The 2024 Olympic track and field program runs from August 1-11 in Paris, France.
Below, you’ll find TV and streaming info, the race schedule, and the most enticing races of the day. We’ll update these categories every day of the meet so that you’re set to enjoy that day’s action. Of course, you’ll also want to follow our coverage, which will include results, analysis, and break-out stories on the most interesting athletes and developments of the meet.
Here’s what you need to know.
How to Watch Olympic Track and Field: Friday, August 9
U.S. broadcast coverage will be split among NBC, USA Network, E!, and Peacock. (You can purchase a Peacock subscription for $7.99 a month.) All races will be streamed live on Peacock. Paris time is six hours ahead of U.S. Eastern time and nine hours ahead of U.S. Pacific time.
August 9 action will be shown on USA starting at 4 a.m. EDT and on NBC starting at 1:30 p.m. EDT.
Friday, August 9 Race Schedule (Eastern Time)
4:40 a.m.—Women’s 4x400-meter relay round 1
5:05 a.m.—Men’s 4x400-meter relay round 1
5:30 a.m.—Men’s 800 meters semifinal
6:05 a.m.—Women’s 100-meter hurdles semifinal
1:30 p.m.—Women’s 4x100-meter relay final
1:47 p.m.—Men’s 4x100-meter relay final
2:00 p.m.—Women’s 400 meters final
2:57 p.m.—Women’s 10,000 meters final
3:45 p.m.—Men’s 400-meter hurdles final
Key Races Friday
Women’s 10,000 meters final (2:57 p.m. EDT)
If the women’s race is anything like the nail-biting men’s 10,000 final last Friday, we’re in for a treat. Many of the women in the field are doubling back from the 5,000 meters on Monday, including the gold medalist, Beatrice Chebet of Kenya, as well as the Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan (silver), and Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia, who also raced the 1500-meter semifinals Thursday night.
Don’t be surprised by a quick early pace, and keep an eye on Hassan, who will, incredibly, be racing the marathon on Sunday morning as well. American Weini Kelati should mix it up with the lead pack, and Karissa Schweizer and Parker Valby round out the U.S. contingent.
Men’s 400-meter hurdles final (3:45 p.m. EDT)
Friday’s program ends with one of the most highly-anticipated events of the Olympics. The three fastest men of all time are in the field: world record-holder Karsten Warholm (Norway), Tokyo silver medalist Rai Benjamin (United States), and 2022 world champion Alison dos Santos (Brazil).
The trio has elevated the event to new levels. At the 2021 Games, all three broke the elusive 47-second barrier, with Warholm winning the race in an astounding 45.94. Warholm enters the race ranked No.1 in the world, but Benjamin hasn’t lost a race all season.
