When is the 800m final at the Olympics 2024?
All the details about the men's and women's 800m finals at the 2024 Olympics, including when the races take place and how to watch them.
The 800m is all about Team GB's Keely Hodgkinson, who is primed and ready to clinch a maiden Olympic gold, three years on from her arrival on the grand stage.
The 22-year-old was expected to duel Mary Moraa and Athing Mu in a three-way battle for the crown, but Moraa has experienced a subdued year while Mu failed to qualify for the US team following a fall.
Hodgkinson made the world sit up and pay attention when she claimed silver in Tokyo – but scintillating recent form going into Paris means she is now the woman to beat.
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In the men's race, Djamel Sedjati of Algeria is expected to storm across the finish line, continue all the way home, put his slippers on, take a seat in front of the TV and watch the remainder of the pack complete the race with his feet up. He has recorded two of the top-10 fastest 800m times in history in the last month.
In fairness to the rest of the pack, world champion Marco Arop and Gabriel Tual will present a healthy threat out in front, but Sedjati is the firm favourite.
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When is the 800m final at the Olympics 2024?
The men's 800m final will take place on Saturday 10th August 2024.
The women's 800m final will take place on Monday 5th August 2024.
What time is the 800m final at the Olympics 2024?
The men's 800m final will take place at 6:05pm UK time.
The women's 800m final will take place at 8:45pm UK time.
How to watch the 800m final at the Olympics 2024
You can tune in to watch every single minute of every event – including the 800m finals – live on discovery+ throughout the Olympic Games 2024 in the UK.
All of this summer's Olympic action will be broadcast across the discovery+ online streaming platform, totalling around 3,800 hours over the course of the Games, while the Eurosport channels will host wall-to-wall coverage each day.
Fans will be spoiled for choice with more than 55 live feeds constantly rolling to cover every single event.
BBC will boast 250 hours of live coverage throughout the Games. Check out what they will show on their limited live feeds each day with our downloadable Olympics TV Guide or our online Olympics on Today Guide.
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Michael Potts is the Sport Editor for Radio Times, covering all of the biggest sporting events across the globe with previews, features, interviews and more. He has worked for Radio Times since 2019 and previously worked on the sport desk at Express.co.uk after starting his career writing features for What Culture. He achieved a first-class degree in Sports Journalism in 2014.
