Paris Olympics 2024: Noah Lyles wins men’s 100m gold medal – as it happened
The American edges Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson in a photo finish to the men’s 100-metre race.
Both finished with a time of 9.79 seconds but were separated by 5/1,000th of a second in the end.
Fred Kerley of USA won bronze.
Canada’s Ethan Katzberg won gold in the men’s hammer throw.
Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh won gold in the women’s high jump final.Read less
Goodbye for now!
That completes our coverage of tonight’s track and field events at Paris 2024.
Noah Lyles adds an Olympic 100m gold to his World Championship title to become the undisputed fastest man on the planet.
Ethan Katzberg becomes the first Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal in the men’s hammer throw.
And Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh edges out Australia’s Nicola Olyslagers to win an Olympic gold in the women’s high jump.
On behalf of Hafsa Adil, this is Rohan Sharma signing off.
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African giants Morocco take on European champions Spain in the first semifinal, which kicks off at 16:00 GMT. Our coverage begins at 13:00 GMT.
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We’ll keep you up to date with the biggest news from the Games throughout the day and for the rest of the last seven days of the biggest sport tournament in the world.
Noah Lyles eyes 200m race
While Noah Lyles walked away with gold to bury the demons of the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, when he harvested a mere 200m bronze, he will have one more battle in his favoured men’s 200m.
Asked whether he was confident of doubling up in the 200m, an event in which he is a three-time world champion, Lyles was in no doubt.
“100 percent,” he said.
“That’s my better event and now that I’ve got a new personal record in the 100, I’m ready to take it to the 200.”Noah Lyles will be the favourite for the 200m race [Jewel Samad/AFP]
How Noah Lyles won the 100m race
Here’s how the race unfolded:
Starting in lane seven, outside Oblique Seville of South Africa and inside Letsile Tebogo of Botswana, Lyles got off to an average start, but was soon into his stride pattern.
Head tucked down through to the 40-metre mark, the American opened up, but the whole field pushed him all the way.
As Lyles dipped for the line with Jamaican Kishane Thompson charging alongside him, the crowd erupted and a photo-finish was called before Lyles was confirmed as gold medallist.
Lyles’s US teammate Fred Kerley took bronze in 9.81sec, just one-hundredth ahead of South African Akani Simbine, who timed 9.82sec.
In an astonishing race, defending champion Marcell Jacobs of Italy was fifth in 9.85sec, Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo sixth in 9.86sec, American Kenny Bednarek seventh in 9.88sec and Jamaican Oblique Seville eighth in 9.91sec.
Lyles’ victory was only confirmed after a photo finish.Team USA’s Noah Lyles (third from left) crosses the finish line to win the men’s 100m final [Jewel Samad/AFP]
‘I’m the wolf amongst wolves’
Until the race results were shown on the screen at the Stade de France, Noah Lyles thought he had lost the race to Kishane Thompson.
The American said of the wait for the final results: “I went up to Kishane and I was like, ‘I’m going to be honest, bro, I think you had that one’.
“And I was fully prepared to see his name pop up and to see my name pop up, I’m like goodness gracious. I’m incredible.”
But the American was thrilled to win the “hard battle” against a cast of “amazing opponents”.
“It’s the one I wanted,” Lyles said after winning.
“Everybody’s healthy, everybody came prepared for the fight and I wanted to prove that I’m the man amongst all of them. I’m the wolf amongst wolves.”Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson (left), USA’s Noah Lyles and Kenneth Bednarek (right) react after crossing the finish line in the men’s 100m final [Martin Bernetti/AFP]
Noah Lyles’s gold the closest Olympic 100m win in modern history
World champion Noah Lyles roared to victory in 9.79 seconds to claim gold in a dramatic men’s final. His win was the closest Olympic 100m finish in modern history – just five thousandths of a second separated him from Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson, who clocked the same time of 9.79sec.
It made Lyles the first American, male or female, to win the event since Justin Gatlin took gold in the 2004 Athens Games.First-placed Noah Lyles of the USA, second-placed Kishane Thompson of Jamaica and third-placed Fred Kerley of the USA cross the finish line at the end of the men’s 100m final [Jung Yeon-je/AFP]
‘Couldn’t have asked for a bigger moment’
A thrilled Noah Lyles says he “couldn’t have asked for a bigger moment” after winning the gold.
“A guy in biomechanics comes down, and before I came out here, he said it was going to be this much [gestures with his fingers],” he told the BBC after the race.
“That’s how close it is going to be and gosh was he right.”
Noah Lyles brought ‘main character energy’ to 100m final
In the lead-up to the final, Lyles had talked up his chances of winning gold and boasted how he’d be the sprinter to bring “main character energy” to the race.
Well, he’s surely brought it and shown his character as an Olympic gold medallist by surging to the lead in the dying seconds of the race.Noah Lyles, wrapped in a US flag, celebrates winning the men’s 100m final [Martin Bernetti/AFP]
Jacobs misses out on podium
After surprising the world with his gold medal performance in the 100m during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Jacobs fails to make his mark in Paris.
He finishes in fifth spot, despite running a rapid time of 9.85.
Noah Lyles rings the winner’s bell in Paris
Lyles gives it a thunderous shake and lets out his emotions.Sprinter Noah Lyles of the USA rings the Paris 2024 bell [Andrej Isakovic/AFP]
Lyles wins first Olympic gold medal
Tonight’s gold medallists
Yet another soul-stirring night of athletics comes to a close at the Stade de France.
Here’s a reminder of all of tonight’s gold medal winners:
*Women’s high jump – Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine)
*Men’s hammer throw – Ethan Katzberg (Canada)
*Men’s 100m – Noah Lyles (USA)
A photo finish to the men’s 100m race
A photo finish if there ever was one.An overview shows (from top to bottom) USA’s Kenneth Bednarek, USA’s Fred Kerley, Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson, South Africa’s Akani Simbine, Jamaica’s Oblique Seville, USA’s Noah Lyles, Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo and Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs finishing the men’s 100m final [Jewel Samad/AFP]
All sprinters run under 9.92 in electric final!
The final results are in for the men’s 100m final:Noah Lyles (USA) – 9.79 (.784)
Kishane Thompson (Jamaica) – 9.79 (.789)
Fred Kerley (USA) – 9.81
Akani Simbane (South Africa) – 9.82
Lamont Marcell Jacobs (Italy) – 9.85
Letsile Tebogo (Botswana) – 9.86
Kenneth Bednarek (USA) – 9.88
Oblique Seville (Jamaica) – 9.91
Lyles and Thompson separated by a thread
That has got to be one of the closest 100-metre races in recent years.
The athletes weren’t sure after crossing the finish line and had to wait for the results to flash before being confident of their place.
An incredible finish to a thrilling race.
Not much separated Lyles and Thompson. They finished at 9.79 seconds but Lyles was probably ahead by the thinnest of margins.USA’s Noah Lyles crosses the finish line to win the men’s 100-metre final [Jewel Samad/AFP]
Lyles wins the men’s 100m Olympic gold!
USA’s Lyles edges Jamaica’s Thompson by just 5/1000th of a second to secure the 2024 Olympics men’s 100m gold!
Lyles’s official time is 9.79 (.784).
Thompson retains silver with a time of 9.79 (.789), with USA’s Kerley taking bronze with a time of 9.81.
The sprinters were made to wait for an eternity before the final verdict came in, with two contrasting figures cut in the jubilant Lyles and the disappointed Thompson.
Men’s 100m final athletes announced
The expectation has risen greatly as we head into the marquee event of the evening.
The sprinters are all announced to much fanfare.
Some of the biggest reaction comes for Lyles, Jacobs and Thompson, who all have a strong chance at running away with the gold.Athletes await the start of the final [Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters]
Will USA’s ‘rock star’ Noah Lyles win gold?
Noah Lyles will look to banish his Tokyo demons when he takes to the track in his continuing bid to fill the void left by Usain Bolt.
Lyles took a major step towards that dream by winning treble gold (100, 200 and 4x100m relays) at last year’s world championships in Budapest.
That led to World Athletics President Sebastian Coe dubbing Lyles, whose contract renewal with Adidas this season was described as the biggest since Bolt’s with Puma, an “absolute rock star”.
Dreadlocked rapper more than rock star, the 27-year-old American made efforts in the Hungarian capital that were captured in Netflix’s docuseries entitled Sprint””.
It firmly shone the spotlight on the self-assured Lyles, who looks more than ready to bring track back into the wider public consciousness and whose brashness was clear for all to hear in a litany of quotable soundbites.
“You have to have the mindset of a god,” Lyles said of being a top sprinter.
“I’m a true believer in that the moment isn’t bigger than me, the moment was made for me.”USA’s Noah Lyles [Andrej Isakovic/AFP]
Men’s 100m final up next!
Just a reminder of who will be gunning for the fastest in the world in just a few minutes’ time!Kishane Thompson (Jamaica) – 9.80
Oblique Seville (Jamaica) – 9.81
Noah Lyles (USA) – 9.83
Fred Kerley (USA) – 9.84
Akani Simbane (South Africa) – 9.87
Letsile Tebogo (Botswana) – 9.91
Lamont Marcell Jacobs (Italy) – 9.92
Kenny Bednarek (USA) – 9.93
Men’s hammer throw final: Katzberg wins gold!
We are into the sixth and final attempt as Kokhan secures the bronze with a throw of 79.39m.
Halasz takes silver after his best registered throw of 79.97m.
Katzberg, who has already nailed the gold medal, goes up for his final attempt.
His attempt falls just outside, but he doesn’t care as he celebrates vehemently to magnaminous applause from the Stade de France crowd.
