Athletics | Paris 2024 Olympic Games
The athletics events for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be held at the Stade de France from 2 to 10 August.
OLYMPIC HISTORY
It was only logical that athletics should feature on the programme of all the modern Games, starting with the first Olympiad in Athens in 1896. The fact that it has existed for centuries has given athletics the status of "king sport" of the Olympic Summer Games, and contributed to its popularity. The men's programme has been virtually unchanged since the 1932 Games in Los Angeles, with only the 20km walk added at the 1956 Games in Melbourne. Women have been competing in athletics since 1928. Until 1992, the women's programme comprised just 17 events, but since the addition of the 3,000m steeplechase to the women's programme in 2008, it is now almost on a par with the men's programme.
At the last Olympic Games, held in Tokyo in 2021 (after a year's postponement caused by the pandemic), Kevin Mayer was the only Frenchman to reach the podium, with a silver medal in the Decathlon.
IN BRIEF
With 48 events, 43 of which will take place at the Stade de France, athletics is the individual sport with the most events and participants at the Games due to the number and diversity of the competitions - from sprinting and middle-distance to jumping, throwing and combined events.
The track programme includes men's and women's sprinting, middle-distance and long-distance competitions, as well as hurdles, steeplechases and relays. These events will all take place on the Olympic stadium track, which is 400 metres long and made up of two straights and two semicircles.
The Olympic programme includes two combined events: one for women (Heptathlon with seven disciplines) and one for men (Decathlon with ten disciplines). These events are scheduled over a period of two days in a challenging sequence for the athletes, culminating in the crowning of the overall winners.
The competitions will take place next to the Olympic stadium track. They will be held in a jumping area (high jump and pole vault), a sand pit (long jump and triple jump), a throwing circle (shot put, discus and hammer throw) and on a javelin runway. The athletes each compete in turn and the competitions include a qualification phase during which the best athletes qualify for the final.
All athletics finals will take place in the evening.
>> FRIDAY 2 AUGUST <<
from 10 am to 9.30 pm
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> 10.05 am: Men’s Decathlon - 100m
> 10.10 am: Men’s Hammer Throw - Qualifications
> 10.15 am: Women’s High Jump - Qualifications
> 10.35 am: Women’s 100 m - Preliminary Round
> 10.55 am: Men’s Decathlon - Long Jump
> 11.05 am: Men’s 1500 m - Heats
> 11.35 am: Men’s Hammer Throw - Qualifications
> 11.50 am: Women’s 100 m - 1st Round
> 12.15 pm: Men’s Decathlon - Shot Put
> 6.00 pm: Men’s Decathlon - High Jump
> 6.10 pm: Women’s 5000 m - Heats
> 6.15 pm: Women’s Triple Jump - Qualifications
> 6.55 pm: Women’s Discus Throw - Qualifications
> 7.10 pm: Mixed 4 x 400 m - Heats
> 7.45 pm: Women’s 800 m - Heats
> 8.10 pm: Men’s Shot Put - Qualifications
> 8.20 pm: Women’s Discus Throw - Qualifications
> 8.50 pm: Men’s Decathlon - 400 m
> 9.20 pm: Men’s 10000 m - Final
>> SATURDAY 3 AUGUST <<
from 10 am to 10.30 pm
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> 10.05 am: Men’s Decathlon - 110 m Hurdles
> 10.10 am: Men’s Pole Vault - Qualifications
> 10.35 am: Men’s 100m - Preliminary Round
> 10.55 am: Men’s Decathlon - Discus Throw
> 11.10 am: Women’s 800 m - Repechage Round
> 11.45 am: Men’s 100 m - 1st Round
> 12 pm: Men’s Decathlon - Discus Throw
> 1.40 pm: Men’s Decathlon - Pole Vault
> 7.10 pm: Men’s Decathlon - Javelin Throw
> 7.15 pm: Men’s 1500 m - Repechage Round
> 7.35 pm: Men's Shot Put - Final
> 7.50 pm: Women’s 100 m - Semi-Finals
> 8.10 pm: Men’s Decathlon - Javelin Throw
> 8.20 pm: Women’s Triple Jump - Final
> 8.55 pm: Mixed 4 x 400 m Relay - Final
> 9.20 pm: Women’s 100 m - Final
> 9.45 pm: Men’s Decathlon - 1500 m
>> SUNDAY 4 AUGUST <<
from 10 am to 10 pm
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> 10.05 am: Women’s 3000 m Steeplechase - Heats
