The session on Wednesday, August 7, went relatively well for the French athletics team.
The essential
- Cyréna Samba-Mayela qualified directly for the semi-finals of the 100m hurdles by finishing in 3rd place in her series. Laetitia Bapté will go through the repechages. Hugo Hay qualified directly for the final of the 5000m while Jimmy Gressier finished 9th and is the first non-qualifier.
- In the 800m heats, Gabriel Tual qualified for the semi-finals by winning his heat.
- Uncertain weather, Gianmarco Tamberi is present for the high jump qualifications while his friend Olympic champion in Tokyo Barshim collapsed during an attempt at 2.27m, injured in the calf.
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12:40 – Hugo Hay well qualified
We end this session with good news, despite the appeals of the federations, the Frenchman was not found guilty of the pile-up in his series. Arriving 7th, he goes on to the 5,000m final on Saturday evening.
12:40 – The repechage for Corentin Le Clézio
Despite a great finish, Corentin Le Clézio finished in 4th place and will also be in the repechage.
12:37 – Robert 4th in the series
Benjamin Robert will be in the 800m repechage, finishing in 4th place.
12:21 – Sedjati quiet
The Algerian easily won his 800m series, making him the best world performer of the year.
12:06 – Gabriel Tual wins his series
Frenchman Gabriel Tual, reigning European champion and 3rd best world performer of the year, won his series.
11:54 – The 800m series
Time for the 800m heats with the highly anticipated Gabriel Tual, one of the rare medal chances for athletics.
11:54 – Three failures for Tamberi
Qualifications are over for Tamberi with three failures at 2.27m, he should still go through to the final.
11:52 – Barshim passes 2.27m
Incredible scene as Barshim finally clears his bar at 2.27m, but collapses again after the jump. The high jump final promises to be very strange.
11:47 – Schrub eliminated
Once again, a fall disrupts the end of the 5000m. Schrub, who started well, finally finishes in 11th place and will not be in the final.
11:41 – Barshim’s injury!
Oh, what a blow in the high jump competition with Barshim stopping in his run-up on his first attempt and appearing injured.
11:38 – Tamberi fails at 2.27m
The Italian failed on the first bar at 2.27m! The competition is getting crazy even if Tamberi should pass with his previous attempts.
11:34 – Beware of disqualifications
It is difficult to say with certainty whether Hugo Hay will be in the final after this big fall. On France 2, he indicates that the Englishman accuses him of having made him fall.
11:27 – Hugo Hay 7th
Hugo Hay finished in the top 8 and will be in the final, however this is not the case for Jimmy Gressier who finished 9th.
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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
- Wednesday August 7th
- Morning session
- 7:30 a.m.: Mixed walking relay
- 10:05 a.m.: Men’s high jump, qualifications
- 10:15 a.m.: 100 m hurdles, heats
- 10:25 a.m.: Women’s javelin throw, qualifications
- 11:10 a.m.: 5000 m women, heats
- 11:55 a.m.: Men’s 800m, heats
- 12:45 p.m.: 1500 m women, repechage
- Evening session
- 7:00 p.m.: Women’s pole vault, final
- 7:05 p.m.: 110 m hurdles, semi-finals
- 7:15 p.m.: Men’s triple jump, qualifications
- 7:35 p.m.: Men’s 400m hurdles, semi-finals
- 8:02 p.m.: Men’s 200m, semi-finals
- 8:25 p.m.: Men’s discus throw, final
- 8:45 p.m.: Women’s 400m, semi-finals
- 9:20 p.m.: Men’s 400m, final
- 9:40 p.m.: Men’s 3000 m steeplechase, final
- Thursday August 8th
- Morning session
- 10:05 a.m.: Heptathlon, 100 m hurdles
- 10:25 a.m.: Women’s shot put, qualifications
- 10:35 a.m.: 100 m hurdles, repechage
- 11:05 a.m.: Heptathlon, high jump
- 11:10 a.m.: Women’s 4x100m relay, heats
- 11:35 a.m.: Men’s 4x100m relay, heats
- 12:00 p.m.: Men’s 800m, repechage
- Evening session
- 7:35 p.m.: Women’s 1500m, semi-finals
- 7:35 p.m.: Heptathlon, shot put
- 8:00 p.m.: Women’s long jump, final
- 8:25 p.m.: Men’s javelin throw, final
- 8:30 p.m.: Men’s 200m, final
- 8:55 p.m.: Heptathlon, 200 m
- 9:25 p.m.: Women’s 400m hurdles, final
- 9:45 p.m.: 110 m hurdles, final
- Friday August 9th
- Morning session
- 10:05 a.m.: Heptathlon, long jump
- 10:40 a.m.: Women’s 4×400 m relay, heats
- 11:05 a.m.: Men’s 4x400m relay, heats
- 11:20 a.m.: Heptathlon, javelin throw
- 11:30 a.m.: Men’s 800m, semi-finals
- 12:05 p.m.: 100 m hurdles, semi-finals
- Evening session
- 7:30 p.m.: Women’s 4x100m relay, final
- 7:40 p.m.: Women’s shot put, final
- 7:45 p.m.: Men’s 4x100m relay, final
- 8:00 p.m.: Women’s 400m, final
- 8:10 p.m.: Men’s triple jump, final
- 8:15 p.m.: Heptathlon, 800 m
- 8:55 p.m.: Women’s 10,000 m, final
- 9:45 p.m.: Men’s 400m hurdles, final
- Saturday August 10
- Morning session
- 8H: Men’s Marathon
- Evening session
- 7:10 p.m.: Men’s high jump, final
- 7:25 p.m.: Men’s 800m, final
- 7:40 p.m.: Women’s javelin throw, final
- 7:45 p.m.: 100 m hurdles, final
- 8:00 p.m.: 5,000 men, final
- 8:25 p.m.: 1500 m women, final
- 9:12 p.m.: Men’s 4x400m relay, final
- 9:22 p.m.: Women’s 4x400m relay, final
- Sunday August 11
- 8H: Women’s Marathon
- Marathon – women, final
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.
