LIVE. Athletics at the 2024 Olympics: bad start for the French, sprint stars expected, live

New evening at the Stade de France this Sunday 4th ;August with the premier discipline of the men's 100m. French athletes will be in the running.

The essentials

• Gala evening at the Stade de France this Sunday evening. While Nawal Meniker has just started his high jump final, Yann Chaussinand will be entered in the hammer throw final. Other French athletes will be on the track such as Rénelle Lamotte and Anaïs Bourgoin in the 800m heats or Azzedine Habz in the 1500m semi-final. At the end of the evening, the final of the queen race will take place, pitting the best sprinters on the planet against each other in the 100m.
• First French athlete çais à enter the running this Sunday evening, Gilles Biron will have to go through the repechages after his 7th place in the 400m series.
• Follow all the athletics events live.

Live

20:38 – New race

After the semi-finals of the men's 100m, it's time for the three semi-finals of the women's 800m.

20:35 – Huge first throw

While he was opening this final, Yann Chaussinand made a huge first throw 78.99m.

20:33 – Yann Chaussinand on the track!

In the hammer throw final, Yann Chaussinand is the first to take the plunge. The Frenchman will try to qualify for the Top 8 before hoping to win a medal.

20:25 – Thompson 1st!

Jamaica hits hard tonight! After Oblique Seville in the first race, Kishane Thompson wins the third and final semi-final in 9'80″ ahead of American Fred Kerley and Benjamin Richardson. Marcell Jacobs will be in the final while André De Grasse and Ferdinand Omanyala finished 5th and 8th.

20:24 – De Grasse finally present!

While RMC had revealed information about his withdrawal from the 100m semi-final, André De Grasse is indeed present for his race where he will try to qualify for a new Olympic final. He will be opposed to Fred Kerley and Ferdinand Omanyala.

20:21 – It's over! for Meniker!

Third failure at 1.91m for Nawal Meniker. It's over for the Frenchwoman in the high jump final.

20:18 – Jacobs third!

In a semi-final dominated by the South African Akani Simbine ahead of Letsile Tebogo, Marcell Jacobs finished 3rd in 9'92'. The Italian will have to wait until the last qualifying race for the final.

20:12 – A great field

In the second semi-final of the 100m, we find in particular Marcell Jacobs and the American Kenneth Bednarek.

20:10 – Meniker reacts

After two first failures, Nawal Meniker crosses the bar 1.86m at the last attempt. The Frenchwoman will follow up with 1.91m.

20:08 – Lyles overtaken!

In this first semi-final, Oblique Seville clocked a supersonic time of 9.81″ after being dropped in the final meters. The Jamaican beats the favorite in the discipline, the American Noah Lyles.

20:06 – Second failure

Second failure at 1.86m for Nawal Meniker, back to the wall in this Olympic final.

20:04 – Time for the 100m semi-finals!

The best sprinters in the world are out! On to the 100m semi-finals with Noah Lyles in the first race.

According to information from RMC Sport, André De Grasse would be out of the 100m this Sunday evening at the Stade de France.

19:58 – First failure

First failure to jump in this Olympic final, Nawal Meniker does not clear 1.86m on the first attempt.

19:52 – Meniker opens the show

In this final, Nawal Meniker is the first jumper to jump.

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When are the Olympic Games athletics events held?

Athletics will be held from Thursday 1st to Sunday 11th August.

Where athletics events will take place ?

Athletics will take place at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis for all events, at except for the marathon, which will start from the Hôtel de Ville in Paris, and the 20-kilometer walk, which will start from the Pont d'Iéna.