Vote: Who will win men’s 100m gold?
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Men’s 100m final in 10 minutes!
We have the current world champion, reigning Olympic champion and some other notable names in contention for one of the hottest sporting tickets of the year!
Make sure to stay tuned as we cover the men’s 100m final at 19:50 GMT.
Men’s hammer throw final: Katzberg still on top
The first three places are unchanged still as we continue through the fifth round of attempts.
Katzberg has the two best throws of the competition at 84.12m and 82.28m, with no one else able to get past the 80m mark at this juncture. Ethan Katzberg of Canada in action [Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters]
Men’s 1,500m semifinal 2 results
Here are the results of the second 1,500m men’s semifinal:Yared Nuguse (USA) – 3:31.72 (Q)
Hobbs Kessler (USA) – 3:31.97 (Q)
Neil Gourley (Great Britain) – 3:32.11 (Q)
Niels Laros (Netherlands) – 3:32.22 (Q)
Timothy Cheruiyot (Kenya) – 3:32.30 (Q)
Narve Gilje Nordas (Norway) – 3:32.34 (Q)
Anass Essayi (Morocco) – 3:32.49
Ossama Meslek (Italy) – 3:32.77
Samuel Tefera (Ethiopia) – 3:33.02
Cathal Doyle (Ireland) – 3:33.15
Charles Philbert-Thiboutot (Canada) – 3:33.29
Azeddine Habz (France) – 3:34.35
Women’s high jump final: Ukraine’s Mahuchikh wins gold!
Despite getting two chances at clearing 2.04m, the Ukrainian is unable to do so.
But it doesn’t matter one bit as she has already secured an Olympic gold.
Australia’s Olyslagers takes silver, while her compatriot Patterson and Ukraine’s Gerashchenko share the bronze after clearing 1.95m.Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine celebrates after winning gold with her compatriot bronze medallist Iryna Gerashchenko [Alina Smutko/Reuters]
Men’s 1,500m semifinal 1 results
Here are the results of the first 1,500m men’s semifinal at Stade de France:Jakob Ingebrigsten (Norway) – 3:32.38 (Q)
Josh Kerr (Great Britain) – 3:32.46 (Q)
Cole Hocker (Great Britain) – 3:32.54 (Q)
Brian Komen (Kenya) – 3:32.57 (Q)
Stefan Nillessen (Netherlands) – 3:32.73 (Q)
Pietro Arese (Italy) – 3:33.03 (Q)
Robert Farken (Germany) – 3:33.35
Isaac Nader (Portugal) – 3:34.75
Federico Riva (Italy) – 3:35.26
Reynold Cheruiyot (Kenya) – 3:35.32
George Mills (Great Britain) – 3:37.12
Ermias Girma (Ethiopia) – 3:40.27
Men’s hammer throw final: Katzberg holding on to top spot
With Katzberg blowing the rest of the field with an outlandish 84.12m throw on his first attempt, he is still sitting nice and pretty at the top of the heap.
It is essentially now a battle for silver medal between Hungary’s Halasz and Ukraine’s Kokhan as we see out the fourth attempt from the field.
They have the next best throws registered at 79.97m and 79.39m, respectively.
Women’s high jump final: Mahuchikh guaranteed gold medal
Both Mahuchikh and Olyslagers have missed out on their first two clearances at 2.02m.
Olyslagers goes up for her third, but fails to make it over.
With that, Mahuchikh is guaranteed a gold medal after Olyslagers misses on all three attempts.
No pressure for the Ukrainian now as she decides to delight the crowd with a chance at 2.04m.Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine [Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters]
Men’s hammer throw final: Katzberg leads the field
The Canadian favourite went big on his first try, landing an impressive 84.12m throw.
Hungary’s Halasz currently holds second place with a throw of 79.97m, while Norway’s Henriksen is in bronze medal position with 79.18m.
Katzberg misses out on registering a mark on his second attempt, and just lands out of bounds on his third.
Women’s high jump final: Olyslagers survives to move bar to 2.02m
Mahuchikh nails her first attempt at 2.00m.
Olyslagers misfires on her first two attempts, but then clears it on the final attempt to keep the battle going as the bar is now raised to 2.02m.Nicola Olyslagers of Australia reacts to the women’s high jump results [Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters]
Women’s 800m semifinal 3 results
Great Britain’s Hodgkinson and South Africa’s Sekgodiso progress to the next round with the two best qualification times.Keely Hodgkinson (Great Britain) – 1:56:86 (Q)
Prudence Sekgodiso (South Africa) – 1:57:57 (Q)
Nia Akins (USA) – 1:58:20
Lilian Odira (Kenya) – 1:58:53
Rose Mary Almanza (Cuba) – 1:58:73
Anais Bourgoin (France) – 1:59:62
Claudia Hollingsworth (Australia) – 2:01:51
Rachel Pellaud (Switzerland) – 2:03:36
Women’s high jump final: Mahuchikh and Olyslagers battle for gold
Ukraine’s Gerashchenko and Australia’s Patterson will share the bronze medal after failing to clear 1.98m, but having the least attempts to get there compared to the rest of the field.
The duel for gold is now whittled down to Ukraine’s Mahuchikh and Australia’s Olyslagers, who are the only competitors to clear 1.98m.
Let’s see how they fare with 2.00m.
Women’s 800m semifinal 2 results
Ethiopia’s Duguma wins the heat to secure qualification for the final.
She will be joined by Maloney, who finishes with a time of 1:57:59.Tsige Duguma (Ethiopia) – 1:57:47 (Q)
Shafiqua Maloney (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) – 1:57:59
Juliette Whittaker (USA) – 1:57:76
Renelle Lamote (France) – 1:57:78
Jemma Reekie (Great Britain) – 1:58:01
Gabriela Gajanova (Slovakia) – 1:58:22
Majtie Kolberg (Germany) – 1:58:52
Vivian Chebet Kiprotich (Kenya) – 1:59:64
Women’s high jump final: Eight go past 1.95m mark
The women’s high jump final continues in the middle of the purple track at Stade de France.
Eight athletes have cleared the 1.95m mark so far. They are:Iryna Gerashchenko (Ukraine)
Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine)
Nicola Olyslagers (Australia)
Eleanor Patterson (Australia)
Vashti Cunningham (USA)
Christina Honsel (Germany)
Elena Kulichenko (Cyprus)
Safina Sadullayeva (Uzbekistan)
Meanwhile, Tatiana Gusin (Greece), Buse Savaskan (Turkey), and Nawal Meniker (France) are out of contention.Nicola Olyslagers, of Australia, competes in the women’s high jump final [Matthias Schrader/AP]
Women’s 800m semifinal 1 results
The non-stop action continues from Stade de France as the women’s 800m semifinal heats are up next.
We have the results of the first heat as Kenya’s Moraa and Ethiopia’s Mesele progress to the final.Mary Moraa (Kenya) – 1:57:86 (Q)
Worknesh Mesele (Ethiopia) – 1:58:06 (Q)
Daily Cooper Gaspar (Cuba) – 1:58:39
Phoebe Gill (Great Britain) – 1:58:47
Abbey Caldwell (Australia) – 1:58:52
Natoya Goule-Toppin (Jamaica) – 1:59:14
Valentina Rosamila (Switzerland) – 1:59:27
Noelie Yarigo (Benin) – 2:01:35
Who will win the men’s 100m final?
Now that the finalists are confirmed, have a go at predicting the fastest man in the world with our poll.
Men’s 100m final field decided
With the semifinals done and dusted, we have our eight runners vying for the title of fastest man on the planet at 19:50 GMT.
It should make for an electric final!Kishane Thompson (Jamaica) – 9.80
Oblique Seville (Jamaica) – 9.81
Noah Lyles (USA) – 9.83
Fred Kerley (USA) – 9.84
Akani Simbane (South Africa) – 9.87
Letsile Tebogo (Botswana) – 9.91
Lamont Marcell Jacobs (Italy) – 9.92
Kenny Bednarek (USA) – 9.93
Who are the men’s hammer throw competitors?
France’s Chaussinand predictably receives the loudest cheers from the partisan crowd.
Canada’s Katzberg is the favourite for the title, so should make for some compelling viewing once action is under way.Wojciech Nowicki (Poland)
Yann Chaussinand (France)
Mykhaylo Kokhan (Ukraine)
Eivind Henriksen (Norway)
Bence Halasz (Hungary)
Rowan Hamilton (Canada)
Pawel Fajdek (Poland)
Rudy Winkler (USA)
Ethan Katzberg (Canada)
Thomas Mardal (Norway)
Merlin Hummel (Germany)
Christos Frantzeskakis (Greece)
Kishane Thompson and Fred Kerley qualify from third semifinal
The two frontrunners in this heat – Jamaica’s Thompson and USA’s Kerley – finish one and two respectively, with sub 9.85 times!
This final should be one for the ages as we have already had some quick times in these semifinals.Kishane Thompson (Jamaica) – 9.80 (Q)
Fred Kerley (USA) – 9.84 (Q)
Benjamin Richardson (South Africa) – 9.95
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (Japan) – 9.96
Andre de Grasse (Canada) – 9.98
Zharnel Hughes (Great Britain) – 10.01
Abdul-Rasheed Saminu (Ghana) – 10.05
Ferdinand Omanyala (Kenya) – 10.08
Puripol Boonson (Thailand) – 10.14Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson (centre) crosses the finish line ahead of Japan’s Abdul Hakim Sani Brown and Britain’s Zharnel Hughes in the men’s 100m semifinal race [Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP]
Men’s 100m semifinal 3 field
Lane 1 – Puripol Boonson (Thailand)
Lane 2 – Andre de Grasse (Canada)
Lane 3 – Zharnel Hughes (Great Britain)
Lane 4 – Kishane Thompson (Jamaica)
Lane 5 – Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (Japan)
Lane 6 – Ferdinand Omanyala (Kenya)
Lane 7 – Fred Kerley (USA)
Lane 8 – Abdul-Rasheed Saminu (Ghana)
Lane 9 – Benjamin Richardson (South Africa)
South Africa’s Simbine and Botswana’s Tebogo qualify from second semi
South Africa’s Simbine and Botswana’s Tebogo sail to qualification with the two best times in the heat.
