Racing into History: Joshua Cheptegei and Grant Fisher Shine in Olympic 10,000m Finals on Track and Field Day 1

Track and field returned to the spotlight in a big way on Friday, with a slew of high-profile events sparking intrigue among the masses of fans who filed into the State de France concourses.

No event was as consequential as the men’s 10,000m, which saw Ugandan star Joshua Cheptegei take home the gold medal with a scorching performance. It was Cheptegei’s second-ever Olympic gold β€” he also earned that distinction in the 5,000m back in 2020.

Finishing just behind him in third was American Grant Fisher, who notched the U.S.’s second medal in the men’s 10,000m in 56 years. Fisher put forth a wondrous display, revealing sumptuous kick to take his place in American long-distance running history.

Cheptegei and Fisher weren’t the only ones to make magic happen during Day 1. So too did the U.S.’s 4×400 mixed relay team β€” which burst past the competition to capture a world record during heats. The women’s 100m was similarly enticing, with Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith, Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, Daryll Neita and Sha’Carri Richardson all showing off their game-changing foot speed for fans’ enjoyment.

With the women’s 100m semifinals and final taking place tomorrow, things should only get that much more enticing. The men’s 10,000 meter set a precedent. Expect that level to be reached a few more times before things are all said and done in Paris.

The Sporting News tracked live updates and results from Friday’s slate of Olympic events. Follow below to see just how some of the world’s finest athletes fared in track and field during Day 1 of their respective competitions.

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Olympics track and field results

Friday, August 2

Time (ET) Event Winner 2nd 3rd
4:10 a.m. Men’s Hammer Throw (Round 1) Ethan Katzberg (Canada) Rowan Hamilton (Canada) Mykhaylo Kokhan (Ukraine)
4:15 a.m. Women’s High Jump (Round 1) Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine) Nicola Olyslagers (Australia) Eleanor Patterson (Australia)
4:35 a.m. Women’s 100m (Prelim) Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith (Ivory Coast) Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) Daryll Neita (Great Britain)
5:05 a.m. Men’s 1500m (Prelim) Ermias Girma (Ethiopia) Cole Hocker (USA) Pietro Arese (Italy)
5:35 a.m. Men’s Hammer Throw (Round 1)
5:50 a.m. Women’s 100m (Round 1) Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith (Ivory Coast) Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) Daryll Neita (Great Britain)
12:10 p.m. Women’s 5000m (Round 1) Faith Kipyegon (Kenya) Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) Nadia Battocletti (Italy)
12:15 p.m. Women’s Triple Jump (Round 1) Leyanis Perez Hernandez (Cuba) Shanieka Ricketts (Jamaica) Jasmine Moore (USA)
12:55 p.m. Women’s Discus Throw (Round 1) Valarie Allman (USA) Jorinde van Klinken (Netherlands) Melina Robert-Michon (France)
1:10 p.m. Mixed 4x400m Relay (Round 1) United States France Belgium
1:45 p.m. Women’s 800m (Round 1) Tsige Duguma (Ethiopia) Mary Moraa (Kenya) Mesele Worknesh (Ethiopia)
1:50 p.m. Men’s Shot Put (Round 1) Leonardo Fabbri (Italy) Tomas Stanek (Czech Republic) Payton Otterdahl (USA)
3:20 p.m. Men’s 10,000m (Final) Joshua Cheptegei (Uganda) Berihu Aregawi (Ethiopia) Grant Fisher (USA)

Live track and field updates, highlights from 2024 Olympics

(All times Eastern)

3:50 p.m.: Cheptegei takes home the gold! Wards off a valiant effort by Ethiopian Berihu Aregawi and American Grant Fisher to capture his second Olympic gold, this time in the 10,000m!

3:30 p.m.: The men’s 10,000 final kicks off! The favorite for this one has to be Ugandan star Joshua Cheptegei, who holds the world record in both the 5,000m and 10,000m. Watch for Team Ethiopia, as well.