> 10.20 am: Women’s Hammer Throw - Qualifications
> 10.55 am: Women’s 200 m - Heats
> 11.00 am: Men’s Long Jump - Qualifications
> 11.45 am: Women’s Hammer Throw - Qualifications
> 11.50 am: Men’s 110 m Hurdles - Heats
> 12.35 pm: Women’s 400 m Hurdles - Heats
> 7.05 pm: Men’s 400 m - Heats
> 7.50 pm: Women's High Jump - Final
> 8 pm: Men’s 100 m - Semi-Finals
> 8.30 pm: Men’s Hammer Throw - Final
> 8.40 pm: Women’s 800 m - Semi-Finals
> 9.15 pm: Men’s 1500 m - Semi-Finals
> 9.55 pm: Men’s 100 m - Final
>> MONDAY 5 AUGUST <<
from 10 am to 10 pm
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> 10.05 am: Men’s 400 m Hurdles - Heats
> 10.10 am: Men's Discus Throw - Qualifications
> 10.40 am: Women’s Pole Vault - Qualifications
> 10.50 am: Women’s 400 m Hurdles - Repechage Round
> 11.20 am: Men’s 400 m - Repechage Rounds
> 11.35 am: Men's Discus Throw - Qualifications
> 11.55 am: Women’s 400 m - Heats
> 12.50 pm: Women’s 200 m - Repechage Round
> 7 pm: Men's Pole Vault - Final
> 7.04 pm: Men’s 3000 m Steeplechase - Heats
> 7.55 pm: Men’s 200 m - Heats
> 8.30 pm: Women’s Discus Throw - Final
> 8.45 pm: Women’s 200 m - Semi-Finals
> 9.10 pm: Women’s 5000 m - Final
> 9.45 pm: Women’s 800 m - Final
>> TUESDAY 6 AUGUST <<
from 10 am to 10 pm
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> 10.05 am: Women’s 1500 m - Heats
> 10.20 am: Men’s Javelin Throw - Qualifications
> 10.50 am: Men’s 110 m Hurdles - Repechage Round
> 11.15 am: Women’s Long Jump - Qualifications
> 11.20 am: Women’s 400 m - Repechage Round
> 11.50 am: Men’s Javelin Throw - Qualifications
> 12 pm: Men’s 400 m Hurdles - Repechage Round
> 12.30 pm: Men’s 200 m - Repechage Round
> 7.35 pm: Men’s 400 m - Semi-Finals
> 8.00 pm: Women’s Hammer Throw - Final
> 8.07 pm: Women’s 400 m Hurdles - Semi-Finals
> 8.20 pm: Men’s Long Jump - Final
> 8.50 pm: Men’s 1500 m - Final
> 9.10 pm: Women’s 3000 m Steeplechase - Final
> 9.40 pm: Women’s 200 m - Final
>> WEDNESDAY 7 AUGUST <<
from 10 am to 10 pm
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> 10.05 am: Men’s High Jump - Qualifications
> 10.15 am: Women’s 100 m Hurdles - Heats
> 10.25 am: Women’s Javelin Throw - Qualifications
> 11.10 am: Men’s 5000 m - Heats
> 11.50 am: Women’s Javelin Throw - Qualifications
> 11.55 am: Men’s 800 m - Heats
> 12.45 pm: Women’s 1500 m - Repechage Round
> 7 pm: Women’s Pole Vault - Final
> 7.05 pm: Men’s 110 m Hurdles - Semi-Finals
> 7.15 pm: Men's Triple Jump - Qualifications
> 7.35 pm: Men’s 400 m Hurdles - Semi-Finals
> 8.02 pm: Men’s 200 m - Semi-Finals
> 8.25 pm: Men's Discus Throw - Final
> 8.45 pm: Women’s 400 m - Semi-Finals
> 9.20 pm: Men’s 400 m - Final
> 9.40 pm: Men’s 3000 m Steeplechase - Final
>> THURSDAY 8 AUGUST <<
from 10 am to 10 pm
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> 10.05 am: Women’s Heptathlon - 100 m Hurdles
> 10.25 am: Women’s Shot Put - Qualifications
> 10.35 am: Women’s 100 m Hurdles - Repechage Round
> 11.05 am: Women’s Heptathlon - High Jump
> 11.10 am: Women’s 4 x 100 m - Heats
> 11.35 am: Men’s 4 x 100 m - Heats
> 12 pm: Men’s 800 m - Repechage Round
> 7.35 pm: Women’s 1500 m - Semi-Finals
> 7.35 pm: Women’s Heptathlon - Shot Put
> 8.00 pm: Women’s Long Jump - Final
> 8.25 pm: Men's Javelin Throw - Final
> 8.30 pm: Men’s 200 m - Final
> 8.55 pm: Women’s Heptathlon - 200 m
> 9.25 pm: Women’s 400 m Hurdles - Final
> 9.45 pm: Men’s 110 m Hurdles - Final
>> FRIDAY 9 AUGUST <<
from 10 am to 10 pm
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> 10.05 am: Women’s Heptathlon - Long Jump
> 10.40 am: Women’s 4 x 400 m - Heats
> 11.05 am: Men’s 4 x 400 m - Heats
> 11.20 am: Women’s Heptathlon - Javelin
> 11.30 am: Men’s 800 m - Semi-Finals
> 12.05 pm: Women’s 100 m Hurdles - Semi-Finals
> 7.30 pm: Women’s 4 x 100 m Relay - Final
> 7.40 pm: Women's Shot Put - Final
> 7.45 pm: Men's 4 x 100 m Relay - Final
> 8 pm: Women’s 400 m - Final
> 8.10 pm: Men's Triple Jump - Final
> 8.15 pm: Women’s Heptathlon - 800 m
> 8.55 pm: Women’s 10000 m - Final
> 9.45 pm: Men’s 400 m Hurdles - Final
>> SATURDAY 10 AUGUST <<
from 7 pm to 9.30 pm