The reigning men’s Olympic 100m champion, Jacobs, runs a 9.92 as he secures third spot.
He should be in the running for a spot in the final with that time though, so he will be somewhat pleased.Akani Simbine (South Africa) – 9.87 (Q)
Letsile Tebogo (Botswana) – 9.91 (Q)
Lamont Marcell Jacobs (Italy) – 9.92
Kenneth Bednarek (USA) – 9.93
Ackeem Blake (Jamaica) – 10.06
Kayinsola Ajayi (Nigeria) – 10.13
Joshua Hartmann (Germany) – 10.16
Emmanuel Matadi (Liberia) – 10.18
Reynaldo Espinosa (Cuba) – 10.21South Africa’s Akani Simbine reacts after competing in the men’s 100m semifinal [Jewel Samad/AFP]
Men’s 100m semifinal 2 field
Lane 1 – Reynold Espinosa (Cuba)
Lane 2 – Emmanuel Matadi (Liberia)
Lane 3 – Ackeem Blake (Jamaica)
Lane 4 – Letsile Tebogo (Botswana)
Lane 5 – Akani Simbine (South Africa)
Lane 6 – Kayinsola Ajayi (Nigeria)
Lane 7 – Kenneth Bednarek (USA)
Lane 8 – Lamont Marcell Jacobs (Italy)
Lane 9 – Joshua Hartmann (Germany)
Oblique Seville and Noah Lyles qualify from first semifinal
Jamaica’s Seville just edges out USA’s Lyles to win the first semifinal.
The pair run under 9.85 seconds, which is rapid for a semifinal heat.
They both secure progression into the men’s final, which will commence at 19:50 GMT.Oblique Seville (Jamaica) – 9.81 (Q)
Trey Lyles (USA) – 9.83 (Q)
Louie Hinchcliffe (Great Britain) – 9.97
Emmanuel Eseme (Cameroon) – 10.00
Shaun Maswanganyi (South Africa) – 10.02
Favour Oghene Tejiri Ashe (Nigeria) – 10.08
Chituru Ali (Italy) – 10.14
Rikkoi Brathwaite (Australia) – 10.15
Benjamin Azamati (Ghana) – 10.17Oblique Seville of Jamaica crosses the line to win his semifinal ahead of second-placed Noah Lyles [Phil Noble/Reuters]
Men’s 100m semifinal 1 field
Lane 1 – Favour Oghene Tejiri Ashe (Nigeria)
Lane 2 – Rikkoi Brathwaite (Australia)
Lane 3 – Benjamin Azamati (Ghana)
Lane 4 – Noah Lyles (USA)
Lane 5 – Louie Hinchcliffe (Great Britain)
Lane 6 – Oblique Seville (Jamaica)
Lane 7 – Emmanuel Eseme (Cameroon)
Lane 8 – Chituru Ali (Italy)
Lane 9 – Shaun Maswanganyi (South Africa)
Men’s 100m semifinals about to commence!
It is all happening at Stade de France as the men’s 400m semifinal one competitors are announced!
Six competitors clear 1.86m on first attempt
We are whittled down to 11 competitors only after Serbia’s Topic is rendered a ”did not start” (DNS).
Brazil’s Martins is also listed with a “no mark” (NM).
The six competitors to clear on their first attempt are Cunningham, Geraschenko, Gusin, Kulichenko, Patterson and Sadullayeva.
Cunningham, Kulichenko clear 1.86m bar
They are the only two of the seven participants to go up for the first attempt at 1.86m.
Savaskan, Honsel and Meniker fail to clear on their first attempt, with Brazil’s Martins having to abort her first try after pulling up with a niggle.
The field for the women’s high jump final
Nawal Meniker (France)
Vashti Cunningham (USA)
Nicola Oylslagers (Australia)
Buse Savaskan (Turkey)
Valdileia Martins (Brazil)
Elena Kulichenko (Cyprus)
Christina Honsel (Germany)
Eleanor Patterson (Australia)
Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine)
Tatiana Gusin (Greece)
Iryna Geraschenko (Ukraine)
Safina Sadullayeva (Uzbekistan)
Angelina Topic (Serbia)
News from the pool: Pan leads China to men’s 4x100m medley gold
Team USA’s 64-year unbeaten run in the men’s 4x100m medley ended at the Paris Olympics as China swept to a seismic win at La Defense Arena.
Amid deafening cheers at the converted rugby stadium, the 100m freestyle world record holder Pan Zhanle brought China home with an outrageous swim as he, Xu Jiayu, Qin Haiyang and Sun Jiajun won in a time of three minutes, 27.46 seconds.China’s gold medallists Xu Jiayu, Qin Haiyang, Sun Jiajun and Pan Zhanle celebrate on the podium after winning [Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters]
Women’s high jump final next!
We have our first of three medal events on offer as the finalists are announced for the women’s high jump final.
Results for round 1, heat 6 of men’s 400m
Kenya’s Zablon Ekwam falls mid-sprint just before the halfway mark of the race.
Looks like his shoe came off in the process!
Great Britain’s Charles Dobson storms to victory in the sixth heat to wrap up round one of the men’s 400m race.
He will be accompanied by Belgium’s Alexander Doom and Jamaica’s Jevaughn Powell in the next round.Charles Dobson (Great Britain) – 44.96 (Q)
Alexander Doom (Belgium) – 45.01 (Q)
Jevaughn Powell (Jamaica) – 45.12 (Q)
Joao Coelho (Portugal) – 45.35
Cheikh Tidiane Diouf (Senegal) – 45.59
Fuga Sato (Japan) – 46.13
Gilles Biron (France) – 46.19
Zablon Ekhal Ekwam (Kenya) – DNFBritain’s Charles Dobson, France’s Gilles Biron and Jamaica’s Jevaughn Powell compete in the men’s 400m heat [Jewel Samad/AFP]
The field for round 1, heat 6 for the men’s 400m
We have representation from the host nation for the first time in these heats.
Expect Biron to get the loudest of cheers as the participants are announced.
Lane 2 – Cheikh Tidiane Diouf (Senegal)
Lane 3 – Jevaughn Powell (Jamaica)
Lane 4 – Gilles Biron (France)
Lane 5 – Charles Dobson (Great Britain)
Lane 6 – Zablon Ekhal Ekwan (Kenya)
Lane 7 – Alexander Doom (Belgium)
Lane 8 – Fuga Sato (Japan)
Lane 9 – Joao Coelho (Portugal)
Results for round 1, heat 5 in men’s 400m
Grenada’s James lives up to his billing by steaming to victory in the fifth heat.
He will be joined by Canada’s Morales-Williams and Sri Lanka’s Singhapurage in the next round.Kirani James (Grenada) – 44.78 (Q)
Christopher Morales-Williams (Canada) – 44.96 (Q)
Aruna Dharshana Singhapurage (Sri Lanka) – 44.99 (Q)
Zakithi Nene (South Africa) – 45.01
Luengo Scotch (Botswana) – 45.28
Lionel Spitz (Switzerland) – 45.81
Lucas Carvalho (Brazil) – 45.85
Davide Re (Italy) – 46.74
Algeria get on the medals table with gymnastics gold
Algerian teenager Kaylia Nemour wept tears of joy as she became the first African athlete to win an Olympic gymnastics medal with gold on the uneven bars in Paris, outshining several big names in the competition and registering her country’s first medal at the 2024 Olympic Games.
The 17-year-old French-born athlete’s breathtaking routine wowed the crowd in at the Bercy Arena on Sunday and helped her bag the title ahead of China’s Qiu Qiyuan, with Team USA’s Sunisa Lee snatching bronze. Defending Olympic uneven bars champion Nina Derwael of Belgium finished fourth.Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour finishes her routine in the artistic gymnastics women’s uneven bars final [Loic Venance/AFP]
The field for round 1, heat 5 for the men’s 400m
Lane 2 – Davide Re (Italy)
Lane 3 – Lionel Spitz (Switzerland)
Lane 4 – Zakithi Nene (South Africa)
Lane 5 – Lucas Carvalho (Brazil)
Lane 6 – Kirani James (Grenada)
Lane 7 – Luengo Scotch (Botswana)
Lane 8 – Christopher Morales-Williams (Canada)
Lane 9 – Aruna Dharshana Singhapurage (Sri Lanka)
News from the pool: Finke breaks men’s 1,500m record
American iron man Bobby Finke has smashed the men’s 1,500m freestyle world record and has retained the Olympic gold medal in a thrilling swim that put the USA on top of the medal table at the Paris pool with two events remaining.
After 30 lung-busting laps, Finke touched the wall in 14 minutes, 30.67 seconds at La Defense Arena, eclipsing Sun Yang’s 12-year-old mark of 14:31.02 set at the London Games.
Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri took silver, 3.88 seconds behind Finke, with Daniel Wiffen, the 800m gold medallist, taking the bronze for Ireland.
Finke became the first male swimmer to go back-to-back in the gruelling event since Australia’s Grant Hackett in 2000-04 and the first American since Mike Burton in 1968-72.