The detailed schedule

• Sunday, August 4
• Session of the morning
• 10:05: Women's 3000m Steeplechase, Heats
• 10:20: Women's Hammer Throw, Qualifications
• 10:55: Women's 200m, Heats
• 11:00: Men's Long Jump, Qualifications
• 11:50: 110m Hurdles, heats
• 12:35 PM: Women's 400m Hurdles, heats
• Evening Session
• 7:05 PM: Men's 400m, heats
• 7:50 PM: Women's High Jump, finals
• 8:00 PM: Men's 100m Semifinals
• 8:30 PM: Men's Hammer Throw Finals
• 8:35 PM: Women's 800m Semifinals
• 9:10 PM: Men's 1500m Semifinals
• 9:50 PM: Men's 100m Finals
• Monday 5 août
• Morning session
• 10:05 a.m.: 400 m hurdles men, series
• 10:10 a.m. ;nbsp;: Men's discus throw, qualifications
• 10:40am : Vault à Women's pole vault, qualifications
• 10:50: Women's 400m hurdles, repechage
• 11:20 AM: Men's 400m, Repechage
• 11:55 AM: Women's 400m, Semifinal ;ries
• 12H50: 200m women, repêchage
• Evening session
• 7:00 p.m.: Jump & Men's pole vault, final
• 19H04: Men's 3000m steeplechase, heats
• 19H55: Men's 200m, heats
• 20H30: Women's discus throw, final
• 8:45 p.m.: 200 m women, semi-finals
• 9:10 p.m.: 5000 m women, final
• 9:45 p.m.: 800 m women, final
• Tuesday 6 ao& ucirc;t
• Session of morning
• 10:05: 1500m women, heats
• 10:20 AM: Men's Javelin Throw, Qualifications
• 10:50 AM: 110m Hurdles, Repechage
• 11:15 AM: Women's long jump, qualifications
• 11:20 AM: 400m women, repechage
• 12H00: ​​400m hurdles men, repechage
• 12:30: 200m men, repechage
• Session evening
• 7:35 PM: Men's 400m, semi-finals
• 7:55 PM: Women's Hammer Throw, Final
• 20:07: Women's 400m hurdles, semi-finals
• 20:15: Men's long jump, final
• 20:50: Men's 1500m, final
• 21:10: Women's 3000m steeplechase, final
• 21:40: Women's 200m, final
• Wednesday, August 7
• Morning Session
• 7:30 AM: Mixed Walk Relay
• 10:05 AM: Men's High Jump, Qualifications
• 10:15 AM: 100m Hurdles, Heats
• 10:25 a.m.: Women's javelin throw, qualifications
• 11:10 a.m.: 5000 m women, heats
• 11:55 a.m.: 800  m men, series
• 12:45 p.m.: 1500 m women, repêchage
• Session of the evening
• 7:00 p.m.: Jump & women's pole vault, final
• 7:05 p.m.: 110m hurdles, semi-finals
• 7:15 p.m.: Men's triple jump, qualifications
• 7:35 p.m.: 400m hurdles men, semi-finals
• 8:02 p.m.: 200m men, semi-finals
• 8:25 p.m.: Men's discus throw, final
• 8:45 p.m.: 400m women, semi-finals
• 9:20 p.m.: 400m men, final
• 9:40 p.m.: 3000m steeplechase men, final
• Thursday 8 août
• Morning session
• 10:05 a.m.: Heptathlon, 100m hurdles
• 10:25 a.m.: Women's shot put, qualifications
• 10:35: 100m hurdles, repêchage
• 11:05 AM: Heptathlon, high jump
• 11:10 AM: Women's 4x100m relay, heats
• 11:35 AM: Men's 4x100m relay, heats
• 12:00 PM: Men's 800m, repechage
• Session of evening
• 7:35 PM: Women's 1500m, semi-finals
• 7:35 PM: Heptathlon, shot put
• 8:00 PM: Women's long jump, final
• 8:25 PM: Men's javelin throw, final
• 8:30 PM: Men's 200m, final
• 8:55 p.m.: Heptathlon, 200 m
• 9:25 p.m.: 400 m hurdles women, final
• 9:45 p.m. amp;nbsp;: 110 m hurdles, final
• Friday 9 août
• Session morning
• 10:05: Heptathlon, long jump
• 10:40 AM: Women's 4x400m Relay, Heats
• 11:05 AM: Men's 4x400m Relay, Heats
• 11:20 AM: Heptathlon, Javelin Throw
• 11:30 AM: Men's 800m, Semi-Finals
• 12:05 PM: 100m hurdles, semi-finals
• Evening session
• 7:30 PM: Women's 4x100m relay, final
• 7:40 PM: Women's shot put, final
• 7:45 PM: Men's 4x100m relay, final
• 8:00 PM: 400 m women, final
• 8:10 p.m.: Men's triple jump, final
• 8:15 p.m.: Heptathlon, 800 m
• 8:10 p.m. 5 : 10,000 m women, final
• 9:45 p.m.: 400 m hurdles men, final
• Saturday 10 août
• Morning session
• 8H: Men's marathon
• Evening session
• 7:10 p.m.: Men's high jump, final
• 7:25 p.m. ;: 800 m men, finale
• 19H40: Women's Javelin Throw, Final
• 19H45: 100 ;m hurdles, final
• 20H00 : 5000 men, final
• 20H25&nbsp ;: 1500m women, final
• 21H12: 4x400m relay men, final
• 9:22 p.m.: Women's 4x400m relay, final
• Sunday 11 août
• 8AM: Women's marathon
• Marathon – women, final

