Athletics at Paris 2024

1. United States of America - 34 Medals (14 Gold, 11 Silver, 9 Bronze)

2. Kenya - 11 Medals (4 Gold, 2 Silver, 5 Bronze)

3. Canada - 5 Medals (3 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)

4. Netherlands - 6 Medals (2 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze)

5. Spain - 4 Medals (2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)

6. Norway - 3 Medals (2 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze)

7. Great Britain - 10 Medals (1 Gold, 4 Silver, 5 Bronze)

8. Jamaica - 6 Medals (1 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze)

9. Ethiopia - 4 Medals (1 Gold, 3 Silver, 0 Bronze)

10. Australia - 7 Medals (1 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze)

MEDAL CLASSIFICATION

GOLD | Sifan Hassan (NED) - Finish: 2:22:55 (OR) (+4)

SILVER | Tigst Assefa (ETH) - Finish: 2:22:58 (+0:03) (+2)

BRONZE | Hellen Obiri (KEN) - Finish: 2:23:10 (PB) (+0:15) (=)

Sifan Hassan has done it. 

After winning the 5000m and the 10000m gold in Tokyo, she has now won the Marathon at the Games as well. 

MEDAL CLASSIFICATION

GOLD | United States of America (USA) - 3:15.27 (AR)

SILVER | Netherlands (NED) - 3:19.50 (NR)

BRONZE | Great Britain (GBR) - 3:19.72 (NR)

Much like the men, the women have run a very very fast race as well. 

1. United States of America - AREA RECORD

2. Netherlands (NED) - 3:19.50 (NR)

3. Great Britain - NATIONAL RECORD

4. Ireland - NATIONAL RECORD

5. France - NATIONAL RECORD

6. Canada - SEASON BEST

7. Belgium - SEASON BEST 

AND WE ARE OFF!!! 

USA ARE WELL HEAD RIGHT NOW!!! 

Jamaica are second. BUT HERE COME THE DUTCH AS WELL!!

USA ARE WELL CLEAR OF THE FIELD THOUGH!!

USA ARE AT LEAST 50m AHEAD!!! 

IRELAND ARE SECOND!!! TEH DUTCH AND BRITAIN ARE FIGHTING IT OUT FOR THIRD

USA HAVE THEIR ANCHOR ON!!! 

IRELAND IS SECOND!! BRITAIN THIRD!!! DUTCH FOURTH!

USA WIL WIN IT!! 

THE DUTCH GET SILVER AND BRITAIN GET BRONZE

ON THEIR MARKS!!! 

This is the final event of the day. 

USA are heavily favoured in this one. The Dutch are likely to give them a run for their money though. 

But do remember, USA have messed up two relays where they were heavily favoured.

MEDAL CLASSIFICATION

GOLD | Haruka Kitaguchi (JPN) - 65.80 (SB)

SILVER | Jo-Ane van Dyk (RSA) - 63.93

BRONZE | Nikola Ogrodnikova (CZE) - 63.68 (SB)

MEDAL CLASSIFICATION

GOLD | Hamish Kerr (NZL) - 2.36 (2.34)

SILVER | Shelby McEwen (USA) - 2.36 (-)

BRONZE | Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) - 2.34

FINAL START LIST

1. Canada (CAN) - SB: 3:25.17

2. Belgium (BEL) - SB: 3:22.95

3. Ireland (IRL) - SB: 3:22.71

4. Netherlands (NED) - SB: 3:22.39

5. United States of America (USA) - SB: 3:21.44

6. Great Britain (GBR) - SB: 3:24.72

7. Jamaica (JAM) - SB: 3:24.92

8. France (FRA) - SB: 3:23.77

MEDAL CLASSIFICATION

GOLD | United States of America (USA) - 2:54.43 (OR)

SILVER | Botswana (BOT) - 2:54.53 (AR)

BRONZE | Great Britain (GBR) - 2:55.83 (AR)

This has to be one of the best races in the history of the Olympics. 

1. USA - OLYMPIC RECORD

2. BOTSWANA - AREA RECORD

3. GREAT BRITAIN- AREA RECORD

4. BELGIUM - NATIONAL RECORD

5. SOUTH AFRICA - NATIONAL RECORD

6. JAPAN - AREA RECORD 

7. ITALY - SEASON BEST

ON THEIR MARKS!!

AND WE ARE OFF!!! 

Great start by France and Britain

Italy ahead after the bend. 

Botswana right there as well

We are merging and Bostwana have a good lead. But here come Britain. 

USA HAVE CAUGHT UP AS WELL!! 

