Activities Sports & Athletics 2016 Olympics Track and Field Schedule Share PINTEREST Email Print Usain Bolt should be on hand to defend his 100- and 200-meter individual gold medals at the 2016 Olympics. Ian MacNicol/Getty Images Sports & Athletics Track & Field Records Events Baseball Basketball Bicycling Billiards Bodybuilding Bowling Boxing Car Racing Cheerleading Cricket Extreme Sports Football Golf Gymnastics Ice Hockey Martial Arts Professional Wrestling Skateboarding Skating Paintball Soccer Swimming & Diving Table Tennis Tennis Volleyball Other Activities Learn More By Mike Rosenbaum Mike Rosenbaum is an award-winning sports writer covering various sports and events for more than 15 years. our editorial process Facebook Facebook Mike Rosenbaum Updated May 24, 2019 The 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The track and field portion of the Games begins on Friday, Aug. 12 and runs through Sunday, Aug. 21. The main difference between this year’s schedule and the 2012 Olympic schedule is the number of morning finals. In London, only three events held finals during a morning session – the 50-kilometer race walk and both of the marathons. In Rio, each of the nine morning sessions will feature at least one final. The marathons and the 50-kilometer race walk will again hold morning finals, along with the men’s and women’s discus throw, the men’s and women’s steeplechase, the women’s 10-kilometer race walk and hammer throw, plus the men’s triple jump and 400-meter hurdles. 2016 Olympics Qualifying Standards (coming soon) All times listed below are local to Rio de Janeiro, which is on Brazil Time. Rio time is three hours behind Greenwich Mean Time. Friday, August 12 (all times local to Rio de Janeiro) Morning Session 09:30 Men’s Discus Throw Qualification Group A 09:35 Women’s 100 Meters Hurdles (Heptathlon) 10:05 Women’s Shot Put Qualification 10:10 Men’s 800 Meters Heats 10:50 Women’s High Jump (Heptathlon) 10:55 Men’s Discus Throw Qualification Group B 11:10 Women’s 10,000 Meters Final 11:55 Women’s 100 Meters Preliminary Round Rules for Each Olympic Track and Field Event Evening Session 02:30 Men’s 20 Kilometers Race Walk Final 08:30 Women’s 1500 Meters Heats 08:35 Women’s Shot Put (Heptathlon) 08:40 Women’s Hammer Throw Qualification Group A 09:05 Men’s 400 Meters Heats 09:20 Men’s Long Jump Qualification 10:00 Women’s Shot Put Final 10:05 Women’s 200 Meters (Heptathlon) 10:10 Women’s Hammer Throw Qualification Group B 10:40 Women’s 100 Meters Heats Saturday, August 13 Morning Session 09:30 Men’s 100 Meters Preliminary Round 09:40 Women’s Triple Jump Qualification 10:05 Women’s 3000 Meters Steeplechase Heats 10:50 Men’s Discus Throw Final 11:00 Women’s 400 Meters Heats 11:45 Women’s Long Jump (Heptathlon) 12:00 Men’s 100 Meters Heats Evening Session 08:00 Women’s Javelin Throw (Heptathlon) Group A 08:20 Men’s Pole Vault Qualification 08:30 Men’s 400 Meters Semi-Final 08:50 Men’s Long Jump Final 09:00 Women’s 100 Meters Semi-Final 09:15 Women’s Javelin Throw (Heptathlon) Group B 09:25 Men’s 10,000 Meters Final 10:05 Men’s 800 Meters Semi-Final 10:35 Women’s 100 Meters Final 10:53 Women’s 800 Meters (Heptathlon) Men's Olympic Records Sunday August 14 Morning Session 09:30 Women’s Marathon Final Evening Session 08:30 Men’s High Jump Qualification 08:35 Women’s 400 Meters Semi-Final 08:55 Women’s Triple Jump Final 09:00 Men’s 100 Meters Semi-Final 09:30 Women’s 1500 Meters Semi-Final 10:00 Men’s 400 