2:17 p.m.: The women’s 800m has been quite the watch thus far, with Athing Mu’s absence offering just the platform for other notable runners, including American Nia Akins and Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson, to potentially earn a place atop the Olympic totem pole.

Hodgkinson strutted into first place in her heat, outpacing Akins and her fellow competitors with relative ease. They’ll be joined in the semifinals by France’s Renelle Lamonte, who had the crowd in raptures while making her way around the bend. East Africa was well-represented at the top of the charts, with Ethiopia’s Tsige Duguma and Mesele Worknesh and Kenya’s Mary More shining en route to top-three finishes.

1:45 p.m.: Cuban Leyanis Perez Hernandez was the standout in women’s triple jump qualifying, recording a 14.68m distance to push herself out in front. Other notable performers were fellow Cuban Liadagmis Povea and American Jasmine Moore.

1:30 p.m.: Incredible showing by the U.S.’s mixed 4×400 relay team, who break the world record with a stunning 3:07.42 time in qualifying heats.

 

10:30 a.m: Canadians Ethan Katzberg and Rowan Hamilton put up quite the performances in the first round of qualifying in hammer throw, climbing to the top of the charts with tosses of 79.93 and 77.78 meters, respectively. They figure to be in contention for podium places, particularly Katzberg, who claimed the gold at World Championships last year.

 

10:00 a.m.: The first round of the women’s 100m prelims were a sight to see, with Ivorian star Marie-Josee Talou-Smith clocking in with a scorching 10.87s time. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce finished second, posting a time of 10.92s. She appeared to take her foot off the pedal as she reached the finish line, however, conserving some of that explosiveness for tomorrow’s semifinal and final runs.

 

Sha’Carri Richardson (10.94s) finished in fourth across all heats.

Olympic track and field event schedule

The Olympic track and field events will mostly be held in Stade de France, a stadium just outside Paris that can hold more than 77,000 fans. Events will take place beginning on Aug. 1 until Aug. 11.

Thursday, Aug. 1

Time (ET) Event Gender Round TV/live stream
1:30 a.m. 20km Race Walk Men’s Final Peacock, Fubo
3:20 a.m. 20km Race Walk Women’s Final Peacock, Fubo

Friday, Aug. 2

Time (ET) Event Gender Round TV/live stream
4:10 a.m. Hammer Throw Men’s Round 1 Peacock, Fubo
4:15 a.m. High Jump Women’s Round 1 Peacock, Fubo
4:35 a.m. 100m Women’s Prelim E!, Peacock, Fubo
5:05 a.m. 1500m Men’s Prelim E!, Peacock, Fubo
5:35 a.m. Hammer Throw Men’s Round 1 Peacock, Fubo
5:50 a.m. 100m Women’s Round 1 E!, Peacock, Fubo
12:10 p.m. 5000m Women’s Round 1 Peacock, Fubo
12:15 p.m. Triple Jump Women’s Round 1 Peacock, Fubo
12:55 p.m. Discus Throw Women’s Round 1 Peacock, Fubo
1:10 p.m. 4x400m Relay Mixed Round 1 Peacock, Fubo
1:45 p.m. 800m Women’s Round 1 Peacock, Fubo
1:50 p.m. Shot Put Men’s Round 1 Peacock, Fubo
3:20 p.m. 10,000m Men’s Final Peacock, Fubo

Decathlon events

Time (ET) Event TV/live stream
4:05 a.m. Men’s 100m Peacock, Fubo
4:55 a.m. Men’s Long Jump Peacock, Fubo
6:15 a.m. Men’s Shot Put Peacock, Fubo
12:00 p.m. Men’s High Jump Peacock, Fubo
2:50 p.m. Men’s 400m Peacock, Fubo

