Our Complete Guide to Athletics at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Part 1

Our editors go through every running event in the first week in Paris, providing you with a cheat sheet on the favorites, the contenders, details you should know while watching each race, and which events are must see (and which you can probably skip).

Hosts: Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci, Michael Doyle

The events we cover on the pod:

0:00 - 3:25 - Intro
3:26 - 11:58 - Men's 10,000m final
11:59 - 16:55 - Mixed 4x400m final
16:56 - 23:59 - Women's 100m final
24:00 - 33:33 - Men's 100M final
33:34 - 41:32 - Women's 5,000m final
41:33 - 48:46 - Women's 800m final
48:47 - 56:52 - Men's 1,500m final
56:53 - 1:01:38 - Women's 3,000m steeplechase
1:01:39 - 1:08:11 - Women's 200m final
1:08:12 - 1:13:05 - Men's 400m final
1:13:06 - 1:19:04 - Men's 3,000m steeplechase
1:19:05 - 1:25:58 - Men's 200m final
1:25:59 - 1:31:02 - Women's 400m hurdles final
1:31:03 - 1:35:08 - Men's 110m hurdles final
1:35:09 - 1:39:00 - Wrap up

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Follow our Paris Olympic Games coverage:

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10 Middle-Distance Stars You Won't Want to Miss:

How to Watch the Track Events at the Paris Olympics:

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[shwaus]

I didn't even know you all had a podcast until today. Great job!

[robnet]

How do you explain this high amount of top athletes who are often ill or "injured", but still manage to squeeze great performances in between?