GB AND BOTSWANA SECOND AND THIRD

HERE COME BOSTWANA AGAIN!! THEY WILL GIVE TEBOGO A CHANCE!!! 

HE IS SLIGHTLY BEHIND!!! BUT IF SOMEONE CAN CATCH UP, IT IS HIM!

USA LEAD WITH 200 TO GO!!

BENJAMIN VS TEBOGO!!! 

IT IS THE AMERICAN!!! BENJAMIN WINS IT WITH THE OLYMPIC RECORD!!

WE ARE READY!!! 

FINAL START LIST

1. South Africa (RSA) - PB: 2:59.21

2. Japan (JPN) - PB: 2:59.48

3. Zambia (ZAM) - PB: 2:59.12

4. United States of America (USA) - PB: 2:54.29

5. Belgium (BEL) - PB: 2:57.88

6. Botswana (BOT) - PB: 2:57.27

7. Great Britain (GBR) - PB: 2:56.60

8. France (FRA) - PB: 2:58.45

9. Italy (ITA) - PB: 2:58.81

Here is Kerr now. 

We have come back down to 2.36 now!

McEwen... at 2.36...Misses it again.

Here comes Kerr now. This would not only be a Gold Medal jump, it would also be an Olympic record. 

DOES NOT GET IT!

Shelby McEwen goes for the 2.40. DOES NOT CLEAR IT!!

OH NO!!

They are going to 2.40 for the Olympic record now.

They are discussing it with their coaches. 

For a second Olympics running, we might have two gold medals handed in the High Jump. 

KERR FINAL ATTEMPT!!

DOES NOT EVEN ATTEMPT IT!!!

USA's Shelby McEwen is up for one final attempt. 

Kerr cannot bear to see. 

HE DOES NOT CLEAR IT!! 

ALL ON KERR NOW!!

Both Hamish Kerr and Shelby McEwen have broken their personal bests in the final. Do they have it in them to do it one more time.

SECOND ATTEMPT FOR KERR!!! 

CAN HE PULL THIS OFF?

THAT WAS CLOSE!!! 

BUT ULTIMATELY NOT SUCCESSFUL

Shelby McEwen is in for his second attempt.

DOES NOT CLEAR IT!!

Leaderboard in the final attempt

1. Haruka Kitaguchi (JPN) - 65.80 (SB)

2. Jo-Ane van Dyk (RSA) - 63.93

3. Nikola Ogrodnikova (CZE) - 63.68 (SB)

4. Sara Kolak (CRO) - 63.40

5. Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado (COL) - 63.00

Kerr is up now. 

NOT EVEN CLOSE!!

Shelby McEwen misses his first attempt! 

Both Hamish Kerr and Shelby McEwen are tied for gold. 

Will we see another shared gold in the high jump?

Here is Barshim!!! HE HAS HIS FOURTH MEDAL!! 

WHAT COLOR WILL IT BE?

HE GETS THE CROWD GOING!! 

AND HE WILL HAVE TO SETTLE FOR BRONZE!!! 

THE BAR HAS BEEN MOVED TO 2.38!!

BARSHIM WILL GET JUST ONE ATTEMPT!! 

Sottile has not been able to clear. 

THE MEDALLISTS ARE DECIDED NOW

Barshim is up next. 

He is getting ready now. 

HE HAS PASSED IT!!! 

HE WILL ONLY GET ONE ATTEMPT AT THE NEXT LEVEL!!

Sottile...

Can he keep going. Big ask this one.

NOT CLOSE!!

BARSHIM!!! 

SECOND ATTEMPT!!! We have already had one gold winner drop out. Can the Qatari stay alive?

Here he comes...

He also gets the crowd involved. 

DOES NOT GET IT!!

Hamish Kerr... Can he clear it as well?

He hypes up the crowd much like McEwen. 

AND HE CLEARS IT AS WELL!!

Shelby McEwen is up next..

He hypes up the crowd.

AND HE HAS CLEARED IT!!! 

THE CAMERA PANS TO BARSHIM STRAIGHT AWAY!!! 

THIS IS ANOTHER PERSONAL BEST FOR HIM

Stefano Sottile, who has already broken his personal best twice in this final, fails his first attempt as well. 

BARSHIM FINALLY FAILS TO CLEAR ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT!

AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR!!

1. Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)

2. Stefano Sottile (ITA)

3. Hamish Kerr (NZL)

4. Shelby McEwen (USA)

We now move the bar to 2.36.

