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Paris 2024: World stars on parade as Athletics gets underway in Olympics

All eyes will be on Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume On the Team Nigeria side as Athletics begins today at the ongoing Paris Olympics games in France.

There will be plenty of British interest throughout, with Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita competing in both the 100m and 200m sprints.

Keely Hodgkinson is the favourite to win gold in the 800m and will be joined by teenage sensation Phoebe Gill in the event.

Molly Caudery is a medal hope in the pole vault, while Katarina Johnson-Thompson aims to become Olympic champion in the heptathlon.

Thursday, August 1

06:30 Men’s 20km race walk

08:20 Women’s 20km race walk

Friday, August 2 

09:05 Men’s decathlon 100m

09:10 Men’s hammer throw qualification – Group A

09:15 Women’s high jump qualification

09:35 Women’s 100m preliminary round

09:55 Men’s decathlon long jump

10:05 Men’s 1,500m round one

10:35 Men’s hammer throw qualification – Group B

10:50 Women’s 100m round one

11:15 Men’s decathlon shot put

17:00 Men’s decathlon high jump

17:10 Women’s 5,000m round one

17:15 Women’s triple jump qualification

17:55 Women’s discus throw qualification – Group A

18:10 4x400m relay mixed round one

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