LIVE. Athletics at the 2024 Olympics: Alice Finot for a first French medal? The finals

LIVE Athletics at the 2024 Olympics Alice Finot for a

Final evening at the Stade de France with perhaps the first trinket in the 3000m steeplechase.

The essential

  • Another evening in athletics at the Stade de France with perhaps the very first medal for the French delegation with Alice Finot in the 3000m steeplechase
  • This morning, the French record holder in the javelin throw, Teuraiterai Tupaia, injured in the elbow, did not qualify for the final. In the long jump, Hilary Kpatcha will however be in the final. Raphaël Mohamed and Wilhem Belocian passed the repechage in the 110m hurdles and join Sasha Zhoya in the semi-finals. Ryan Zeze also joins the semi-finals in the 200m, unlike Pablo Mateo. In the 1500m heats, the French champion Agathe Guillemot also qualified for the semi-finals by finishing 5th in the race.
  • Follow all the athletics events live.

Live

17:00 – The evening program

Another packed evening at the Stade de France with the highlight being the women’s 200m final at 9:40 p.m. Just before, Frenchwoman Alice Finot is competing in the 300m steeplechase final.

12:49 – Ryan Zeze in the semi-final!

The Frenchman won his series in 20″40 and will be in the semi-final, notably thanks to a very good start.

12:45 – Ryan Zeze last chance on the 200m

The Frenchman will be in lane 7 and must win his series or at worst be 2nd in less than 20″53 to qualify for the semi-final.

12:39 – Pablo Mateo 3rd

It didn’t go well for the Frenchman despite a season record for him of 20″57.

12:36 – Pablo Mateo in the running

The first Frenchman to take part in the 200m repechage is in lane number 8.

12:29 – Max Dehning eliminated

The German, best performer of the year in the javelin, did not pass the qualifications.

12:15 – Hilary Kpatcha in the long jump final

It went through for the Frenchwoman thanks to a final jump of 6.59m which allowed her to take the twelfth and final qualifying place.

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When are the Olympic athletics events held?

The athletics will take place from Thursday 1st to Sunday 11th August.

Where will the athletics events take place?

Athletics will take place at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis for all events, with the exception of the marathon, which will start from the Hôtel de Ville in Paris, and the 20 kilometre walk, which will start from the Pont d’Iéna.

The detailed calendar

The selection of the French team for the Olympic Games

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 should be part of the list, which allows a maximum of three athletes per discipline. 50% of the places will be allocated by the minimums, and 50% via the world ranking.

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