Meters Final 10:25 Men’s 100 Meters Final Women's Olympic Records Monday, August 15 Morning Session 9:30 Men’s Triple Jump Qualification 09:35 Women’s 200 Meters Heats 10:25 Men’s 3000 Meters Steeplechase Heats 10:40 Women’s Hammer Throw Final 11:15 Women’s 3000 Meters Steeplechase Final 11:35 Men’s 400 Meters Hurdles Heats Evening Session 08:30 Women’s Discus Throw Qualification Group A 08:35 Men’s Pole Vault Final 08:40 Men’s 110 Meters Hurdles Heats 09:30 Women’s 400 Meters Hurdles Heats 09:50 Women’s Discus Throw Qualification Group B 10:25 Men’s 800 Meters Final 10:45 Women’s 400 Meters Final Tuesday, August 16 Morning Session 09:30 Women’s 5000 Meters Heats 09:45 Women’s Pole Vault Qualification 09:50 Men’s Triple Jump Final 10:30 Men’s 1500 Meters Heats 11:05 Women’s 100 Meters Hurdles Heats 11:20 Women’s Discus Throw Final 11:50 Men’s 200 Meters Heats Evening Session 08:30 Men’s High Jump Final 08:35 Women’s Javelin Throw Qualification Group A 08:40 Men’s 110 Meters Hurdles Semi-Final 09:05 Women’s Long Jump Qualification 09:10 Women’s 400 Meters Hurdles Semi-Final 09:35 Men’s 400 Meters Hurdles Semi-Final 09:50 Women’s Javelin Throw Qualification Group B 10:00 Women’s 200 Meters Semi-Final 10:30 Women’s 1500 Meters Final 10:45 Men’s 110 Meters Hurdles Final Wednesday, August 17 Morning Session 09:30 Men’s 100 Meters (Decathlon) 09:40 Men’s Hammer Throw Qualification Group A 10:05 Men’s 5000 Meters Heats 10:35 Men’s Long Jump (Decathlon) 10:55 Women’s 800 Meters Heats 11:05 Men’s Hammer Throw Qualification Group B 11:50 Men’s 3000 Meters Steeplechase Final 12:15 Men’s Shot Put (Decathlon) Evening Session 17:45 Men’s High Jump (Decathlon) 08:30 Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification Group A 08:45 Women’s 100 Meters Hurdles Semi-Final 09:15 Women’s Long Jump Final 09:20 Men’s 400 Meters (Decathlon) 09:55 Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification Group B 10:00 Men’s 200 Meters Semi-Final 10:30 Women’s 200 Meters Final 10:55 Women’s 100 Meters Hurdles Final Thursday, August 18 Morning Session 09:30 Men’s 110 Meters Hurdles (Decathlon) 09:55 Men’s Shot Put Qualification 10:00 Women’s High Jump Qualification 10:25 Men’s Discus Throw (Decathlon) Group A 11:20 Women’s 4x100 Meters Relay Heats 11:40 Men’s Discus Throw (Decathlon) Group B 11:40 Men’s 4x100 Meters Relay Heats 12:00 Men’s 400 Meters Hurdles Final 13:25 Men’s Pole Vault (Decathlon) Evening Session 18:35 Men’s Javelin Throw (Decathlon) Group A 19:45 Men’s Javelin Throw (Decathlon) Group B 08:30 Men’s Shot Put Final 08:45 Men’s 1500 Meters Semi-Final 09:10 Women’s Javelin Throw Final 09:15 Women’s 800 Meters Semi-Final 09:45 Men’s 1500 Meters (Decathlon) 10:15 Women’s 400 Meters Hurdles Final 10:30 Men’s 200 Meters Final Friday, August 19 Morning Session 08:00 Men’s 50 Kilometers Race Walk Final Evening Session 14:30 Women’s 20 Kilometers Race Walk Final 08:30 Women’s Pole Vault Final 08:40 Women’s 4x400 Meters Relay Heats 09:05 Men’s Hammer Throw Final 09:10 Men’s 4x400 Meters Relay Heats 09:40 Women’s 5000 Meters Final 10:15 Women’s 4x100 Meters Relay Final 10:35 Men’s 4x100 Meters Relay Final Saturday, August 20 Evening Session 08:30 Women’s High Jump Final 08:55 Men’s Javelin Throw Final 09:00 Men’s 1500 Meters Final 09:15 Women’s 800 Meters Final 09:30 Men’s 5000 Meters Final 10:00 Women’s 4x400 Meters Relay Final 10:35 Men’s 4x400 Meters Relay Final Sunday, August 21 Morning Session 09:30 Men’s Marathon Final