The first day of track and field at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games came and went. 

The men's Decathlon and a handful of qualifying rounds kept fans entertained until the men's 10,000m final brought the house down over the final event of the night. 

While the morning session saw the opening rounds of the women's 100m and men's 1,500m, the afternoon slate was gifted the women's 800m and 5,000m heats, as well as an Olympic record-breaking men's 10,000m, which put an exclamation point on the first day of competition.

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Tomorrow's morning session begins bright and early at 4:05 a.m. EST with the men's Decathlon 110mH.

 Saturday's afternoon session is set to kick off at 1:10 p.m. EST and will include four finals in the men's shot put, women's triple jump and 100m, as well as the mixed 4x400m and the decathlon 1,500m, which is the conclusion to the 10-event contest.

Heavy Favorites, All Three Americans Through In The Women's 5,000m Final

If you're someone who likes a little bit of chaos over the course of 12.5 laps, the opening round of the women's 5,000m was not for you.

As we expected, the favorites ran their own race and comfortably made their way to the final. 

Kenya's Faith Kipyegon, the second fastest woman of all-time led the way for all 16 qualifiers in 14:57.65. 

Seven other women were right behind Kipyegon in the first heat, as Netherland's Sifan Hassan and Italy's Nadi Battocletti both crossed in 14:57.65.

Former training partners Elise Cranny and Karissa Schweizer snagged the final two qualifying spots in the opening heat, finishing seventh and eighth in 14:5.55 and 14:59.64.

"That last mile, I was just like, 'Be patient and composed,' even though I looked up and everyone was still there," Cranny said. 

The second heat saw Kenya's Beatrice Chebet stop the clock at 15:00.73, while Ethiopia's Medina Eisa and Australia's Rose Davies cross in 15:00.82 and 15:00.86 to round out the top three.

American Whittni Morgan finished sixth in a season best of 15:02.14, joining Cranny and Schweizer in the final. 

"I really wanted to perform well, especially the way I was selected for the Olympics," Morgan said afterward. "I kind of wanted to kind of prove that I belong to be here, since I didn't get the top three spots." 

NCAA Legends Leo Neugebauer & Ayden Owens-Delerme Lead Decathlon After Day One

Following a pair of top-two finishes in the long jump and shot put, Germany's Leo Neugebauer -- the collegiate record-holder for Texas -- heads back to the Olympic Village on top of the decathlon leaderboard and just 42 points in front of Ayden Owens-Delerme, who is representing Puerto Rico.

Neugebauer totaled 935 (100m), 1,056 (LJ), 885 (SP), 850 (HJ) and 924 (400m) over the course of the first five events, which is good enough for a grand total of 4,650 points. He sits 35 points shy of his personal best, which doubles as the sixth-best performance in world history.

Owens-Delerme closed the gap on the German in the last event, clocking a time of 46.17 and earning 1,000 ploints. The 24-year-old is the only other man above 4,600 points and he's less than 50 points back from Neugebauer with 4,608 points. 

Norway's Sander Skotheim sits in third with 4588 points, while Americans Harrison Williams, Heath Baldwin and Zach Ziemek finish the opening day in eighth, 11th and 19th.

Leyanis Pérez Hernández & Jasmine Moore Headline Women's Triple Jump Qualifiers

It was smooth sailing in the qualifying round of the women's triple jump, as the top 12 seeds all punched their ticket to the final. 

Cuba's Leyanis Pérez Hernández led all qualifiers with a 14.68m leap which came on her third attempt. 

The U.S. national champion Jasmine Moore finished atop her flight thanks to her jump of 14.43m, which automatically clinched her spot in the final. 

"Obviously, it's a really big crowd," Moore said of environment on Friday at Stade de France. "So just kind of focusing on what I need to do and just taking it jump by jump and event by event." 

In total, seven women achieved qualification standard of 14.35m, automatically sending them through to tomorrow's final.

Valarie Allman Leads Discus Field 

The defending Olympic gold medalist refused to leave even a little bit of doubt in the qualifying round, throwing 69.59m on her opening throw to easily punch her ticket to this weekend's final.

Allman was one of just four women with marks past 65 meters and the only one past 65.7m.

Behind her, Croatia's Sandra Elkasevic and China's Bin Feng each just needed one throw, leaving with marks of 65.53m and 65.4m as they kept their gold medal hopes alive.

Americans Veronica Fraley and Jayden Ulrich failed to make the final, as Fraley was less than one-tenth of a meter out of qualifying. 

Team USA's Mixed 4x400m Squad Breaks Own World Record En Route To Final

Though it didn't look like they were expending too much energy, the American quartet of Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon and Kaylyn Brown made exceptional work of their heat, lowering the world and American record down to 3:07.41.

France and Belgium took the next two automatic qualifiers for the first heat, crossing in 3:10.60 (NR) and 3:10.74 (NR).

In the second heat, Great Britain, Netherlands and Italy earned the 'Big Q', crossing in 3:10.61 (NR), 3:10.81 and 3:11.59.

Along with Jamaica (3:11.06), Nigeria (3:11.99), and Switzerland (3:12.77), there were seven total national records ahead of Saturday's final.

Leonardo Fabri & The American Trio Cruise Through To Men's Shot Put Final

Similar to the rest of the qualifying rounds that took place on the second day of the Olympic Games, there were no bumps or bruises for any of the heavy-hitters.

The three defending medalists from Tokyo will aim for another year of medals, as Ryan Crouser, Tom Walsh and Joe Kovacs will be back for more tomorrow. 

However, it wasn't one of the three defending medalists with the top performance of the day, as Italy's Lenoardo Fabbri threw 21.76m as the lone man past 21.7m.

Tomas Stanek of the Czech Republic was second after a season's best throw of 21.61, while American Payton Otterdahl tossed the rock 21.52m for 3rd.

Joshua Cheptegei Wins Olympic Gold, Runs Olympic Record of 26:43.14 

In the fastest 10,000m race in Olympic history, Joshua Cheptegei did what Joshua Cheptegei does.

Win.

In a race that saw plenty of lead changes, a variety of shifts in pacing and a blazing bell lap, Cheptegei made sure he was where he needed to be when the time came. 

Cheptegei came through 5,000m in 13:26.0, which was in the middle of a pack in 15th-place. But after strategically working his way up to the front, the hardest part was done.

At the bell, Cheptegei made his move to the front and never looked back. The Ugandan held off the historically loaded field, stopping the clock in a new Olympic record of 26:43.14.

Ethiopia's Berihu Aregawi saved his surge until it was too late, but still fought his way to a silver medal after edging out American Grant Fisher 26:43.44-26:43.46.

Both Aregawi and Fisher avenged their finishes from Tokyo, where the pair finished in 4th and 5th following a fast final lap.

When Are The Paris 2024 Olympic Games?

The Olympics begin on July 26 and end on August 11. The track and field events will begin on Aug. 1. 

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