Saturday, Aug. 3

Time (ET) Event Gender Round TV/live stream
4:10 a.m. Pole Vault Men’s Round 1 Peacock, Fubo
4:35 a.m. 100m Men’s Prelim Peacock, Fubo
5:10 a.m. 800m Men’s Repechage E!, Peacock, Fubo
5:45 a.m. 100m Men’s Round 1 E!, Peacock, Fubo
1:45 p.m. Shot Put Men’s Final E!, Peacock, Fubo
1:55 p.m. 100m Women’s Semifinal USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
2:20 p.m. Triple Jump Women’s Final Peacock, Fubo
2:25 p.m. 1500m Men’s Repechage Peacock, Fubo
3:00 p.m. 4x400m Relay Mixed Final Peacock, Fubo
3:20 p.m. 100m Women’s Final USA Network, Peacock, Fubo

Decathlon events

Time (ET) Event TV/live stream
4:05 a.m. 110m Hurdles Peacock, Fubo
4:55 a.m. Discus Throw Peacock, Fubo
8:40 a.m. Pole Vault Peacock, Fubo
2:10 p.m. Javelin Throw Peacock, Fubo
3:43 p.m. 1500m Peacock, Fubo

Sunday, Aug. 4

Time (ET) Event Gender Round TV/live stream
4:05 a.m. 3000m Steeplechase Women’s Round 1 Peacock, Fubo
4:20 a.m. Hammer Throw Women’s Round 1 Peacock, Fubo
4:55 a.m. 200m Women’s Round 1 USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
5 a.m. Long Jump Men’s Round 1 Peacock, Fubo
5:50 a.m. 110m Hurdles Men’s Round 1 USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
6:35 a.m. 400m Hurdles Women’s Round 1 USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
1:05 p.m. 400m Men’s Round 1 USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
1:50 p.m. High Jump Women’s Final Peacock, Fubo
2 p.m. 100m Men’s Semifinal USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
2:30 p.m. Hammer Throw Men’s Final Peacock, Fubo
2:35 p.m. 800m Women’s Semifinal USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
3:10 p.m. 1500m Men’s Semifinal USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
3:50 p.m. 100m Men’s Final USA Network, Peacock, Fubo

Monday, Aug. 5

Time (ET) Event Gender Round TV/live stream
4:05 a.m. 400m Hurdles Men’s Round 1 USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
4:10 a.m. Discus Throw Men’s Round 1 Peacock, Fubo
4:40 a.m. Pole Vault Women’s Round 1 Peacock, Fubo
4:50 a.m. 400m Hurdles Women’s Repechage USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
5:20 a.m. 400m Men’s Repechage USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
5:55 a.m. 400m Women’s Round 1 USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
6:50 a.m. 200m Women’s Repechage USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
1:05 p.m. Pole Vault Men’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
1:10 p.m. 300m Steeplechase Men’s Round 1 NBC, Peacock, Fubo
2:05 p.m. 200m Men’s Round 1 NBC, Peacock, Fubo
2:35 p.m. Discus Throw Women’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
2:55 p.m. 200m Women’s Semifinal NBC, Peacock, Fubo
3:20 p.m. 5000m Women’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
3:50 p.m. 800m Women’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo

Tuesday, Aug. 6

Time (ET) Event Gender Round TV/live stream
4:05 a.m. 1500m Women’s Round 1 USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
4:20 a.m. Javelin Throw Men’s Round 1 Peacock, Fubo
4:50 a.m. 110m Hurdles Men’ Repechage USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
5:15 a.m. Long Jump Women’s Round 1 Peacock, Fubo
5:20 a.m. 400m Women’s Repechage USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
6 a.m. 400m Hurdles Men’s Repechage USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
6:30 a.m. 200m Women’s Repechage USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
1:45 p.m. 400m Hurdles Women’s Semifinal NBC, Peacock, Fubo
2:02 p.m. Hammer Throw Women’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
2:20 p.m. Long Jump Men’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
2:30 p.m. 400m Men’s Semifinal NBC, Peacock, Fubo
3 p.m. 1500m Men’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
3:20 p.m. 3000m Steeplechase Women’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
3:50 p.m. 200m Women’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo

