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When is athletics at the Olympics 2024?

Athletics at the Olympics begins on Thursday 1st August and runs until the end of the Games on Sunday 11th August.

Olympics 2024 athletics schedule

All UK time. Subject to change.

Friday 2nd August

9:05am – Men’s decathlon 100m
9:10am – Men’s hammer throw qualification - Group A
9:15am – Women’s high jump qualification
9:35am – Women’s 100m preliminary round
9:55am – Men’s decathlon long jump
10:05am – Men’s 1,500m round one
10:35am – Men’s hammer throw qualification - Group B
10:50am – Women’s 100m round one
11:15am – Men’s decathlon shot put
5:00pm – Men’s decathlon high jump
5:10pm – Women’s 5,000m round one
5:15pm – Women’s triple jump qualification
5:55pm – Women’s discus throw qualification - Group A
6:10pm – 4x400m relay mixed round one
6:45pm – Women’s 800m round one
7:10pm – Men’s shot put qualification
7:20pm – Women’s discus throw qualification - Group B
7:50pm – Men’s decathlon 400m
8:20pm – Men’s 10,000m final

Saturday 3rd August

9:05am – Men’s decathlon 110m hurdles
9:10am – Men’s pole vault qualification
9:35am – Men’s 100m preliminary round
9:55am – Men’s discus throw - Group A
10:10am – Women’s 800m repechage round
10:45am – Men’s 100m round one
11:00am – Men’s discus throw - Group B
12:40pm – Men’s decathlon pole vault
6:10pm – Men’s decathlon javelin throw - Group A
6:15pm – Men’s 1,500m repechage round
6:35pm – Men’s shot put final
6:50pm – Women’s 100m semi-final
7:10pm – Men’s decathlon javelin throw - Group B
7:20pm – Women’s triple jump final
7:55pm – 4x400m relay mixed final
8:20pm – Women’s 100m final
8:45pm – Men’s decathlon 1,500m

Sunday 4th August

9:05am – Women’s 3,000m steeplechase round one
9:20am – Women’s hammer throw qualification - Group A
9:55am – Women’s 200m round one
10:00am – Men’s long jump qualification
10:45am – Women’s hammer throw qualification - Group B
10:50am – Men’s 110m hurdles round one
11:35am – Women’s 400m hurdles round one
6:05pm – Men’s 400m round one
6:50pm – Women’s high jump final
7:00pm – Men’s 100m semi-final
7:30pm – Men’s hammer throw final
7:35pm – Women’s 800m semi-final
8:10pm – Men’s 1,500m semi-final
8:50pm – Men’s 100m final

Monday 5th August

9:05am – Men’s 400m hurdles round one
9:10am – Men’s discus throw qualification - Group A
9:40am – Women’s pole vault qualification
9:50am – Women’s 400m hurdles repechage round
10:20am – Men’s 400m repechage round
10:35am – Men’s discus throw qualification - Group B
10:55am – Women’s 400m round one
11:50am – Women’s 200m repechage round
6:00pm – Men’s pole vault final
6:04pm – Men’s 3,000m steeplechase round one
6:55pm – Men’s 200m round one
7:30pm – Women’s discus throw final
7:45pm – Women’s 200m semi-final
8:10pm – Women’s 5,000m final
8:45pm – Women’s 800m final

Tuesday 6th August

9:05am – Women’s 1,500m round one
9:20am – Men’s javelin throw qualification - Group A
9:50am – Men’s 110m hurdles repechage round
10:15am – Women’s long jump qualification
10:20am – Women’s 400m repechage round
10:50am – Men’s javelin throw qualification - Group B
11:00am – Men’s 400m hurdles repechage round
11:30am – Men’s 200m repechage round
6:35pm – Men’s 400m semi-final
6:55pm – Women’s hammer throw final
7:07pm – Women’s 400m hurdles semi-final
7:15pm – Men’s long jump final
7:50pm – Men’s 1,500m final
8:10pm – Women’s 3,000m steeplechase final
8:40pm – Women’s 200m final

Wednesday 7th August

6:30am – Marathon race walk relay mixed
9:05am – Men’s high jump qualification
9:15am – Women’s 100m hurdles round one
9:25am – Women’s javelin throw qualification - Group A
10:10am – Men’s 5,000m round one
10:50am – Women’s javelin throw qualification - Group B
10:55am – Men’s 800m round one
11:45am – Women’s 1,500m repechage round
6:00pm – Women’s pole vault final
6:05pm – Men’s 110m hurdles semi-final
6:15pm – Men’s triple jump qualification
6:35pm – Men’s 400m hurdles semi-final
7:02pm – Men’s 200m semi-final
7:25pm – Men’s discus throw final
7:45pm – Women’s 400m semi-final
8:20pm – Men’s 400m final
8:40pm – Men’s 3,000m steeplechase final

Thursday 8th August

9:05am – Women’s heptathlon 100m hurdles
9:25am – Women’s shot put qualification
9:35am – Women’s 100m hurdles repechage round
10:05am – Women’s heptathlon high jump
10:10am – Women’s 4x100m relay round one
10:35am – Men’s 4x100m relay round one
11:00am – Men’s 800m repechage round
6:35pm – Women’s heptathlon shot put
6:35pm – Women’s 1,500m semi-final
7:00pm – Women’s long jump final
7:25pm – Men’s javelin throw final
7:30pm – Men’s 200m final
7:55pm – Women’s heptathlon 200m
8:25pm – Women’s 400m hurdles final
8:45pm – Men’s 110m hurdles final

Friday 9th August

9:05am – Women’s heptathlon long jump
9:40am – Women’s 4x400m relay round one
10:05am – Men’s 4x400m relay round one
10:20am – Women’s heptathlon javelin throw - Group A
10:30am – Men’s 800m semi-final
11:05am – Women’s 100m hurdles semi-final
11:30am – Women’s heptathlon javelin throw - Group B
6:30pm – Women’s 4x100m relay final
6:40pm – Women’s shot put final
6:45pm – Men’s 4x100m relay final
7:00pm – Women’s 400m final
7:10pm – Men’s triple jump final
7:15pm – Women’s heptathlon 800m
7:55pm – Women’s 10,000m final
8:45pm – Men’s 400m hurdles final

Saturday 10th August

7:00am – Men’s marathon
6:10pm – Men’s high jump final
6:25pm – Men’s 800m final
6:40pm – Women’s javelin throw final
6:45pm – Women’s 100m hurdles final
7:00pm – Men’s 5,000m final
7:25pm – Women’s 1,500m final
8:12pm – Men’s 4x400m relay final
8:22pm – Women’s 4x400m relay final

Sunday 11th August

7:00am – Women’s marathon

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