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When does Olympic track and field start? Here’s how to watch and not miss out on the action

This is a complete schedule for track and field at the Paris Olympics. The action kicks off on Aug. 1 until Aug. 11 with most of the events at Stade de France in Paris, while the 20km race walk is the first competition on the streets of Paris. The men’s and women’s marathons will also be on the streets and are the the final running events.

How to watch

NBC’s networks (NBC, USA Network, Universo, CNBC and Peacock app) are your exclusive broadcast gateway to the Paris Olympics. All times listed are Eastern. 

Thursday, Aug. 1
  • 1:30 a.m. – Men’s 20km race walk
  • 3:20 a.m. – Women’s 20km race walk
Friday, Aug. 2
  • 4:05 a.m. – Men’s decathlon 100m, Stade de France
  • 4:10 a.m. – Men’s hammer throw qualifying – Group A, Stade de France
  • 4:15 a.m. – Women’s high jump qualifying, Stade de France
  • 4:35 a.m. – Women’s 100m preliminary round, Stade de France
  • 4:55 a.m. – Men’s decathlon long jump, Stade de France
  • 5:05 a.m. – Men’s 1500m round 1, Stade de France
  • 5:35 a.m. – Men’s hammer throw qualifying – group B, Stade de France
  • 5:50 a.m. – Women’s 100m round 1, Stade de France
  • 6:15 a.m. – Men’s decathlon shot put, Stade de France
  • 12:00 p.m. – Men’s decathlon high jump, Stade de France
  • 12:10 p.m. – Women’s 5000m round 1, Stade de France
  • 12:15 p.m. – Women’s triple jump qualifying, Stade de France
  • 12:55 p.m. – Women’s discus throw qualifying – group A, Stade de France
  • 1:10 p.m. – 4x400m mixed relay round 1, Stade de France
  • 1:45 p.m. – Women’s 800m round 1, Stade de France
  • 2:10 p.m. – Men’s shot put qualifying, Stade de France
  • 2:20 p.m. – Women’s discus qualification – group B, Stade de France
  • 2:50 p.m. – Men’s decathlon 400m, Stade de France
  • 3:20 p.m. – Men’s 10,000m final, Stade de France
Saturday, Aug. 3
  • 4:05 a.m. – Men’s decathlon 110m hurdles, Stade de France
  • 4:10 a.m. – Men’s pole vault qualifying, Stade de France
  • 4:35 a.m. – Men’s 100m preliminary round, Stade de France
  • 4:55 a.m. – Men’s decathlon discus – group A, Stade de France
  • 5:10 a.m. – Women’s 800m repechage round, Stade de France
  • 5:45 a.m. – Men’s 100m round 1, Stade de France
  • 6:00 a.m. – Men’s decathlon discus – group B, Stade de France
  • 7:40 a.m. – Men’s decathlon pole vault, Stade de France
  • 1:10 p.m. – Men’s decathlon javelin – group A, Stade de France
  • 1:15 p.m. – Men’s 1500m repechage round, Stade de France
  • 1:35 p.m. – Men’s shot put final, Stade de France
  • 1:50 p.m. – Women’s 100m semifinal, Stade de France
  • 2:10 p.m. – Men’s decathlon javelin – group B, Stade de France
  • 2:20 p.m. – Women’s triple jump final, Stade de France
  • 2:55 p.m. – 4x400m mixed relay final, Stade de France
  • 3:20 p.m. – Women’s 100m final, Stade de France
  • 3:45 p.m. – Men’s decathlon 1500m, Stade de France
Sunday, Aug. 4
  • 4:05 a.m. – Women’s 3000m steeplechase round 1, Stade de France
  • 4:20 a.m. – Women’s hammer throw qualifying – Group A, Stade de France
  • 4:55 a.m. – Women’s 200m round 1, Stade de France
  • 5:00 a.m. – Men’s long jump qualifying, Stade de France
  • 5:45 a.m. – Women’s hammer throw qualifying – Group B, Stade de France
  • 5:50 a.m. – Men’s 110m hurdles round 1, Stade de France
  • 6:35 a.m. – Women’s 400m hurdles round 1, Stade de France
  • 1:05 p.m. – Men’s 400m Round 1, Stade de France
  • 1:50 p.m. – Women’s high jump final, Stade de France
  • 2:00 p.m. – Men’s 100m semifinal, Stade de France
  • 2:30 p.m. – Men’s hammer throw final, Stade de France
  • 2:40 p.m. – Women’s 800m semifinal, Stade de France
  • 3:15 p.m. – Men’s 1500m semifinal, Stade de France
  • 3:55 p.m. – Men’s 100m final, Stade de France

