Prepare to witness a whole lot of red, white and blue throughout the relay races at the Olympic Games – and not because it's all taking place in France.

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The colours of the tricolore will be arranged into a formidable array of stars and stripes as Team USA appear set to dominate all five relay events on the track.

Team GB will contend for the podium in each of the events, while the mixed relay is likely to be a bit of a lottery on the day.

Ireland could also be in the hunt for a podium place or two throughout the team events on the track.

RadioTimes.com brings you our guide to relay events at the Olympic Games in 2024.

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When are the relay events at the Olympics 2024?

Relay events at the Olympics begin on Friday 2nd August and run until Saturday 10th August.

Team GB relay events at the Olympics 2024

Team GB will enter a team in each of the five relay events on the track after qualifying in the spring.

The men's and women's teams secured qualification in fine form, while the mixed relay team secured safe passage to the Games late in proceedings at a track meeting in the Bahamas in May.

Top relay sprinters for Team GB include Dina Asher-Smith, Imani-Lara Lansiquot and Daryll Neita, while Zharnel Hughes is the men's greatest hope of a scorching time.

Olympics 2024 relay events on TV

You can tune in to watch every single minute of every event 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.

Olympics 2024 relay events schedule

All UK time. Subject to change.

Friday 2nd August

  • 6:10pm – Mixed 4x400m Round 1

Saturday 3rd August

  • 7:55pm – Mixed 4x400m Final

Thursday 8th August

  • 10:10am – Women's 4x100m Round 1
  • 10:35am – Men's 4x100m Round 1

Friday 9th August

  • 9:40am – Women's 4x400m Round 1
  • 10:05am – Men's 4x400m Round 1
  • 6:30pm – Women's 4x100m Final
  • 6:47pm – Men's 4x100m Final

Saturday 10th August

  • 8:00pm – Men's 4x400m Final
  • 8:14pm – Women's 4x400m Final
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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.

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