Time: 3:20 p.m. ET, 9:20 p.m. in Paris
TV: Peacock
The first medals of the athletics schedule were handed out yesterday, when Ecuador’s Brian Pintado and China’s Yang Jiayu won the men’s and women’s 20-kilometer race walks, respectively.
The first medals handed out on the track of the Stade de France will come today, when endurance is critical in the men’s 10,000-meter race.
Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei is the world record holder in the 10,000 meters and is a three-time world champion in the race. But in Tokyo, Cheptegei finished second to Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega. Cheptegei’s Ugandan compatriot, Jacob Kiplimo, is the reigning world cross-country champion and another contender.
Several other track and field events begin Friday. The women’s 5,000-meter heats start at 12:10 p.m. ET, with world-record holder Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia in the mix.
The women’s 800-meter first round begins at 1:45 p.m. ET, 6.45p.m. BST, 7.45p.m. local with Americans Nia Akins, Allie Wilson and Juliette Whittaker racing to qualify for the semifinals after reigning gold medalist Athing Mu failed to qualify in this event.
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