onto his title against Brit Zharnel Hughes, and Scottish runner Josh Kerr will want to turn his 2020 Tokyo silver into a gold.
Results so far
So far, Team GB has won four athletics medals: Keely Hodgkinson won gold in the 800m, while Samuel Reardon, Laviai Nielsen, Alex Haydock-Wilson and Amber Anning took home bronze in the 4x400m mixed relay. Josh Kerr won silver in the men’s 1500m, then Matthew Hudson-Smith took silver in the 400m
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