PARIS, France — Competition at the Paris Olympics is heating up, and one of the most highly-anticipated sports got underway on Thursday.
Track and Field began Thursday with the men's and women's 20km race walk, and we will see some of the most popular events Friday, including the 100-meter, the final of the 10,000-meter and the start of the decathlon.
Here's when some of Team USA's top track and field athletes will be in action during the Paris Olympics (all times in Pacific).
Sha'Carri Richardson
Richardson will run her first Olympic race in 100m qualifying heats that begin Friday at 1:35 a.m. Later that day, she will run in the 100m first round that is set to begin at 2:50 a.m. The semifinals for the 100m will begin Saturday at 10:50 a.m., and Richardson's first chance at an Olympic medal will be in the 100m final at 12:20 p.m. Saturday.
After the individual races, Richardson will be part of Round 1 for the 4x100m relay that begins on Aug. 8 at 2:10 a.m. The final for the 4x100m will be held on Aug. 9 at 10:30 a.m.
Noah Lyles
Lyles will be a busy man during the Olympics, with four events on his schedule. He will start with the 100m prelims at 1:35 a.m. on Saturday. Round 1 will take place later that day at 2:55 a.m. On Sunday, Lyles will run in the semifinals of the 100m at 11:05 a.m., and the finals will be at 12:50 p.m. that same day.
Round 1 of the 200m then begins on Monday at 10:55 a.m. The repechage round for those who did not advance out of the first round will then be held on Aug. 6 at 3:30 a.m. The 200m semis will then take place on Wednesday at 11:02 a.m., and the 200m Olympic final will be at 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 8.
Lyles is also in a pair of relays for the 4x100m and the 4x400m. The 4x100m Round 1 will be Aug. 8 at 2:35 a.m. The final will be Aug. 9 at 10:47 a.m. In the 4x400m, Round 1 will begin Aug. 9 at 2:05 a.m. and the final will be on Aug. 10 at noon.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
Fresh off a world record at the U.S. Olympic Trials, McLaughlin-Levrone will begin her Olympic competition on Sunday with the women's 400m hurdles Round 1 that begins at 3:35 a.m. The repechage round will be on Monday, and the semis will be on Tuesday at 11:07 a.m. The final race will be Aug. 8 at 12:25 p.m.
McLaughlin-Levrone is also part of the 4x400m relay for Team USA, and Round 1 in that event will begin Aug. 9 at 1:40 a.m. The relay final will be a day later on Aug. 10 at 12:14 p.m.
Anna Hall
Heptathlete Anna Hall, 23, is making her Olympic Games debut on Thursday, Aug. 8. The seven-event competition includes the 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-meter race, long jump, javelin throw and the 800-meter run.
In 2021, Hall broke her foot during the 2021 Olympic team trials. Earlier in 2024, Hall underwent knee surgery just six months before winning the heptathlon at the U.S. track and field trials in Eugene, Oregon, and earning her place on Team USA.
Local athletes
Outside of the three major U.S. stars, there are quite a few track and field athletes with local ties who will be competing in Paris.
CJ Allen, originally from Bremerton and a former Washington State Cougar, will run in the 400m hurdles for Team USA. He will first be on the track for Round 1 at 1:05 a.m. on Monday. The semifinals will be at 10:35 a.m. on Wednesday and the final race will be at 12:45 p.m. on Aug. 9.
Kenneth Rooks of Walla Walla will run in the 3,000m steeplechase after winning the event at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Steeplechase Round 1 for the men at the Paris Olympics will be on Monday at 10:04 a.m. The final race will be at 12:43 p.m. on Wednesday.
