LIVE. Athletics at the 2024 Olympics: Robert-Michon in the final, Gletty far from the podium, no first medal, live

Here we go for the events athletics of the Olympic Games which will take place from 1st to 11 août.

The essentials

• On this second day, many athletes will be competing at the Stade de France this Saturday, August 3, starting with the return of decathlete Makenson Gletty. The mixed 4x400m relay will try to get an Olympic medal and the repechage in 800m (W) and 1500m (M) will have their last chance.
• For her debut at the 2024 Olympics, Mélina Robert-Michon began her discus qualifications this Friday evening with her best throw of the year. She finished 3rd in her qualifying series and will compete in her fourth Olympic final. Engaged in the triple jump, Ilionis Guillaume is heading to the final. It doesn't work for Sarah Madeleine, 17th in her 5000m series. In the decathlon, Makenson Gletty finished the first day at provisional 10th place after two personal records broken in the shot put and 400m. The decathlete is more than 200 points from the podium. In the mixed 4×400 relay, the French finished 2nd and broke the national record, which means they qualified for the final. In the 800 meters, Rénelle Lamotte finished second in her heat. On the other hand, Anaïs Bourgoin, who broke her personal record, and Léna Kandissounon will go through the repechages this Saturday. No first medal for French athletics. In the 10,000m final, Jimmy Gressier finished at 13th place in a stratospheric race, finishing under the mythical 27-minute mark.
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22:10 – The French engaged

For this second day of athletics events, several French athletes will be at the Stade de France:

• Makenson Gletty: final five events in the decathlon (110m hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw, 1500m)
• Anthony Ammirati, Thibaut Collet and Robin Emig: qualifications jumping à the perch
• Anaïs Bourgoin and Léna Kandissounon: scouting in 800m
• Azeddine Habz and Maël Gouyette: repêchages in 1500m
• Ilionis Guillaume: triple jump final (F)
• Muhammad Abdallah Kounta, Louise Maraval, Téo Andant and Amandine Brossier: 4x400m relay (mixed)

22:00 – The program for August 3

This Saturday, the queens of world athletics will be honored with the 100m final. Makenson Gletty will be back for the final events of the decathlon including:

• 10:05 – Decathlon (M): 110m hurdles
• 10:10 – High jump pole vault (M): Qualifications
• 10:35 – 100 m (M): Preliminary round
• 10:55 – Décathlon (M) – Discus Throw (Group A)
• 11:20 – 800 m (F): Repêchase
• 11:55 – 100 m (H) : 1st round
• 12:05 – Décathlon (M): Discus throw (Group B)
• 1:40 p.m. – Décathlon (M) nbsp;Jump & the perch
• 19:10 – Décathlon (M): Javelin throw (Group A)
• 19:15 -&nbsp ;1,500 m (M): Repêchage
• 19:35 – Shot put (M):&nbsp ;Final
• 19:50 – 100 m (F): Semi-finals
• 20:10 – Décathlon (M): Javelin throw (Group B)
• 20:20 – Triple jump (F): Final
• 20:55 – 4×400 m relay (Mixed): Final
• 21:20 – 100 m (F): Finale
• 21:45 – D&eacute ;cathlon (M): 1 500 m

21:55 – An update on the d& eacute;ecathlon

After the first day, German Leo Neugebauer leads the Olympic decathlon event. Here is the provisional podium after the first five events, as well as Makenson Gletty's place:

1. Léo Neugebauer (Germany) 4650 points
2. Ayden Owens-Delerme (Puerto-Rico) 4608 points
3. Sander Skotheim (Norway) 4588 points
… /> 10. Makenson Gletty: 4381 points

21:46 – Mixed balance sheet for Gressier

After a crazy race, Jimmy Gressier finally finished in 13th position. He became the first Frenchman to go under 27 minutes in the 10,000 m with a stratospheric time of 26.58.67. The first title awarded on the Stade de France track was awarded to Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei, who smashed the Olympic record (even Jimmy Gressier beat it) in 26,43,14. Berihu Aregawi (Ethiopia) and Grant Fisher (United States) complete the podium. 

21:45 – Robert-Michon in the final!

It's now official, Mélina Robert-Michon will compete in her fourth Olympic final.

21:38 – What a look!

After the halfway point, Jimmy Gressier can break the French record and become the first Frenchman in less than 27 minutes.

21:25 – Gressier in the lead

At the start of the race, Jimmy Gressier is among the leaders of the race.