The selection of the French team for the Olympics

The final selection of the list of athletes participating in the athletics events will be published on July 8, 2024 (May 14 for the marathon). However, some athletes have already achieved the Olympic minimums and are expected to be included in the list, which allows a maximum of three athletes per discipline. 50% of places will be allocated by the minimums, and 50% via the world ranking.

Women

• Gémima Joseph: 100m, 200m and 4x100m
• Hélène Parisot: 200 m and 4×100 m
• Anaïs Bourgoin : 800 m
• Léna Kandissounon : 800 m
• Ré nelle Lamote : 800 m
• Agathe Guillemot: 1 500 m
• Sarah Madeleine& nbsp;: 5 000 m
• Alessia Zarbo : 10  000 m
• Mélody Julien : marathon< /li>
• Méline Rollin : marathon

< li>Mekdes Woldu: marathon

• Laëticia Bapté: 100 m hurdles
• Cyréna Samba-Mayela : 100 m hurdles
• Shana Grebo  : 400 m hurdles, 4×400 m and 4×400 m mixed
• Louise Maraval : 400 m hurdles, 4×400 m and 4×400 m mixed
• Alice Finot : 3 000 m steeple
• Flavie Renouard : 3 000 m steeple
• Solène Gicquel : high jump
• Nawal Meniker&amp ;nbsp;: high jump
• Marie-Julie Bonnin : high jump ; the pole
• Ninon Chapelle : jump à the pole
• Margot Chevrier : jump à pole vault
• Hilary Kpatcha: long jump
• Ilionis Guillaume: triple jump
• Mélina Robert-Michon : discus throw
• Rose Loga : hammer throw
• Alexandra Tavernier : hammer throw
• Auriana Lazraq Khlass : heptathlon
• Chloé Pebble : 4×100 m
• Orlann Olière< /strong> : 4×100 m
• Maroussia Paré  : 4×100 m
• Sarah Richard-Mingas : 4×100 m
• Marie-Ange Rimlinger : 4×100 m
• Amandine Brossier : 4×400 m and 4×400 m mixed
• Alexe Déau : 4×400 m and 4×400 m mixed
• Diana Iscaye : 4×400 m and 4×400  ;nbsp;m mixed
• Sounkamba Sylla : 4×400 m and 4×400 m mixed
• Marjorie Veyssière : 4×400 m and 4×400 m mixed
• Clémence Beretta: 20km walk and relay walk
• Camille Moutard: 20km walk and relay walk
• Pauline Stey< /strong>: 20km walk and relay walk