It gave USA their seventh gold medal of the meet, the team leapfrogging Australia to the top of the table on the last night of competition.Bobby Finke of USA celebrates after winning the final of the men’s 1,500m freestyle swimming event [Sebastien Bozon/AFP]
Results for round 1, heat 4 men’s 400m
USA’s Hall tracks down leader Holder to win the fifth heat.
Nigeria’s Ogazi is able to pass the Australian as well to secure second spot, while Holder rounds out the qualification trio.Quincy Hall (USA) – 44.28 (Q)
Samuel Ogazi (Nigeria) – 44.50 (Q)
Reece Hodler (Australia) – 44.53 (Q)
Jonathan Sacoor (Belgium) – 45.08
Alexander Ogando (Dominican Republic) – 45.11
Elian Larregina (Argentina) – 47.80
Steven Gardiner (Bahamas) – DNS
The field for round 1, heat 4 for the men’s 400m
Gardiner of the Bahamas is a late scratch as the fourth heat’s competitors are announced.
It is a big blow for viewers the world over, as he was one of the favourites to medal in this event.
Lane 2 – Alexander Ogando (Dominican Republic)
Lane 3 – Elian Larrgeina (Argentina)
Lane 4 – Steven Gardiner (Bahamas) (DNS)
Lane 5 – Samuel Ogazi (Nigeria)
Lane 6 – Reece Holder (Australia)
Lane 7 – Quincy Hall (USA)
Lane 8 – Jonathan Sacoor (Belgium)
ging the bell on the Paris track?
All winners in track and field have been given the honour of ringing the big bell inscribed with “Paris 2024” that’s located on the edge of the track at Stade de France.
As part of the legacy of the Paris Olympics, the bell eventually will move from the stadium to a permanent home at the rebuilt Notre Dame Cathedral.The finish line bell for the track events of the athletics competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, France [Kirill Kudryavstev/AFP]
Results for round 1, heat 3 men’s 400m
Zambia’s Samukonga holds off Botswana’s Ndori to win the third heat.
Italy’s Sito takes the third qualification spot.Muzala Samukonga (Zambia) – 44.56 (Q)
Bayapo Ndori (Botswana) – 44.87 (Q)
Luca Sito (Italy) – 44.99 (Q)
Jean Paul Bredau (Germany) – 45.07
Dylan Borlee (Belgium) – 45.36
Yuki Joseph Nakajima (Japan) – 45.37
Lythe Pillay (South Africa) – 45.60
Matej Krsek (Czechia) – 45.71
The field for round 1, heat 3 for the men’s 400m
Lane 2 – Bayapo Ndori (Botswana)
Lane 3 – Muzala Samukonga (Zambia)
Lane 4 – Matej Krsek (Czechia)
Lane 5 – Jean Paul Bredau (Germany)
Lane 6 – Lythe Pillay (South Africa)
Lane 7 – Dylan Borlee (Belgium)
Lane 8 – Luca Sito (Italy)
Lane 9 – Yuki Joseph Nakajima (Japan)
Results for round 1, heat 2 of men’s 400m
USA’s Norman storms ahead of the field to capture the best qualification time for the second heat.
He will be joined in the next round by Trinidad and Tobago’s Richards and Botswana’s Kebinatshipi.
The first five finished under 45 seconds, so perhaps it’s the most competitive heat yet.
Qatar’s Yahia Ibrahim records a personal best as well, but just misses out on qualification in fourth place.Michael Norman (USA) – 44.10 (Q)
Jereem Richards (Trinidad and Tobago) – 44.31 (Q)
Busang Collen Kebinatshipi (Botswana) – 44.45 (Q)
Ammar Ismail Yahia Ibrahim (Qatar) – 44.66
Sean Bailey (Jamaica) – 44.68
Attila Molnar (Hungary) – 45.24
Anthony Jose Zambrano (Colombia) – 45.49
Michael Joseph (Saint Lucia) – 45.69
The field for round 1, heat 2 for the men’s 400m
Lane 2 – Busang Collen Kebinatshipi (Botswana)
Lane 3 – Michael Joseph (Saint Lucia)
Lane 4 – Attila Molnar (Hungary)
Lane 5 – Sean Bailey (Jamaica)
Lane 6 – Michael Norman (USA)
Lane 7 – Jose Anthony Zambrano (Colombia)
Lane 8 – Ammar Ismail Yahia Ibrahim (Qatar)
Lane 9 – Jereem Richards (Trinidad and Tobago)
Great Britain’s Hudson-Smith storms to a healthy qualifying time to advance to the next round.
He is accompanied by USA’s Bailey and Norway’s Ingvaldsen.
We have the second heat coming up next!Matthew Hudson-Smith (Great Britain) – 44.78 (Q)
Christopher Bailey (USA) – 44.89 (Q)
Havard Bentdal Ingvaldsen (Norway) – 45.46 (Q)
Chidi Okezie (Nigeria) – 45.52
Kentaro Sato (Japan) – 45.60
Oleksandr Pohorilko (Ukraine) – 45.71
Deandre Watkin (Japan) – 45.97
How did the high jump favourites perform at qualifying?
Ukraine’s high jump gold medal favourite Yaroslava Mahuchikh had a smooth first outing on Friday as she topped qualifying in a Stade de France packed with cheering fans for the first day of track and field events.
Mahuchikh, who won bronze in Tokyo, has had the perfect run-up to the Olympic Games and will hope to upgrade that medal here. Three weeks ago, the 22-year-old broke the world record that had stood for 37 years by sailing over 2.10m.
Athletes had to achieve a 1.97-metre jump or be among the 12 best performers to qualify. Ultimately, the highest jump was 1.95m, as the favourites saved themselves for the final.Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine in action at the women’s high jump qualification [Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters]
Will Angelina Topic be able to compete?
Also in the qualifying rounds on Friday, Serbia’s Angelina Topic, the world number three, was in tears after she qualified despite several missed attempts. But her participation in the final remains in question after she limped away with a heavily-strapped ankle.
Tokyo silver medallist Nicola Olyslagers from Australia qualified along with her teammate Eleanor Patterson, with Ukraine’s Iryna Geraschenko also going through.
The stadium gave an extra-loud cheer for French athletes such as Nawal Meniker, who qualified in the high jump. Angelina Topic [Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters]
The field for round 1, heat 1 for the men’s 400m
Lane 2 – Kentaro Sato (Japan)
Lane 3 – Christopher Bailey (USA)
Lane 4 – Havard Bentdal Ingvaldsen (Norway)
Lane 5 – Deandre Watkin (Jamaica)
Lane 6 – Matthew Hudson-Smith (Great Britain)
Lane 7 – Chidi Okezie (Nigeria)
Lane 8 – Oleksandr Pohorilko (Ukraine)
We have round 1 of the men’s 400m heats next!
We are just a few minutes away from the heats for round one of the men’s 400m.
Two-time bronze medal list Christophe Lemaitre begins the festivities as he walks out of the athletes’ tunnel.
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What’s to know about the athletics events at Paris Olympics 2024?
Track and field competitions are arguably the jewel in the crown of every Olympic Games and the most eagerly awaited event for millions of viewers.
For hundreds of athletes, years of hard work and preparation will culminate when they step out for their respective events in Paris.
Al Jazeera has put together a concise guide to the events on the purple track.The purple track of the Stade de France will host the final [Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters]
Three men’s 100m semifinals precede the final
Twenty-seven athletes spread across three semifinals will vie for a spot in the men’s 100m final.
The semifinals will start at 20:05 GMT leading up to the race at 20:50.
Who are the top ranked 100m sprinters?
Noah Lyles of the United States leads the World Athletics rankings in the men’s 100m category.
Here’s a list of the top 10 sprinters:Noah Lyles (USA)
Christian Coleman (USA)
Letsile Tebogo (Botswana)
Ferdinand Omanyala (Kenya)
Oblique Seville (Jamaica)
Kishane Thompson (Jamaica)
Akani Simbine (South Africa)
Ackeem Blake (Jamaica)
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (Japan)
Emmanuel Eseme (Cameroon)Noah Lyles (centre) leads the men’s 100m rankings [Cameron Spencer/Getty Images]
What’s on offer on day nine?
These are the track and field medals up for grabs on day nine of the Olympic Games: Women’s high jump final (17:55 GMT)
Men’s hammer throw final (18:30 GMT)
Men’s 100m final (19:50 GMT)
Just in: Djokovic completes golden slam
Novak Djokovic has just completed the Golden Slam by bagging the gold medal in the men’s tennis final at Rolland Garros.
The men’s record Grand Slam winner beat Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-2) less than a month after losing the Wimbledon final to the Spaniard.
The Serb has won all four Grand Slam tournaments, with a record 24 titles, and an Olympic gold medal was the one missing from his decorated career.
You can read up on how the thrilling final played out in Al Jazeera’s text commentary wrap. Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after winning gold against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain [Edgar Su/Reuters]
Welcome to our live coverage
Hello, welcome and thank you for joining our live coverage of the athletics finals on day nine of the Paris Olympics 2024.
The fastest man in the world will be crowned at the Stade de France at 9:50pm local time (19:50 GMT) in the 100m sprint final.
We will also bring you the results from the men’s hammer throw final and the women’s high jump final.
I am Hafsa Adil and I’ll bring you all the build-up and results from the track and field events in Paris along with Rohan Sharma.
So stay with Al Jazeera’s continuing coverage of the Olympic Games.
The American edges Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson in a photo finish to the men’s 100-metre race.
Both finished with a time of 9.79 seconds but were separated by 5/1,000th of a second in the end.
Fred Kerley of USA won bronze.