Japan's Ryoichi Akamatsu and Ukranian Oleh Doroshchuk have also bowed out at the 2.34m mark. 

Woo Sanghyeok of South Korea and Bulgaria's Tihomir Ivanov have been eliminated at the 2.31 mark. 

MEDAL CLASSIFICATION

GOLD | Faith Kipyegon (KEN) - 3:51.29 (OR)

SILVER | Jessica Hull (AUS) - 3:52.56

BRONZE | Georgia Bell (GBR) - 3:52.61 (NR)

FAITH LEADING AFTER THE BEND!

AUSTRALIA SECOND!! 

FAITH WINS IT!!! THREE IN A ROW!!! OLYMPIC RECORD!!

GUDAF FINISHES LAST!!! SHE JUST RAN OUT OF STEAM!

1200m

1. Faith Kipyegon (KEN) - 3:07.1 (+1)

2. Diribe Welteji (ETH) - 3:07.3 (+1)

3. Jessica Hull (AUS) - 3:07.3 (+2)

4. Georgia Bell (GBR) - 3:07.4 (+3)

5. Elle St. Pierre (USA) - 3:07.7 (-1)

6. Susan Lokayo Ejore (KEN) - 3:07.9 (=)

7. Laura Muir (GBR) - 3:08.3 (+3)

8. Nikki Hiltz (USA) - 3:08.4 (=)

Gudaf and Faith have company!

800m classification

1. Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) - 2:03.3 (=)

2. Faith Kipyegon (KEN) - 2:03.5 (+2)

3. Diribe Welteji (ETH) - 2:03.6 (+3)

4. Elle St. Pierre (USA) - 2:03.7 (-2)

5. Jessica Hull (AUS) - 2:03.8 (-2)

6. Susan Lokayo Ejore (KEN) - 2:03.9 (+1)

7. Georgia Bell (GBR) - 2:04.0 (+1)

8. Nikki Hiltz (USA) - 2:04.1 (-3)

This is fast!! VERY FAST!! 

Can they keep this up though?

400m classification

1. Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) - 59.3

2. Elle St. Pierre (USA) - 59.6

3. Jessica Hull (AUS) - 59.8

4. Faith Kipyegon (KEN) - 59.8

5. Nikki Hiltz (USA) - 59.9

6. Diribe Welteji (ETH) - 1:00.0

7. Susan Lokayo Ejore (KEN) - 1:00.1

8. Georgia Bell (GBR) - 1:00.4

AND WE ARE OFF!!!

GUDAF HAS GONE STRAIGHT INTO THE LEAD!! SHE DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE ANY RISK HERE

CLASSIFICATION AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS

1. Haruka Kitaguchi (JPN) - 65.80 (SB)

2. Jo-Ane van Dyk (RSA) - 63.93

3. Nikola Ogrodnikova (CZE) - 63.68 (SB)

4. Sara Kolak (CRO) - 63.40

5. Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado (COL) - 63.00

6. Yulenmis Aguilar (ESP) - 62.78

7. Kathryn Mitchell (AUS) - 62.63 (SB)

8. Maria Andrejczyk (POL) - 62.44

9. Elina Tzengko (GRE) - 61.85

10. Momone Ueda (JPN) - 61.64 (SB)

11. Marie-Therese Obst (NOR) - 61.14

12. Mackenzie Little (AUS) - 60.32

MEDAL CLASSIFICATION

GOLD | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) - 13:13.66 (SB)

SILVER | Ronald Kwemoi (KEN) - 13:15.04 

BRONZE | Grant Fisher (USA) - 13:15.13

Ingebrigtsen... HE IS GOING FOR IT!!! 

AND WILL EASILY WIN IT AT THE END

Ingebrigtsen leads now!! HE IS ON THE BEND

LAST LAP!!! 

HAGOS LEADS!!! 

BUT HERE COMES THE NORWEGIAN!!

TWO LAPS TO GO!!! HERE IS WHEN IT BECOMES INTERESTING!! 

4000m classification

1. Addisu Yihune (ETH) - 10:52.0 (+1)

2. Biniam Mehary (ETH) - 10:52.3 (-1)

3. John Heymans (BEL) - 10:52.4 (=)

4. Grant Fisher (USA) - 10:52.5 (+4)

5. Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) - 10:52.6 (+1)

6. Jacob Krop (KEN) - 10:52.7 (+1)

7. Edwin Kurgat (KEN) - 10:52.7 (+2)

8. Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) - 10:52.9 (+11)

THREE LAPS TO GO!!! 

Jakob Ingebrigtsen has slowly and steadily climbed up the standings here. You do not want to be in a foot race with him at the end of the race.