Women
- Gémima Joseph : 100 m, 200 m and 4×100 m
- Helen Parisot : 200 m and 4×100 m
- Anaïs Bourgoin : 800 m
- Lena Kandissounon : 800 m
- Renelle Lamote : 800 m
- Agathe Guillemot : 1,500 m
- Sarah Madeleine : 5,000 m
- Alessia Zarbo : 10,000 m
- Melody Julien : marathon
- Meline Rollin : marathon
- Mekdes Woldu : marathon
- Laëticia Bapté : 100 m hurdles
- Cyrena 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 steeplechase
- Flavie Renouard : 3,000 m steeplechase
- Solène Gicquel : high jump
- Nawal Meniker : high jump
- Marie-Julie Bonnin : Pole vault
- Ninon Chapel : Pole vault
- Margot Chevrier : Pole vault
- Hilary Kpatcha : Long jump
- Ilionis Guillaume : triple jump
- Melina Robert-Michon : discus throw
- Rose Loga : hammer throw
- Alexandra Tavernier : hammer throw
- Auriana Lazraq Khlass : heptathlon
- Chloe Galet : 4×100 m
- Orlann Olière : 4×100 m
- Maroussia Pare : 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 Deau : 4×400 m and 4×400 m mixed
- Diana Iscaye : 4×400 m and 4×400 m mixed
- Sounkamba Sylla : 4×400 m and 4×400 m mixed
- Marjorie Veyssiere : 4×400 m and 4×400 m mixed
- Clemence Beretta : 20 km walk and walk relay
- Camille Moutard : 20 km walk and walk relay
- Pauline Stey : 20 km walk and walk relay
Men
- Pablo Mateo : 200 m and 4×100 m
- Ryan Zeze : 200 m and 4×100 m
- Gilles Biron : 400 m, 4×400 m and 4×400 m mixed
- Corentin Le Clezio : 800 m
- Benjamin Robert : 800 m
- Gabriel Tual : 800 m
- Mael Gouyette : 1,500 m
- Azeddine Habz : 1,500 m
- Jimmy Gressier : 5,000 m and 10,000 m
- Hugo Hay : 5,000 m
- Yann Schrub : 5,000 m and 10,000 m
- Morhad Amdouni : marathon
- Mehdi Brother : marathon
- Nicolas Navarro : marathon
- Wilhelm Belocian : 110 m hurdles
- Raphael Mohamed : 110 m hurdles
- Sasha Zhoya : 110 m hurdles
- Clement Ducos : 400 m hurdles
- Wilfried Happio : 400 m hurdles
- Ludvy Vaillant : 400 m hurdles
- Nicolas-Marie Daru : 3,000 m steeplechase
- Louis Gilavert : 3,000 m steeplechase
- Alexis Miellet : 3,000 m steeplechase
- Anthony Ammirati : Pole vault
- Thibaut Collet : Pole vault
- Robin Emig : Pole vault
- Tom Campagne : Long jump
- Thomas Gogois : triple jump
- Jean-Marc Pontvianne : triple jump
- Lolassonn Djouhan : discus throw
- Tom Reux : discus throw
- Yann Chaussinand : hammer throw
- Teuraiterai Tupaia : to throw the javelin
- Makenson Gletty : decathlon
- Kevin Mayer : decathlon
- Harold Achi-Yao : 4×100 m
- Jeff Erius : 4×100 m
- Aymeric Priam : 4×100 m
- Dylan Vermont : 4×100 m
- Meba-Mickaël Zézé : 4×100 m
- Teo Andant : 4×400 m and 4×400 m mixed
- Thomas Jordier : 4×400 m and 4×400 m mixed
- Muhammad Abdallah Kounta : 4×400 m and 4×400 m mixed
- Loïc Prevot : 4×400 m and 4×400 m mixed
- Fabrisio Saidy : 4×400 m and 4×400 m mixed
- David Sombe : 4×400 m and 4×400 m mixed
- Yann Spillmann : 4×400 m and 4×400 m mixed
- Gabriel Bordier : 20 km walk and walk relay
- Aurelien Quinion : 20 km walk and walk relay