21:20 – Only final of the day

Tonight, only one final is on the program in athletics, that of the men's 10,000m. The race has just started.

21:10 – Two chances for medals

This evening, Jimmy Gressier and Yann Schrub will try to win the first medal in French athletics at the 2024 Olympics. The two athletes are lined up in the final of the 10,000m which will start in ten minutes.

After the first day, Makenson Gletty is 10th in the decathlon rankings with 4381 points. The tricolor athlete is 'agrave; 207 points on the podium, the last place being held by the Norwegian Sander Skotheim.

21:02 – Personal best for Gletty!

What a trick from Makenson Gletty! For his last event of the day in the decathlon, the Frenchman finished second in the 400m in 47'48' ;quot;, thus beating his personal record at the same time. 

20:43 – Gletty is back!

After failing to clear 2.02m in the high jump, Makenson Gletty will make his comeback in ; 8:50 p.m. to compete in the 400m. The decathlete will be in the second race.

20:35 – Cruel for Bourgoin!

Fourth in her series, Anaïs Bourgoin can have regrets. She will have to go through the rep&echages after having beaten her personal record.

20:26 – Bourgoin in the rep&echages

Although she set a new personal record in 1'58"47, Anaïs Bourgoin finished at fourth place in her series and should compete in the repechages alongside Léna Kandissounon.

20:20 – Second group

While Mélina Robert-Michon was in the first group where she was 3rd, the qualification of the second group in discus lacing (F) has just started.

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When are the Olympic Games athletics events held?

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

Where the athletics events will take place ?

Athletics will take place at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis for all events, the exception of 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

• Friday, August 2
• Session of morning
• 10:05 AM: Dácathlon, 100m (Stade de France)
• 10:10 AM: Hammer throw (M), qualifications
• 10:15 AM: High jump (F), qualifications
• 10:35 AM: 100m women, preliminary round
• 10:55 AM: Decathlon, long jump
• 11:05: 1500m men, series
• 11:50: 100m women, ;ries
• 12:15 p.m.: Décathlon, shot put
• Evening session
• 6:00 PM: Decathlon, high jump
• 6:10 PM: Women's 5000m, heats
• 6:15 PM: Women's triple jump, qualifications
• 6:55 PM: Women's discus, qualifications
• 7:10 PM: Mixed 4x400m relay, heats
• 7:45 PM: Women's 800m heats
• 8:10 PM: Men's shot put qualifiers
• 8:50 PM: Decathlon 400m
• 9:20 PM: Men's 10,000m finals
• Saturday 3 août
• Morning session
• 10:05: Décathlon, 110  ;m hurdles
• 10H10 : Jump à Men's pole vault, qualifications
• 10:35: Men's 100m, preliminary round
• 10:55 AM: Décathlon, discus throw
• 11:10 AM: 800m women, repechage
• 11:45 AM: 100m men, heats
• 1:40 PM: Décathlon, high jump pole vault
• Evening session
• 7:10 PM: Decathlon, javelin throw
• 7:15 PM: Men's 1500m, repechage
• 7:35 PM: Men's shot put, finals
• 7:50 PM: Women's 100m, semi-finals
• 20H20: Women's Triple Jump, Final
• 20H55: Mixed 4x400m Relay, Final
• 21H20: Women's 100m, Final
• 21H45: Decathlon, 1500m
• Sunday 4 août
• Morning session
• 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.: 400m hurdles men, series
• 10:10: Men's discus throw, qualifications
• 10:40: Jump & women's pole vault, qualifications
• 10:50: 400m hurdles women, repêchage
• 11:20 a.m.: 400m men, repêchage
• 11:55: 400m women, series
• 12:50 p.m.: 200m women, repêchage
• Evening session
• 7:00 p.m.: Jump à men's pole vault, final
• 7:04 p.m.: 3000m steeplechase men, series
• 7:55 p.m.: 200m men, heats
• 8:30 p.m.: 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 PM: Men's Triple Jump, Qualifying
• 7:35 PM: Men's 400m Hurdles, Semi-Finals
• 20H02: Men's 200m Semifinals
• 20H25: Discus Throw men, final
• 8:45 PM: 400m women, semi-finals
• 9:20 PM nbsp;: 400m men, final
• 21H40 : 3000m steeplechase men, final
• Thursday, August 8th
• Morning session
• 10:05: Heptathlon, 100 ;m hurdles
• 10:25 a.m.: Women's shot put, qualifications
• 10:35 a.m.: 100& ;nbsp;m 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