Monday, Aug. 5
  • 4:05 a.m. – Men’s 400m hurdles round 1, Stade de France
  • 4:10 a.m. – Men’s discus qualifying – group A, Stade de France
  • 4:40 a.m. – Women’s pole vault qualifying, Stade de France
  • 4:50 a.m. – Women’s 400m hurdles repechage round, Stade de France
  • 5:20 a.m. – Men’s 400m repechage round, Stade de France
  • 5:35 a.m. – Men’s discus qualifying – group B, Stade de France
  • 5:55 a.m. – Women’s 400m round 1, Stade de France
  • 6:50 a.m. – Women’s 200m repechage round, Stade de France
  • 1:00 p.m. – Men’s pole vault final, Stade de France
  • 1:04 p.m. – Men’s 3000m steeplechase Round 1, Stade de France
  • 1:55 p.m. – Men’s 200m round 1, Stade de France
  • 2:30 p.m.: Women’s discus final, Stade de France
  • 2:45 p.m. – Women’s 200m semifinal, Stade de France
  • 3:10 p.m. – Women’s 5000m final, Stade de France
  • 3:45 p.m. – Women’s 800m final, Stade de France
Tuesday, Aug. 6
  • 4:05 a.m. – Women’s 1500m round 1, Stade de France
  • 4:20 a.m. – Men’s javelin qualifying – group A, Stade de France
  • 4:50 a.m. – Men’s 110m hurdles repechage round, Stade de France
  • 5:15 a.m. – Women’s long jump qualifying, Stade de France
  • 5:20 a.m. – Women’s 400m repechage round, Stade de France
  • 5:50 a.m. – Men’s javelin qualifying – group B, Stade de France
  • 6:00 a.m. – Men’s 400m hurdles repechage round, Stade de France
  • 6:30 a.m. – Men’s 200m repechage round, Stade de France
  • 1:35 p.m. – Men’s 400m semifinal, Stade de France
  • 2:00 p.m. – Women’s hammer throw final, Stade de France
  • 2:07 p.m. – Women’s 400m hurdles semifinal, Stade de France
  • 2:20 p.m. – Men’s long jump final, Stade de France
  • 2:50 p.m. – Men’s 1500m final, Stade de France
  • 3:10 p.m. – Women’s 3000m steeplechase final, Stade de France
  • 3:40 p.m. – Women’s 200m final, Stade de France
Wednesday, Aug. 7
  • 1:30 a.m. – Marathon race walk mixed relay, Trocadéro
  • 4:05 a.m. – Men’s high jump qualifying, Stade de France
  • 4:15 a.m. – Women’s 100m hurdles round 1, Stade de France
  • 4:25 a.m. – Women’s javelin qualifying – group A, Stade de France
  • 5:10 a.m. – Men’s 5000m round 1, Stade de France
  • 5:50 a.m. – Women’s javelin qualifying – group B, Stade de France
  • 5:55 a.m. – Men’s 800m round 1, Stade de France
  • 6:45 a.m. – Women’s 1500m repechage round, Stade de France
  • 1:00 p.m. – Women’s pole vault final, Stade de France
  • 1:05 p.m. – Men’s 110m hurdles semifinal, Stade de France
  • 1:15 p.m. – Men’s triple jump qualifying, Stade de France
  • 1:35 p.m. – Men’s 400m hurdles semifinal, Stade de France
  • 2:02 p.m. – Men’s 200m semifinal, Stade de France
  • 2:25 p.m. – Men’s discus final, Stade de France
  • 2:45 p.m. – Women’s 400m semifinal, Stade de France
  • 3:20 p.m. – Men’s 400m final, Stade de France
  • 3:40 p.m. – Men’s 3000m steeplechase final, Stade de France
Thursday, Aug. 8
  • 4:05 a.m. – Women’s heptathlon 100m hurdles, Stade de France
  • 4:25 a.m. – Women’s shot put qualifying, Stade de France
  • 4:35 a.m. – Women’s 100m hurdles repechage round, Stade de France
  • 5:05 a.m. – Women’s heptathlon high jump, Stade de France
  • 5:10 a.m. – Women’s 4x100m relay round 1, Stade de France
  • 5:35 a.m. – Men’s 4x100m relay round 1, Stade de France
  • 6:00 a.m. – Men’s 800m repechage round, Stade de France
  • 1:35 p.m. – Women’s 1500m semifinal, Stade de France
  • 1:35 p.m. – Women’s heptathlon shot put, Stade de France
  • 2:00 p.m. – Women’s long jump final, Stade de France
  • 2:25 p.m. – Men’s javelin final, Stade de France
  • 2:30 p.m. – Men’s 200m final, Stade de France
  • 2:55 p.m. – Women’s heptathlon 200m, Stade de France
  • 3:25 p.m. – Women’s 400m hurdles final, Stade de France
  • 3:45 p.m. – Men’s 110m hurdles final, Stade de France
Friday, Aug. 9
  • 4:05 a.m. – Women’s heptathlon long jump, Stade de France
  • 4:40 a.m. – Women’s 4x400m relay round 1, Stade de France
  • 5:05 a.m. – Men’s 4x400m relay round 1, Stade de France
  • 5:20 a.m. – Women’s heptathlon javelin – group A, Stade de France
  • 5:30 a.m. – Men’s 800m semifinal, Stade de France
  • 6:05 a.m. – Women’s 100m hurdles semifinal, Stade de France
  • 6:30 a.m. – Women’s heptathlon javelin – group B, Stade de France
  • 1:30 p.m. – Women’s 4x100m relay final, Stade de France
  • 1:40 p.m. – Women’s shot put final, Stade de France
  • 1:45 p.m. – Men’s 4 x 100m relay final, Stade de France
  • 2:00 p.m. – Women’s 400m final, Stade de France
  • 2:10 p.m. – Men’s triple jump final, Stade de France
  • 2:15 p.m. – Women’s heptathlon 800m, Stade de France
  • 2:55 p.m. – Women’s 10,000m final, Stade de France
  • 3:45 p.m. – Men’s 400m hurdles final, Stade de France
Saturday, Aug. 10
  • 1:00 a.m. – Men’s marathon
  • 1:10 p.m. – Men’s high jump final, Stade de France
  • 1:25 p.m. – Men’s 800m final, Stade de France
  • 1:40 p.m. – Women’s javelin final , Stade de France
  • 1:45 p.m. – Women’s 100m hurdles final, Stade de France
  • 2:00 p.m. – Men’s 5000m final, Stade de France
  • 2:25 p.m. – Women’s 1500m final, Stade de France
  • 3:12 p.m. – Men’s 4x400m relay final, Stade de France
  • 3:22 p.m. – Women’s 4x400m relay final, Stade de France
Sunday, Aug. 11
  • 1:00 a.m. – Women’s marathon
(Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press)

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