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> 7.10 pm: Men's High Jump - Final
> 7.25 pm: Men’s 800 m - Final
> 7.40 pm: Women’s Javelin - Final
> 7.45 pm: Women’s 100 m Hurdles - Final
> 8 pm: Men’s 5000 m - Final
> 8.25 pm: Women’s 1500 m - Final
> 9.12 pm: Men's 4 x 400 m Relay - Final
> 9.22 pm: Women’s 4 x 400 m Relay - Final
>> Some information has yet to be confirmed between
now and the start of the Olympic Games by Paris 2024 <<
>> EVENING PROGRAMME
> Gates open 1 hour 30 minutes before the start of the events
> For detailed timetables, please refer to the "Schedule of events" tab above
>> TICKETING INFORMATION
Your 100% digital tickets are only available on the PARIS 2024 TICKETS application.
>> SECURITY INFORMATION & PROHIBITED ITEMS
To avoid long queues at the stadium entrance, we recommend you plan to arrive as early as possible.
Here is a non-exhaustive list of prohibited items in the Stade de France:
For more details on prohibited items, click HERE.
We thank you for your understanding and compliance with these safety instructions.
Free monitored lockers are located at each gate. They are provided exclusively for storing objects that are prohibited in the Stade de France, subject to available space.
Each owner of prohibited objects will be obliged to place these items in the lockers. Any refusal to do so will result in the owner being refused entry to the Stade de France® with no refund granted. You can collect your item(s) when you leave the stadium. The Stade de France declines any responsibility for the loss, theft or damage of items placed in the lockers.
>> HOW TO GET TO THE STADIUM
> PUBLIC TRANSPORT
- Metro 12:
- Metro 13: St Denis - Porte de Paris station.
- Metro 14: St Denis-Pleyel station.
- RER B: La Plaine Stade de France station.
- RER D: Stade de France - St Denis.
- Line H: St Denis station.
However, in order to avoid the exceptional crowds expected at these stations, spectators are advised to use the future "Pleyel" station (Metro 14) or the "Saint-Denis" station (train H from the Gare du Nord in Paris) wherever possible. Pedestrian routes to the Stade de France will be signposted from these transport hubs.
Spectators are advised to allow sufficient travel time and to arrive early at the competition venue.
> Download the Transport Public Paris 2024 application to plan your route, bookmark your compétition site and receive real-time personalised information on transport conditions.
Please note : T+ tickets are not valid on the RER. You will need an ‘Origin/Destination’ ticket.
> PRM/PSH mobility: Wheelchair users car park / People with disabilities drop-off zone: Passage des Stades in Saint-Denis. All the information on accessible mobility can be found on this page.
> GREEN TRANSPORT
Two cycle paths, along the Saint-Denis canal and National Route 1, provide easy access to the Stade de France. Download the plan.
- From the Gare du Nord - around 29 minutes
- From the Gare de l’Est - around 28 minutes
- From the Gare de Lyon - around 46 minutes
- From the Gare d’Austerlitz - around 46 minutes
- From the Gare Montparnasse - around 52 minutes
Several giant stations are available > From the cycle paths, follow the signposted route.
- Rue Ahmed Boughera el Ouafi, Saint-Denis.
- 10, boulevard Anatole France, Saint-Denis.
- Cours du Ru de Montfort, Saint-Denis.
- 221, avenue du Président Wilson, Saint-Denis.
>> CATERING & MERCHANDISING
> CATERING
Take advantage of our catering facilities, which are committed to supporting local businesses and French cuisine. Points of sale inside the stadium, at all stand levels.
For your health, take regular exercise.
> MERCHANDISING
PARIS 2024 products will be on sale at all official points of sale located both inside and outside the Stadium.
>> IN-SEAT DELIVERY SERVICE
Feeling peckish? Don't miss a minute of your event! With our delivery service, you can order when you want and have your food delivered to your seat.
Simply scan the QR code at your seat and place your order.
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>> the official app PARIS 2024
>> the website: https://www.paris2024.org/en/
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