Canada’s Ethan Katzberg won gold in the men’s hammer throw.
Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh won gold in the women’s high jump final.Read less
Goodbye for now!
That completes our coverage of tonight’s track and field events at Paris 2024.
Noah Lyles adds an Olympic 100m gold to his World Championship title to become the undisputed fastest man on the planet.
Ethan Katzberg becomes the first Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal in the men’s hammer throw.
And Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh edges out Australia’s Nicola Olyslagers to win an Olympic gold in the women’s high jump.
On behalf of Hafsa Adil, this is Rohan Sharma signing off.
Keep up to date: You can follow the action on Al Jazeera’s dedicated Paris 2024 Olympics tournament page, with all the news and features as well as event build-up and live text commentary on selected football, basketball, tennis and boxing fixtures. Stay informed with real-time updates from Paris 2024 with our Olympics events calendar, medal table and results pages.
Coming up on day 10 of the Olympics
We are about to wrap up our day nine coverage of the Paris Olympics 2024, but do join us again on Monday as we bring you more live coverage.
It’s men’s football semifinals day and what a lineup we have in store for you!
African giants Morocco take on European champions Spain in the first semifinal, which kicks off at 16:00 GMT. Our coverage begins at 13:00 GMT.
Meanwhile, hosts France take on Egypt in the second semifinal in a 19:00 GMT kickoff but we will bring you all the build-up from 16:00 GMT.
We’ll keep you up to date with the biggest news from the Games throughout the day and for the rest of the last seven days of the biggest sport tournament in the world.
Noah Lyles eyes 200m race
While Noah Lyles walked away with gold to bury the demons of the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, when he harvested a mere 200m bronze, he will have one more battle in his favoured men’s 200m.
Asked whether he was confident of doubling up in the 200m, an event in which he is a three-time world champion, Lyles was in no doubt.
“100 percent,” he said.
“That’s my better event and now that I’ve got a new personal record in the 100, I’m ready to take it to the 200.”Noah Lyles will be the favourite for the 200m race [Jewel Samad/AFP]
How Noah Lyles won the 100m race
Here’s how the race unfolded:
Starting in lane seven, outside Oblique Seville of South Africa and inside Letsile Tebogo of Botswana, Lyles got off to an average start, but was soon into his stride pattern.
Head tucked down through to the 40-metre mark, the American opened up, but the whole field pushed him all the way.
As Lyles dipped for the line with Jamaican Kishane Thompson charging alongside him, the crowd erupted and a photo-finish was called before Lyles was confirmed as gold medallist.
Lyles’s US teammate Fred Kerley took bronze in 9.81sec, just one-hundredth ahead of South African Akani Simbine, who timed 9.82sec.
In an astonishing race, defending champion Marcell Jacobs of Italy was fifth in 9.85sec, Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo sixth in 9.86sec, American Kenny Bednarek seventh in 9.88sec and Jamaican Oblique Seville eighth in 9.91sec.
Lyles’ victory was only confirmed after a photo finish.Team USA’s Noah Lyles (third from left) crosses the finish line to win the men’s 100m final [Jewel Samad/AFP]
‘I’m the wolf amongst wolves’
Until the race results were shown on the screen at the Stade de France, Noah Lyles thought he had lost the race to Kishane Thompson.
The American said of the wait for the final results: “I went up to Kishane and I was like, ‘I’m going to be honest, bro, I think you had that one’.
“And I was fully prepared to see his name pop up and to see my name pop up, I’m like goodness gracious. I’m incredible.”
But the American was thrilled to win the “hard battle” against a cast of “amazing opponents”.
“It’s the one I wanted,” Lyles said after winning.
“Everybody’s healthy, everybody came prepared for the fight and I wanted to prove that I’m the man amongst all of them. I’m the wolf amongst wolves.”Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson (left), USA’s Noah Lyles and Kenneth Bednarek (right) react after crossing the finish line in the men’s 100m final [Martin Bernetti/AFP]
Noah Lyles’s gold the closest Olympic 100m win in modern history
World champion Noah Lyles roared to victory in 9.79 seconds to claim gold in a dramatic men’s final. His win was the closest Olympic 100m finish in modern history – just five thousandths of a second separated him from Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson, who clocked the same time of 9.79sec.
It made Lyles the first American, male or female, to win the event since Justin Gatlin took gold in the 2004 Athens Games.First-placed Noah Lyles of the USA, second-placed Kishane Thompson of Jamaica and third-placed Fred Kerley of the USA cross the finish line at the end of the men’s 100m final [Jung Yeon-je/AFP]
‘Couldn’t have asked for a bigger moment’
A thrilled Noah Lyles says he “couldn’t have asked for a bigger moment” after winning the gold.
“A guy in biomechanics comes down, and before I came out here, he said it was going to be this much [gestures with his fingers],” he told the BBC after the race.
“That’s how close it is going to be and gosh was he right.”
Noah Lyles brought ‘main character energy’ to 100m final
In the lead-up to the final, Lyles had talked up his chances of winning gold and boasted how he’d be the sprinter to bring “main character energy” to the race.
Well, he’s surely brought it and shown his character as an Olympic gold medallist by surging to the lead in the dying seconds of the race.Noah Lyles, wrapped in a US flag, celebrates winning the men’s 100m final [Martin Bernetti/AFP]
Jacobs misses out on podium
After surprising the world with his gold medal performance in the 100m during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Jacobs fails to make his mark in Paris.
He finishes in fifth spot, despite running a rapid time of 9.85.
Noah Lyles rings the winner’s bell in Paris
Lyles gives it a thunderous shake and lets out his emotions.Sprinter Noah Lyles of the USA rings the Paris 2024 bell [Andrej Isakovic/AFP]
Lyles wins first Olympic gold medal
Tonight’s gold medallists
Yet another soul-stirring night of athletics comes to a close at the Stade de France.
Here’s a reminder of all of tonight’s gold medal winners:
*Women’s high jump – Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine)
*Men’s hammer throw – Ethan Katzberg (Canada)
*Men’s 100m – Noah Lyles (USA)
A photo finish to the men’s 100m race
A photo finish if there ever was one.An overview shows (from top to bottom) USA’s Kenneth Bednarek, USA’s Fred Kerley, Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson, South Africa’s Akani Simbine, Jamaica’s Oblique Seville, USA’s Noah Lyles, Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo and Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs finishing the men’s 100m final [Jewel Samad/AFP]
All sprinters run under 9.92 in electric final!
The final results are in for the men’s 100m final:Noah Lyles (USA) – 9.79 (.784)
Kishane Thompson (Jamaica) – 9.79 (.789)
Fred Kerley (USA) – 9.81
Akani Simbane (South Africa) – 9.82
Lamont Marcell Jacobs (Italy) – 9.85
Letsile Tebogo (Botswana) – 9.86
Kenneth Bednarek (USA) – 9.88
Oblique Seville (Jamaica) – 9.91
Lyles and Thompson separated by a thread
That has got to be one of the closest 100-metre races in recent years.
The athletes weren’t sure after crossing the finish line and had to wait for the results to flash before being confident of their place.
An incredible finish to a thrilling race.
Not much separated Lyles and Thompson. They finished at 9.79 seconds but Lyles was probably ahead by the thinnest of margins.USA’s Noah Lyles crosses the finish line to win the men’s 100-metre final [Jewel Samad/AFP]
Lyles wins the men’s 100m Olympic gold!
USA’s Lyles edges Jamaica’s Thompson by just 5/1000th of a second to secure the 2024 Olympics men’s 100m gold!
Lyles’s official time is 9.79 (.784).
Thompson retains silver with a time of 9.79 (.789), with USA’s Kerley taking bronze with a time of 9.81.
The sprinters were made to wait for an eternity before the final verdict came in, with two contrasting figures cut in the jubilant Lyles and the disappointed Thompson.
Men’s 100m final athletes announced
The expectation has risen greatly as we head into the marquee event of the evening.
The sprinters are all announced to much fanfare.
Some of the biggest reaction comes for Lyles, Jacobs and Thompson, who all have a strong chance at running away with the gold.Athletes await the start of the final [Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters]
Will USA’s ‘rock star’ Noah Lyles win gold?
Noah Lyles will look to banish his Tokyo demons when he takes to the track in his continuing bid to fill the void left by Usain Bolt.
Lyles took a major step towards that dream by winning treble gold (100, 200 and 4x100m relays) at last year’s world championships in Budapest.
That led to World Athletics President Sebastian Coe dubbing Lyles, whose contract renewal with Adidas this season was described as the biggest since Bolt’s with Puma, an “absolute rock star”.
Dreadlocked rapper more than rock star, the 27-year-old American made efforts in the Hungarian capital that were captured in Netflix’s docuseries entitled Sprint””.
It firmly shone the spotlight on the self-assured Lyles, who looks more than ready to bring track back into the wider public consciousness and whose brashness was clear for all to hear in a litany of quotable soundbites.
“You have to have the mindset of a god,” Lyles said of being a top sprinter.
“I’m a true believer in that the moment isn’t bigger than me, the moment was made for me.”USA’s Noah Lyles [Andrej Isakovic/AFP]
Men’s 100m final up next!
Just a reminder of who will be gunning for the fastest in the world in just a few minutes’ time!Kishane Thompson (Jamaica) – 9.80
Oblique Seville (Jamaica) – 9.81
Noah Lyles (USA) – 9.83
Fred Kerley (USA) – 9.84
Akani Simbane (South Africa) – 9.87
Letsile Tebogo (Botswana) – 9.91
Lamont Marcell Jacobs (Italy) – 9.92
Kenny Bednarek (USA) – 9.93
Men’s hammer throw final: Katzberg wins gold!
