Tokyo Olympics: When do the athletics start? Dates for track and field events including 100m final start time

ByDan Gibbs

Updated 29/07/2021 at 07:51 GMT

The track and field events are often among the highlights of an Olympic Games and Tokyo 2020 will be no different. There's no Usain Bolt lighting up the athletics this year but there is plenty of sporting drama to unravel in the coming days. Stream every unmissable moment of Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 live on discovery+, The Streaming Home of the Olympics.

Rowing, swimming, cycling and even surfing have already got underway at Tokyo 2020 as the countdown to the athletics edges closer.

The athletics events are among the most popular for Olympics fans but sadly the athletes performing at the National Stadium in Tokyo will have no spectators in attendance due to the coronavirus restrictions.

However, whether it's someone hopping, skipping and jumping into the sand pit in the triple jump or the likes of Eliud Kipchoge going for world records in the marathon, there's excitement for everyone.

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Team GB has a host of talented athletes in the athletics event looking to medal with sprint sensation Dina Asher-Smith among the favourites to win gold.

But how much longer do you have to wait to see the track and field events?

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When do the Tokyo Olympics athletics start?

The athletics events start on Friday, July 30 and conclude on Sunday, August 8.

That means Olympics fans will be treated to 10 complete days of athletics action, with medal events taking place on each day, including the men's 10,000m on July 30.

As for the 100m finals, the men's showpiece event will be on Sunday, August 1 at 13:50 BST and the women's kicks off 24 hours earlier on Saturday, July 31, at 13:50 BST.

Tokyo Olympics athletics schedule

100m

Women: Heats (morning, July 30), Finals (evening, July 31)

Men: Prelims (morning, Jul 31), Heats (evening, Jul 31), Finals (evening, Aug 1)

200m

Women: Heats (evening, Jul 2), Finals (evening, Aug 3)

Men: Heats (morning, Aug 3), Finals (evening, Aug 4)

Dina Asher-Smith will be carrying the flag for Team GB in the sprint events

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400m

Women: Heats (morning, Aug 3), Finals (evening, Aug 6)

Men: Heats (morning, Aug 1), Finals (evening, Aug 5)

800m

Women: Heats (morning, Jul 31), Finals (evening, Aug 3)

Men: Heats (morning, Jul 31), Finals (evening, Aug 4)

1500m

Women: Heats (morning, Aug 2), Finals (evening, Aug 6)

Men: Heats (morning, Aug 3), Finals (evening, Aug 7)

5000m

Women: Heats (evening, Jul 30), Finals (evening, Aug 2)

Men: Heats (evening, Aug 3), Finals (evening, Aug 6)

10,000m

Women: Evening, Aug 7

Men: Evening, Jul 30

110m hurdles

Women: Heats (morning, Jul 31), Finals (morning, Aug 2)

Men: Heats (evening, Jul 3), Finals (morning, Aug 5)

400m hurdles

Women: Heats (morning, Jul 31), Finals (morning, Aug 4)

Men: Heats (morning, Jul 30), Finals (morning, Aug 3)

3000m steeplechase

Women: Heats (morning, Aug 1), Finals (evening, Aug 4)

Men: Heats (morning, Jul 30), Finals (evening, Aug 2)

4x100m relay

Women: Heats (morning, Aug 5), Finals (evening, Aug 6)

Men: Heats (morning, Aug 5), Finals (evening, Aug 6)

4x400m relay

Women: Heats (evening, Aug 5), Finals (evening, Aug 7)

Men: Heats (evening, Aug 6), Finals (evening, Aug 7)

Mixed: Heats (evening, Jul 30), Finals (evening, Jul 31)

Marathon

Women: Morning, Aug 7

Men: Morning, Aug 8

20km walk

Women: Evening, Aug 6

Men: Evening, Aug 5

Eliud Kipchoge is among the favourites to win gold in the marathon

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50km walk

Men: Morning, Aug 6

Long jump

Women: Qualifying (morning, Aug 1), Finals (morning, Aug 3)

Men: Qualifying (evening, July 31), Finals (morning, Aug 2)

Triple jump

Women: Qualifying (evening, Jul 30), Finals (evening, Aug 1)

Men: Qualifying (morning, Aug 3), Finals (morning, Aug 5)

High jump

Women: Qualifying (morning, Aug 5), Finals (evening, Aug 7)

Men: Qualifying (morning, Jul 30), Finals (evening, Aug 1)

Pole vault

Women: Qualifying (evening, Aug 2), Finals (evening, Aug 5)

Men: Qualifying (morning, Jul 31), Finals (evening, Aug 3)

Shot put

Women: Qualifying (evening, Jul 30), Finals (morning, Aug 1)

Men: Qualifying (evening, Aug 3), Finals (morning, Aug 5)

Discus throw

Women: Qualifying (morning, Jul 31), Finals (evening, Aug 2)

Men: Qualifying (morning, Jul 30), Finals (evening, Jul 31)

Javelin throw

Women: Qualifying (morning, Aug 4), Finals (evening, Aug 6)

Men: Qualifying (morning, Aug 4), Finals (evening, Aug 7)

Hammer throw

Women: Qualifying (morning, Aug 1), Finals (evening, Aug 3)

Men: Qualifying (morning, Aug 2), Finals (evening, Aug 4)

Heptathlon

Women: Aug 4-5

Decathlon

Men: Aug 4-5

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