3000m classification

1. Biniam Mehary (ETH) - 8:17.5 (+12)

2. Addisu Yihune (ETH) - 8:17.7 (+3)

3. John Heymans (BEL) - 8:17.9 (-2)

4. Thierry Ndikumwenayo (ESP) - 8:18.2 (-1)

5. George Mills (GBR) - 8:18.3 (+5)

6. Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) - 8:18.3 (+8)

7. Jacob Krop (KEN) - 8:18.5 (+1)

8. Grant Fisher (USA) - 8:18.5 (-4)

Here comes the first move though. The Ethiopians are making a run for it now. 

Thierry Ndikumwenayo has retaken the lead. And Fisher is right behind him. Still no real lead here.

2000m classification

1. John Heymans (BEL) - 5:27.9 (+19)

2. Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu (EOR) - 5:36.7 (+1)

3. Thierry Ndikumwenayo (ESP) - 5:36.9 (-2)

4. Grant Fisher (USA) - 5:37.1 (+1)

5. Addisu Yihune (ETH) - 5:37.3 (-3)

6. Edwin Kurgat (KEN) - 5:37.5 (-2)

7. Graham Blanks (USA) - 5:37.6 (+4)

8. Jacob Krop (KEN) - 5:37.7 (-1)

No one has been able to take the lead here. This quite literally is everyone's race to win.

Thierry Ndikumwenayo of Spain leads with Addisu Yihune just behind him. 

1000m classification

1. Thierry Ndikumwenayo (ESP) - 2:49.7

2. Addisu Yihune (ETH) - 2:49.9

3. Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu (EOR) - 2:50.1

4. Edwin Kurgat (KEN) - 2:50.2

5. Grant Fisher (USA) - 2:50.3

6. Thomas Fafard (CAN) - 2:50.3

7. Jacob Krop (KEN) - 2:50.5

8. Stewart McSweyn (AUS) - 2:50.5

The bar has been raised to 2.31 meters.

WE ARE READY!!! 

AND WE ARE OFF!!! 

This is again a race that anyone can win. Today has been incredible as far as the track is concerned. 

Jan Stefela (CZE), Romaine Beckford (JAM), and Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA) have all been eliminated at the 2.27m mark.

Tamberi is on his knees praying. 

LAST ATTEMPT AT 2.27m

HERE WE GO!!

ONE OF THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS FROM 2020 IS OUT!

CLASSIFICATION AFTER ONE THROW

Haruka Kitaguchi (JPN) - 65.80 (SB)

Yulenmis Aguilar (ESP) - 62.78

Kathryn Mitchell (AUS) - 62.63 (SB)

Maria Andrejczyk (POL) - 62.44

Elina Tzengko (GRE) - 61.85

Marie-Therese Obst (NOR) - 61.14

Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado (COL) - 60.49

Mackenzie Little (AUS) - 60.32

Jo-Ane van Dyk (RSA) - 59.72

Momone Ueda (JPN) - 59.57

Nikola Ogrodnikova (CZE) - 58.13

Sara Kolak (CRO) - 57.86

MEDAL CLASSIFICATION

GOLD | Masai Russell (USA) - 12.33

SILVER | Cyrena Samba-Mayela (FRA) - 12.34

BRONZE | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PUR) - 12.36

ON THEIR MARKS!!

AND WE GO QUIET!!!

AND WE ARE OFF!

PHOTO FINISH!!!

Three Americans are right next to each other. But literally, anyone can win this one. 

FINAL START LIST

Cyrena Samba-Mayela (FRA) - PB: 12.31

Nadine Visser (NED) - PB: 12.36

Grace Stark (USA) - PB: 12.31

Masai Russell (USA) - PB: 12.25

Alaysha Johnson (USA) - PB: 12.31

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PUR) - PB: 12.26

Devynne Charlton (BAH) - PB: 12.44

Ackera Nugent (JAM) - PB: 12.28

Brian Raats of South Africa is the only athlete who has been eliminated after he failed to clear 2.22m.

MEDAL CLASSIFICATION

GOLD | Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN) - 1:41.19

SILVER | Marco Arop (CAN) - 1:41.20 (AR)

BRONZE | Djamel Sedjati (ALG) - 1:41.50

WE ARE READY!!! 

AND WE ARE OFF!!

As we merge, it is the Kenyan who leads. Sedjati is again last.

Tual is making a move as the bell goes off

Sedjati is still last!! AND NOW HE COMES!!! 

TUAL LEADS

AND WE COME ACROSS THE BEND!!!