We are into the sixth and final attempt as Kokhan secures the bronze with a throw of 79.39m.
Halasz takes silver after his best registered throw of 79.97m.
Katzberg, who has already nailed the gold medal, goes up for his final attempt.
His attempt falls just outside, but he doesn’t care as he celebrates vehemently to magnaminous applause from the Stade de France crowd.
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Men’s hammer throw final: Katzberg still on top
The first three places are unchanged still as we continue through the fifth round of attempts.
Katzberg has the two best throws of the competition at 84.12m and 82.28m, with no one else able to get past the 80m mark at this juncture. Ethan Katzberg of Canada in action [Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters]
Men’s 1,500m semifinal 2 results
Here are the results of the second 1,500m men’s semifinal:Yared Nuguse (USA) – 3:31.72 (Q)
Hobbs Kessler (USA) – 3:31.97 (Q)
Neil Gourley (Great Britain) – 3:32.11 (Q)
Niels Laros (Netherlands) – 3:32.22 (Q)
Timothy Cheruiyot (Kenya) – 3:32.30 (Q)
Narve Gilje Nordas (Norway) – 3:32.34 (Q)
Anass Essayi (Morocco) – 3:32.49
Ossama Meslek (Italy) – 3:32.77
Samuel Tefera (Ethiopia) – 3:33.02
Cathal Doyle (Ireland) – 3:33.15
Charles Philbert-Thiboutot (Canada) – 3:33.29
Azeddine Habz (France) – 3:34.35
Women’s high jump final: Ukraine’s Mahuchikh wins gold!
Despite getting two chances at clearing 2.04m, the Ukrainian is unable to do so.
But it doesn’t matter one bit as she has already secured an Olympic gold.
Australia’s Olyslagers takes silver, while her compatriot Patterson and Ukraine’s Gerashchenko share the bronze after clearing 1.95m.Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine celebrates after winning gold with her compatriot bronze medallist Iryna Gerashchenko [Alina Smutko/Reuters]
Men’s 1,500m semifinal 1 results
Here are the results of the first 1,500m men’s semifinal at Stade de France:Jakob Ingebrigsten (Norway) – 3:32.38 (Q)
Josh Kerr (Great Britain) – 3:32.46 (Q)
Cole Hocker (Great Britain) – 3:32.54 (Q)
Brian Komen (Kenya) – 3:32.57 (Q)
Stefan Nillessen (Netherlands) – 3:32.73 (Q)
Pietro Arese (Italy) – 3:33.03 (Q)
Robert Farken (Germany) – 3:33.35
Isaac Nader (Portugal) – 3:34.75
Federico Riva (Italy) – 3:35.26
Reynold Cheruiyot (Kenya) – 3:35.32
George Mills (Great Britain) – 3:37.12
Ermias Girma (Ethiopia) – 3:40.27
Men’s hammer throw final: Katzberg holding on to top spot
With Katzberg blowing the rest of the field with an outlandish 84.12m throw on his first attempt, he is still sitting nice and pretty at the top of the heap.
It is essentially now a battle for silver medal between Hungary’s Halasz and Ukraine’s Kokhan as we see out the fourth attempt from the field.
They have the next best throws registered at 79.97m and 79.39m, respectively.
Women’s high jump final: Mahuchikh guaranteed gold medal
Both Mahuchikh and Olyslagers have missed out on their first two clearances at 2.02m.
Olyslagers goes up for her third, but fails to make it over.
With that, Mahuchikh is guaranteed a gold medal after Olyslagers misses on all three attempts.
No pressure for the Ukrainian now as she decides to delight the crowd with a chance at 2.04m.Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine [Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters]
Men’s hammer throw final: Katzberg leads the field
The Canadian favourite went big on his first try, landing an impressive 84.12m throw.
Hungary’s Halasz currently holds second place with a throw of 79.97m, while Norway’s Henriksen is in bronze medal position with 79.18m.
Katzberg misses out on registering a mark on his second attempt, and just lands out of bounds on his third.
Women’s high jump final: Olyslagers survives to move bar to 2.02m
Mahuchikh nails her first attempt at 2.00m.
Olyslagers misfires on her first two attempts, but then clears it on the final attempt to keep the battle going as the bar is now raised to 2.02m.Nicola Olyslagers of Australia reacts to the women’s high jump results [Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters]
Women’s 800m semifinal 3 results
Great Britain’s Hodgkinson and South Africa’s Sekgodiso progress to the next round with the two best qualification times.Keely Hodgkinson (Great Britain) – 1:56:86 (Q)
Prudence Sekgodiso (South Africa) – 1:57:57 (Q)
Nia Akins (USA) – 1:58:20
Lilian Odira (Kenya) – 1:58:53
Rose Mary Almanza (Cuba) – 1:58:73
Anais Bourgoin (France) – 1:59:62
Claudia Hollingsworth (Australia) – 2:01:51
Rachel Pellaud (Switzerland) – 2:03:36
Women’s high jump final: Mahuchikh and Olyslagers battle for gold
Ukraine’s Gerashchenko and Australia’s Patterson will share the bronze medal after failing to clear 1.98m, but having the least attempts to get there compared to the rest of the field.
The duel for gold is now whittled down to Ukraine’s Mahuchikh and Australia’s Olyslagers, who are the only competitors to clear 1.98m.
Let’s see how they fare with 2.00m.
Women’s 800m semifinal 2 results
Ethiopia’s Duguma wins the heat to secure qualification for the final.
She will be joined by Maloney, who finishes with a time of 1:57:59.Tsige Duguma (Ethiopia) – 1:57:47 (Q)
Shafiqua Maloney (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) – 1:57:59
Juliette Whittaker (USA) – 1:57:76
Renelle Lamote (France) – 1:57:78
Jemma Reekie (Great Britain) – 1:58:01
Gabriela Gajanova (Slovakia) – 1:58:22
Majtie Kolberg (Germany) – 1:58:52
Vivian Chebet Kiprotich (Kenya) – 1:59:64
Women’s high jump final: Eight go past 1.95m mark
The women’s high jump final continues in the middle of the purple track at Stade de France.
Eight athletes have cleared the 1.95m mark so far. They are:Iryna Gerashchenko (Ukraine)
Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine)
Nicola Olyslagers (Australia)
Eleanor Patterson (Australia)
Vashti Cunningham (USA)
Christina Honsel (Germany)
Elena Kulichenko (Cyprus)
Safina Sadullayeva (Uzbekistan)
Meanwhile, Tatiana Gusin (Greece), Buse Savaskan (Turkey), and Nawal Meniker (France) are out of contention.Nicola Olyslagers, of Australia, competes in the women’s high jump final [Matthias Schrader/AP]
Women’s 800m semifinal 1 results
The non-stop action continues from Stade de France as the women’s 800m semifinal heats are up next.
We have the results of the first heat as Kenya’s Moraa and Ethiopia’s Mesele progress to the final.Mary Moraa (Kenya) – 1:57:86 (Q)
Worknesh Mesele (Ethiopia) – 1:58:06 (Q)
Daily Cooper Gaspar (Cuba) – 1:58:39
Phoebe Gill (Great Britain) – 1:58:47
Abbey Caldwell (Australia) – 1:58:52
Natoya Goule-Toppin (Jamaica) – 1:59:14
Valentina Rosamila (Switzerland) – 1:59:27
Noelie Yarigo (Benin) – 2:01:35
Who will win the men’s 100m final?
Now that the finalists are confirmed, have a go at predicting the fastest man in the world with our poll.
Men’s 100m final field decided
With the semifinals done and dusted, we have our eight runners vying for the title of fastest man on the planet at 19:50 GMT.
It should make for an electric final!Kishane Thompson (Jamaica) – 9.80
Oblique Seville (Jamaica) – 9.81
Noah Lyles (USA) – 9.83
Fred Kerley (USA) – 9.84
Akani Simbane (South Africa) – 9.87
Letsile Tebogo (Botswana) – 9.91
Lamont Marcell Jacobs (Italy) – 9.92
Kenny Bednarek (USA) – 9.93
Who are the men’s hammer throw competitors?
France’s Chaussinand predictably receives the loudest cheers from the partisan crowd.
Canada’s Katzberg is the favourite for the title, so should make for some compelling viewing once action is under way.Wojciech Nowicki (Poland)
Yann Chaussinand (France)
Mykhaylo Kokhan (Ukraine)
Eivind Henriksen (Norway)
Bence Halasz (Hungary)
Rowan Hamilton (Canada)
Pawel Fajdek (Poland)
Rudy Winkler (USA)
Ethan Katzberg (Canada)
Thomas Mardal (Norway)
Merlin Hummel (Germany)
Christos Frantzeskakis (Greece)
Kishane Thompson and Fred Kerley qualify from third semifinal
The two frontrunners in this heat – Jamaica’s Thompson and USA’s Kerley – finish one and two respectively, with sub 9.85 times!
This final should be one for the ages as we have already had some quick times in these semifinals.Kishane Thompson (Jamaica) – 9.80 (Q)
Fred Kerley (USA) – 9.84 (Q)
Benjamin Richardson (South Africa) – 9.95
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (Japan) – 9.96
Andre de Grasse (Canada) – 9.98
Zharnel Hughes (Great Britain) – 10.01
Abdul-Rasheed Saminu (Ghana) – 10.05
Ferdinand Omanyala (Kenya) – 10.08
Puripol Boonson (Thailand) – 10.14Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson (centre) crosses the finish line ahead of Japan’s Abdul Hakim Sani Brown and Britain’s Zharnel Hughes in the men’s 100m semifinal race [Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP]
Men’s 100m semifinal 3 field
Lane 1 – Puripol Boonson (Thailand)
Lane 2 – Andre de Grasse (Canada)
Lane 3 – Zharnel Hughes (Great Britain)
Lane 4 – Kishane Thompson (Jamaica)
Lane 5 – Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (Japan)
Lane 6 – Ferdinand Omanyala (Kenya)
Lane 7 – Fred Kerley (USA)
Lane 8 – Abdul-Rasheed Saminu (Ghana)
Lane 9 – Benjamin Richardson (South Africa)
South Africa’s Simbine and Botswana’s Tebogo qualify from second semi
South Africa’s Simbine and Botswana’s Tebogo sail to qualification with the two best times in the heat.