Wednesday, Aug. 7

Time (ET) Event Gender Round TV/live stream
1:30 a.m. 35km Mixed Final USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
4:10 a.m. High Jump Men’s Round 1 USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
4:15 a.m. 100m Hurdles Women’s Round 1 USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
4:25 a.m. Javelin Throw Women’s Round 1 USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
5 a.m. 5000m Men’s Round 1 USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
5:45 a.m. 800m Men’s Round 1 USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
6:35 a.m. 1500m Women’s Repechage USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
1:05 p.m. Pole Vault Women’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
1:10 p.m. 110m Hurdles Men’s Semifinal NBC, Peacock, Fubo
1:25 p.m. Triple Jump Men’s Round 1 NBC, Peacock, Fubo
1:40 p.m. 400m Hurdles Men’s Semifinal NBC, Peacock, Fubo
2:07 p.m. 200m Men’s Semifinal NBC, Peacock, Fubo
2:30 p.m. Discus Throw Men’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
2:45 p.m. 400m Women’s Semifinal NBC, Peacock, Fubo
3:20 p.m. 400m Men’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
3:45 p.m. 3000m Steeplechase Men’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo

Thursday, Aug. 8

Time (ET) Event Gender Round TV/live stream
4:25 a.m. Shot Put Women’s Round 1 USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
4:35 a.m. 100m Hurdles Women’s Repechage USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
5:10 a.m. 4x100m Relay Women’s Round 1 USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
5:35 a.m. 4x100m Relay Men’s Round 1 USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
6 a.m. 800m Men’s Repechage USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
2 p.m. Long Jump Women’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
2:05 p.m. 1500m Women’s Semifinal NBC, Peacock, Fubo
2:30 p.m. Javelin Throw Men’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
3:05 p.m. 400m Hurdles Women’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
3:25 p.m. 200m Men’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
3:50 p.m. 110m Hurdles Men’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo

Heptathlon events

Time (ET) Event TV/live stream
4:05 a.m. 100m Hurdles Peacock, Fubo
5:05 a.m. High Jump Peacock, Fubo
1:05 p.m. Shot Put Peacock, Fubo
2:35 p.m. 200m Peacock, Fubo

Friday, Aug. 9

Time (ET) Event Gender Round TV/live stream
4:40 a.m. 4x400m Relay Women’s Round 1 USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
5:05 a.m. 4x400m Relay Men’s Round 1 USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
5:30 a.m. 800m Men’s Semifinal USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
6:05 a.m. 100m Hurdles Women’s Semifinal USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
1:15 p.m. 4x100m Relay Women’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
1:30 p.m. 4x100m Relay Men’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
1:40 p.m. Shot Put Women’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
2 p.m. 400m Women’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
2:10 p.m. Triple Jump Men’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
2:55 p.m. 10,000m Women’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
3:50 p.m. 400m Hurdles Men’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo

Heptathlon events

Time (ET) Event TV/live stream
4:05 a.m. Long Jump Peacock, Fubo
5:20 p.m. Javelin Throw Peacock, Fubo
2:15 p.m. 800m Peacock, Fubo

Saturday, Aug. 10

Time (ET) Event Gender Round TV/live stream
2 a.m. Marathon Men’s Final USA Network, Peacock, Fubo
1:05 p.m. High Jump Men’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
1:30 p.m. 800m Men’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
1:40 p.m. Javelin Throw Women’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
1:45 p.m. 100m Hurdles Women’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
2 p.m. 5000m Men’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
2:25 p.m. 1500m Women’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
3:10 p.m. 4x400m Relay Men’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo
3:20 p.m. 4x400m Relay Women’s Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo

Sunday, Aug. 11

Time (ET) Event Gender Round TV/live stream
2 a.m. Marathon Women’s Final USA Network, Peacock, Fubo