Sedjati COMING!!! AND IT IS KENYA WHO WINS IT!!! RUDISHA WOULD BE PROUD OF THAT

Sedjati, Tual, Attaoui, and Hoppel are in the same race. 

ANY OF THEM CAN WIN THIS!!

FINAL START LIST

Max Burgin (GBR) - PB: 1:43.50

Tshepiso Masalela (BOT) - PB: 1:43.88

Bryce Hoppel (USA) - PB: 1:42.77

Djamel Sedjati (ALG) - PB: 1:41.46

Mohamed Attaoui (ESP) - PB: 1:42.04

Gabriel Tual (FRA) - PB: 1:41.61

Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN) - PB: 1:41.58

Marco Arop (CAN) - PB: 1:42.85

MEDAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Tamirat Tola (ETH) - 2:06:26 (OR)

2. Bashir Abdi (BEL) - 2:06:47 (SB) +0:21

3. Benson Kipruto (KEN) - 2:07:00 +0:34

MEDAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Tamirat Tola (ETH) - 2:06:26 (OR)

2. Bashir Abdi (BEL) - 2:06:47 (SB) +0:21

3. Benson Kipruto (KEN) - 2:07:00 +0:34

MEDAL CLASSIFICATION

GOLD | Rai Benjamin (USA) - 46.46 (=SB)

SILVER | Karsten Warholm (NOR) - 47.06

BRONZE | Alison dos Santos (BRA) - 47.26

MEDAL CLASSIFICATION

GOLD | Jordan Fortun (ESP) - 17.86 (+0.1)

SILVER | Pedro Pichardo (POR) - 17.84 (+0.2)

BRONZE | Andy Hernandez (ITA) - 17.64 (+0.7) SB

Jordan Fortun has won the gold medal. Is he passing on his final attempt?

HE IS!!! THAT IS IT!

Pedro Pichardo. Last chance for him to defend his gold medal. 

THAT IS BIG!! BUT NOT BIG ENOUGH!! He will have to settle for the silver. 

17.81. He misses the gold by 0.02.

Andy Diaz Hernandez is up first... He improves to  17.64...

That is not good enough for a silver. He will get the bronze. 

We go back to the triple jump where we have just three more jumps to go. 

MEDAL CLASSIFICATION

GOLD | Beatrice Chebet (KEN) - 30:43.25

SILVER | Nadia Battocletti (ITA) - 30:43.35 NR

BRONZE | Sifan Hassan (NED) - 30:44.12 SB

CHEBET!!! SHE TAKES IT!!! 

HASSAN GETS ANOTHER BRONZE MEDAL!! 

HERE COMES HASSAN!!! 

WE ARE ON THE BEND

The Kenyans are leading now... ALL THREE OF THEM

LAST LAP!!! 

400m

Last 1000 meters now. We will begin to see some moves. 

Three Ethiopians, Three Kenyans and Sifan Hassan,

9000m classification

1. Fotyen Tesfay (ETH) - 27:51.9

2. Beatrice Chebet (KEN) - 27:52.6

3. Sarah Chelangat (UGA) - 27:53.5

4. Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi (KEN) - 28:01.3

5. Lilian Kasait Rengeruk (KEN) - 28:01.4

6. Tsigie Gebreselama (ETH) - 28:01.4

7. Karissa Schweizer (USA) - 28:01.7

8. Nadia Battocletti (ITA) - 28:01.8

8000m

1. Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi (KEN) - 24:57.0

2. Lilian Kasait Rengeruk (KEN) - 24:57.2

3. Nadia Battocletti (ITA) - 24:57.5

4. Tsigie Gebreselama (ETH) - 24:57.5

5. Beatrice Chebet (KEN) - 24:57.6

6. Fotyen Tesfay (ETH) - 24:57.7

7. Sarah Chelangat (UGA) - 24:57.8

8. Karissa Schweizer (USA) - 24:58.0

CLASSIFICATION AFTER FIVE ATTEMPTS

Jordan Alejandro Diaz Fortun (ESP) - 17.86 (+0.1)

Pedro Pichardo (POR) - 17.84 (+0.2)

Andy Diaz Hernandez (ITA) - 17.63 (-0.2) SB

Jaydon Hibbert (JAM) - 17.61 (-0.9)

Hugues Fabrice Zango (BUR) - 17.50 (-0.1)

Max Hess (GER) - 17.38 (-1.0) SB

Lazaro Martinez (CUB) - 17.34 (+0.8) SB

Salif Mane (USA) - 17.28 (-0.1)