Paris Olympics 2024 track and field: Favourites, events, schedule, venue
Al JazeeraWhen are the sprint races and who are the favourites? What’s the schedule for track and field events for Paris Olympics 2024? The world’s top athletes will be vying for medals in these events: 100m 200m 400m 800m 1500m 5,000m 10,000m 100m hurdles 110m hurdles 400m hurdles 3,000m steeplechase 4x100m relay 4x400m relay High jump Pole vault Long jump Triple jump Shot put Discus throw Hammer throw Javelin throw Decathlon Heptathlon 20km race walk 35km team race walk Marathon Who are the top sprinters for the 2024 Olympics? According to World Athletics, these are the top-ranked sprinters: Men: Christian Coleman Noah Lyles Ferdinand Omanyala Letsile Tebogo Kishane Thompson Oblique Seville Akani Simbine Ackeem Blake Emmanuel Eseme Fred Kerley Women: Sha’Carri Richardson Shericka Jackson Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith Julien Alfred Ewa Swoboda Dina Asher-Smith Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Natasha Morrison Daryll Neita Which athletes are favourites for field events? The preliminary rounds of selected track and field events and all medal events will be shown live via every country’s respective rights-hold broadcasters and online streaming platforms.