The reigning men’s Olympic 100m champion, Jacobs, runs a 9.92 as he secures third spot.
He should be in the running for a spot in the final with that time though, so he will be somewhat pleased.Akani Simbine (South Africa) – 9.87 (Q)
Letsile Tebogo (Botswana) – 9.91 (Q)
Lamont Marcell Jacobs (Italy) – 9.92
Kenneth Bednarek (USA) – 9.93
Ackeem Blake (Jamaica) – 10.06
Kayinsola Ajayi (Nigeria) – 10.13
Joshua Hartmann (Germany) – 10.16
Emmanuel Matadi (Liberia) – 10.18
Reynaldo Espinosa (Cuba) – 10.21South Africa’s Akani Simbine reacts after competing in the men’s 100m semifinal [Jewel Samad/AFP]
Men’s 100m semifinal 2 field
Lane 1 – Reynold Espinosa (Cuba)
Lane 2 – Emmanuel Matadi (Liberia)
Lane 3 – Ackeem Blake (Jamaica)
Lane 4 – Letsile Tebogo (Botswana)
Lane 5 – Akani Simbine (South Africa)
Lane 6 – Kayinsola Ajayi (Nigeria)
Lane 7 – Kenneth Bednarek (USA)
Lane 8 – Lamont Marcell Jacobs (Italy)
Lane 9 – Joshua Hartmann (Germany)
Oblique Seville and Noah Lyles qualify from first semifinal
Jamaica’s Seville just edges out USA’s Lyles to win the first semifinal.
The pair run under 9.85 seconds, which is rapid for a semifinal heat.
They both secure progression into the men’s final, which will commence at 19:50 GMT.Oblique Seville (Jamaica) – 9.81 (Q)
Trey Lyles (USA) – 9.83 (Q)
Louie Hinchcliffe (Great Britain) – 9.97
Emmanuel Eseme (Cameroon) – 10.00
Shaun Maswanganyi (South Africa) – 10.02
Favour Oghene Tejiri Ashe (Nigeria) – 10.08
Chituru Ali (Italy) – 10.14
Rikkoi Brathwaite (Australia) – 10.15
Benjamin Azamati (Ghana) – 10.17Oblique Seville of Jamaica crosses the line to win his semifinal ahead of second-placed Noah Lyles [Phil Noble/Reuters]
Men’s 100m semifinal 1 field
Lane 1 – Favour Oghene Tejiri Ashe (Nigeria)
Lane 2 – Rikkoi Brathwaite (Australia)
Lane 3 – Benjamin Azamati (Ghana)
Lane 4 – Noah Lyles (USA)
Lane 5 – Louie Hinchcliffe (Great Britain)
Lane 6 – Oblique Seville (Jamaica)
Lane 7 – Emmanuel Eseme (Cameroon)
Lane 8 – Chituru Ali (Italy)
Lane 9 – Shaun Maswanganyi (South Africa)
Men’s 100m semifinals about to commence!
It is all happening at Stade de France as the men’s 400m semifinal one competitors are announced!
Six competitors clear 1.86m on first attempt
We are whittled down to 11 competitors only after Serbia’s Topic is rendered a ”did not start” (DNS).
Brazil’s Martins is also listed with a “no mark” (NM).
The six competitors to clear on their first attempt are Cunningham, Geraschenko, Gusin, Kulichenko, Patterson and Sadullayeva.
Cunningham, Kulichenko clear 1.86m bar
They are the only two of the seven participants to go up for the first attempt at 1.86m.
Savaskan, Honsel and Meniker fail to clear on their first attempt, with Brazil’s Martins having to abort her first try after pulling up with a niggle.
The field for the women’s high jump final
Nawal Meniker (France)
Vashti Cunningham (USA)
Nicola Oylslagers (Australia)
Buse Savaskan (Turkey)
Valdileia Martins (Brazil)
Elena Kulichenko (Cyprus)
Christina Honsel (Germany)
Eleanor Patterson (Australia)
Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine)
Tatiana Gusin (Greece)
Iryna Geraschenko (Ukraine)
Safina Sadullayeva (Uzbekistan)
Angelina Topic (Serbia)
News from the pool: Pan leads China to men’s 4x100m medley gold
Team USA’s 64-year unbeaten run in the men’s 4x100m medley ended at the Paris Olympics as China swept to a seismic win at La Defense Arena.
Amid deafening cheers at the converted rugby stadium, the 100m freestyle world record holder Pan Zhanle brought China home with an outrageous swim as he, Xu Jiayu, Qin Haiyang and Sun Jiajun won in a time of three minutes, 27.46 seconds.China’s gold medallists Xu Jiayu, Qin Haiyang, Sun Jiajun and Pan Zhanle celebrate on the podium after winning [Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters]
Women’s high jump final next!
We have our first of three medal events on offer as the finalists are announced for the women’s high jump final.
Results for round 1, heat 6 of men’s 400m
Kenya’s Zablon Ekwam falls mid-sprint just before the halfway mark of the race.
Looks like his shoe came off in the process!
Great Britain’s Charles Dobson storms to victory in the sixth heat to wrap up round one of the men’s 400m race.
He will be accompanied by Belgium’s Alexander Doom and Jamaica’s Jevaughn Powell in the next round.Charles Dobson (Great Britain) – 44.96 (Q)
Alexander Doom (Belgium) – 45.01 (Q)
Jevaughn Powell (Jamaica) – 45.12 (Q)
Joao Coelho (Portugal) – 45.35
Cheikh Tidiane Diouf (Senegal) – 45.59
Fuga Sato (Japan) – 46.13
Gilles Biron (France) – 46.19
Zablon Ekhal Ekwam (Kenya) – DNFBritain’s Charles Dobson, France’s Gilles Biron and Jamaica’s Jevaughn Powell compete in the men’s 400m heat [Jewel Samad/AFP]
The field for round 1, heat 6 for the men’s 400m
We have representation from the host nation for the first time in these heats.
Expect Biron to get the loudest of cheers as the participants are announced.
Lane 2 – Cheikh Tidiane Diouf (Senegal)
Lane 3 – Jevaughn Powell (Jamaica)
Lane 4 – Gilles Biron (France)
Lane 5 – Charles Dobson (Great Britain)
Lane 6 – Zablon Ekhal Ekwan (Kenya)
Lane 7 – Alexander Doom (Belgium)
Lane 8 – Fuga Sato (Japan)
Lane 9 – Joao Coelho (Portugal)
Results for round 1, heat 5 in men’s 400m
Grenada’s James lives up to his billing by steaming to victory in the fifth heat.
He will be joined by Canada’s Morales-Williams and Sri Lanka’s Singhapurage in the next round.Kirani James (Grenada) – 44.78 (Q)
Christopher Morales-Williams (Canada) – 44.96 (Q)
Aruna Dharshana Singhapurage (Sri Lanka) – 44.99 (Q)
Zakithi Nene (South Africa) – 45.01
Luengo Scotch (Botswana) – 45.28
Lionel Spitz (Switzerland) – 45.81
Lucas Carvalho (Brazil) – 45.85
Davide Re (Italy) – 46.74
Algeria get on the medals table with gymnastics gold
Algerian teenager Kaylia Nemour wept tears of joy as she became the first African athlete to win an Olympic gymnastics medal with gold on the uneven bars in Paris, outshining several big names in the competition and registering her country’s first medal at the 2024 Olympic Games.
The 17-year-old French-born athlete’s breathtaking routine wowed the crowd in at the Bercy Arena on Sunday and helped her bag the title ahead of China’s Qiu Qiyuan, with Team USA’s Sunisa Lee snatching bronze. Defending Olympic uneven bars champion Nina Derwael of Belgium finished fourth.Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour finishes her routine in the artistic gymnastics women’s uneven bars final [Loic Venance/AFP]
The field for round 1, heat 5 for the men’s 400m
Lane 2 – Davide Re (Italy)
Lane 3 – Lionel Spitz (Switzerland)
Lane 4 – Zakithi Nene (South Africa)
Lane 5 – Lucas Carvalho (Brazil)
Lane 6 – Kirani James (Grenada)
Lane 7 – Luengo Scotch (Botswana)
Lane 8 – Christopher Morales-Williams (Canada)
Lane 9 – Aruna Dharshana Singhapurage (Sri Lanka)
News from the pool: Finke breaks men’s 1,500m record
American iron man Bobby Finke has smashed the men’s 1,500m freestyle world record and has retained the Olympic gold medal in a thrilling swim that put the USA on top of the medal table at the Paris pool with two events remaining.
After 30 lung-busting laps, Finke touched the wall in 14 minutes, 30.67 seconds at La Defense Arena, eclipsing Sun Yang’s 12-year-old mark of 14:31.02 set at the London Games.
Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri took silver, 3.88 seconds behind Finke, with Daniel Wiffen, the 800m gold medallist, taking the bronze for Ireland.
Finke became the first male swimmer to go back-to-back in the gruelling event since Australia’s Grant Hackett in 2000-04 and the first American since Mike Burton in 1968-72.
It gave USA their seventh gold medal of the meet, the team leapfrogging Australia to the top of the table on the last night of competition.Bobby Finke of USA celebrates after winning the final of the men’s 1,500m freestyle swimming event [Sebastien Bozon/AFP]
Results for round 1, heat 4 men’s 400m
USA’s Hall tracks down leader Holder to win the fifth heat.
Nigeria’s Ogazi is able to pass the Australian as well to secure second spot, while Holder rounds out the qualification trio.Quincy Hall (USA) – 44.28 (Q)
Samuel Ogazi (Nigeria) – 44.50 (Q)
Reece Hodler (Australia) – 44.53 (Q)
Jonathan Sacoor (Belgium) – 45.08
Alexander Ogando (Dominican Republic) – 45.11
Elian Larregina (Argentina) – 47.80
Steven Gardiner (Bahamas) – DNS
The field for round 1, heat 4 for the men’s 400m
Gardiner of the Bahamas is a late scratch as the fourth heat’s competitors are announced.
It is a big blow for viewers the world over, as he was one of the favourites to medal in this event.
Lane 2 – Alexander Ogando (Dominican Republic)
Lane 3 – Elian Larrgeina (Argentina)
Lane 4 – Steven Gardiner (Bahamas) (DNS)
Lane 5 – Samuel Ogazi (Nigeria)
Lane 6 – Reece Holder (Australia)
Lane 7 – Quincy Hall (USA)
Lane 8 – Jonathan Sacoor (Belgium)
ging the bell on the Paris track?
All winners in track and field have been given the honour of ringing the big bell inscribed with “Paris 2024” that’s located on the edge of the track at Stade de France.
As part of the legacy of the Paris Olympics, the bell eventually will move from the stadium to a permanent home at the rebuilt Notre Dame Cathedral.The finish line bell for the track events of the athletics competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, France [Kirill Kudryavstev/AFP]
Results for round 1, heat 3 men’s 400m
Zambia’s Samukonga holds off Botswana’s Ndori to win the third heat.
Italy’s Sito takes the third qualification spot.Muzala Samukonga (Zambia) – 44.56 (Q)
Bayapo Ndori (Botswana) – 44.87 (Q)
Luca Sito (Italy) – 44.99 (Q)
Jean Paul Bredau (Germany) – 45.07
Dylan Borlee (Belgium) – 45.36
Yuki Joseph Nakajima (Japan) – 45.37
Lythe Pillay (South Africa) – 45.60
Matej Krsek (Czechia) – 45.71
The field for round 1, heat 3 for the men’s 400m
Lane 2 – Bayapo Ndori (Botswana)
Lane 3 – Muzala Samukonga (Zambia)
Lane 4 – Matej Krsek (Czechia)
Lane 5 – Jean Paul Bredau (Germany)
Lane 6 – Lythe Pillay (South Africa)
Lane 7 – Dylan Borlee (Belgium)
Lane 8 – Luca Sito (Italy)
Lane 9 – Yuki Joseph Nakajima (Japan)
Results for round 1, heat 2 of men’s 400m
USA’s Norman storms ahead of the field to capture the best qualification time for the second heat.
He will be joined in the next round by Trinidad and Tobago’s Richards and Botswana’s Kebinatshipi.
The first five finished under 45 seconds, so perhaps it’s the most competitive heat yet.
Qatar’s Yahia Ibrahim records a personal best as well, but just misses out on qualification in fourth place.Michael Norman (USA) – 44.10 (Q)
Jereem Richards (Trinidad and Tobago) – 44.31 (Q)
Busang Collen Kebinatshipi (Botswana) – 44.45 (Q)
Ammar Ismail Yahia Ibrahim (Qatar) – 44.66
Sean Bailey (Jamaica) – 44.68
Attila Molnar (Hungary) – 45.24
Anthony Jose Zambrano (Colombia) – 45.49
Michael Joseph (Saint Lucia) – 45.69
The field for round 1, heat 2 for the men’s 400m
Lane 2 – Busang Collen Kebinatshipi (Botswana)
Lane 3 – Michael Joseph (Saint Lucia)
Lane 4 – Attila Molnar (Hungary)
Lane 5 – Sean Bailey (Jamaica)
Lane 6 – Michael Norman (USA)
Lane 7 – Jose Anthony Zambrano (Colombia)
Lane 8 – Ammar Ismail Yahia Ibrahim (Qatar)
Lane 9 – Jereem Richards (Trinidad and Tobago)
Great Britain’s Hudson-Smith storms to a healthy qualifying time to advance to the next round.
He is accompanied by USA’s Bailey and Norway’s Ingvaldsen.
We have the second heat coming up next!Matthew Hudson-Smith (Great Britain) – 44.78 (Q)
Christopher Bailey (USA) – 44.89 (Q)
Havard Bentdal Ingvaldsen (Norway) – 45.46 (Q)
Chidi Okezie (Nigeria) – 45.52
Kentaro Sato (Japan) – 45.60
Oleksandr Pohorilko (Ukraine) – 45.71
Deandre Watkin (Japan) – 45.97
How did the high jump favourites perform at qualifying?
Ukraine’s high jump gold medal favourite Yaroslava Mahuchikh had a smooth first outing on Friday as she topped qualifying in a Stade de France packed with cheering fans for the first day of track and field events.
Mahuchikh, who won bronze in Tokyo, has had the perfect run-up to the Olympic Games and will hope to upgrade that medal here. Three weeks ago, the 22-year-old broke the world record that had stood for 37 years by sailing over 2.10m.
Athletes had to achieve a 1.97-metre jump or be among the 12 best performers to qualify. Ultimately, the highest jump was 1.95m, as the favourites saved themselves for the final.Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine in action at the women’s high jump qualification [Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters]
Will Angelina Topic be able to compete?
Also in the qualifying rounds on Friday, Serbia’s Angelina Topic, the world number three, was in tears after she qualified despite several missed attempts. But her participation in the final remains in question after she limped away with a heavily-strapped ankle.
Tokyo silver medallist Nicola Olyslagers from Australia qualified along with her teammate Eleanor Patterson, with Ukraine’s Iryna Geraschenko also going through.
The stadium gave an extra-loud cheer for French athletes such as Nawal Meniker, who qualified in the high jump. Angelina Topic [Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters]
The field for round 1, heat 1 for the men’s 400m
Lane 2 – Kentaro Sato (Japan)
Lane 3 – Christopher Bailey (USA)
Lane 4 – Havard Bentdal Ingvaldsen (Norway)
Lane 5 – Deandre Watkin (Jamaica)
Lane 6 – Matthew Hudson-Smith (Great Britain)
Lane 7 – Chidi Okezie (Nigeria)
Lane 8 – Oleksandr Pohorilko (Ukraine)
We have round 1 of the men’s 400m heats next!
We are just a few minutes away from the heats for round one of the men’s 400m.
Two-time bronze medal list Christophe Lemaitre begins the festivities as he walks out of the athletes’ tunnel.
Who will win the women’s high jump gold?
Have you had a go at our Olympic polls for today?
Get started by picking your winner for the women’s high jump final.
What’s to know about the athletics events at Paris Olympics 2024?
Track and field competitions are arguably the jewel in the crown of every Olympic Games and the most eagerly awaited event for millions of viewers.
For hundreds of athletes, years of hard work and preparation will culminate when they step out for their respective events in Paris.
Al Jazeera has put together a concise guide to the events on the purple track.The purple track of the Stade de France will host the final [Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters]
Three men’s 100m semifinals precede the final
Twenty-seven athletes spread across three semifinals will vie for a spot in the men’s 100m final.
The semifinals will start at 20:05 GMT leading up to the race at 20:50.
Who are the top ranked 100m sprinters?
Noah Lyles of the United States leads the World Athletics rankings in the men’s 100m category.
Here’s a list of the top 10 sprinters:Noah Lyles (USA)
Christian Coleman (USA)
Letsile Tebogo (Botswana)
Ferdinand Omanyala (Kenya)
Oblique Seville (Jamaica)
Kishane Thompson (Jamaica)
Akani Simbine (South Africa)
Ackeem Blake (Jamaica)
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (Japan)
Emmanuel Eseme (Cameroon)Noah Lyles (centre) leads the men’s 100m rankings [Cameron Spencer/Getty Images]
What’s on offer on day nine?
These are the track and field medals up for grabs on day nine of the Olympic Games: Women’s high jump final (17:55 GMT)
Men’s hammer throw final (18:30 GMT)
Men’s 100m final (19:50 GMT)
Just in: Djokovic completes golden slam
Novak Djokovic has just completed the Golden Slam by bagging the gold medal in the men’s tennis final at Rolland Garros.
The men’s record Grand Slam winner beat Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-2) less than a month after losing the Wimbledon final to the Spaniard.
The Serb has won all four Grand Slam tournaments, with a record 24 titles, and an Olympic gold medal was the one missing from his decorated career.
You can read up on how the thrilling final played out in Al Jazeera’s text commentary wrap. Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after winning gold against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain [Edgar Su/Reuters]
Welcome to our live coverage
Hello, welcome and thank you for joining our live coverage of the athletics finals on day nine of the Paris Olympics 2024.
The fastest man in the world will be crowned at the Stade de France at 9:50pm local time (19:50 GMT) in the 100m sprint final.
We will also bring you the results from the men’s hammer throw final and the women’s high jump final.
I am Hafsa Adil and I’ll bring you all the build-up and results from the track and field events in Paris along with Rohan Sharma.
So stay with Al Jazeera’s continuing coverage of the Olympic Games.
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