Another busy and exciting day at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris will see medals awarded in the men’s pole vault, women’s discus, women’s 5,000 meters and what should be an explosive women’s 800.

The track and field competition began Aug. 1 and will end Aug. 11, with events in 2024 being held in and around Stade de France in Paris. 

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The athlete to keep an eye on for the men’s pole vault is Sweden’s Armand Duplantis, the defending champion in the event. He was one of the 12 competitors to advance from Saturday’s qualifying round to Monday’s final round.

The 24-year-old is the No. 1-ranked pole vaulter in the world. He took ownership of the sport’s world record in 2020 and has beaten his own mark another seven times. The most recent was a 6.24-meter performance in April 2024 at the season-opening Diamond League event in Xiamen, China.

To win the gold medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Duplantis made a leap of 6.02 meters. To reach the finals this year, he was one of 10 competitors to clear 5.75 meters. They’ll all be back in action in Paris on Monday at 1 p.m. Eastern.

Chris Nilsen of the United States, the silver medalist in Tokyo after a lifetime-best leap of 5.97 meters, missed the cut this week in Paris. He jumped 5.40 meters, but it took 5.70 to advance.

New Champion Guaranteed In Women’s 800 At 2024 Olympics

In the women’s 800, track and field fans are guaranteed to see a new winner, as defending champion Athing Mu of the United States failed to qualify for this year’s Olympics.

Instead, there is expected to be a battle between 2020 runner-up Keely Hodgkinson of Great Britain and 2023 world champion Mary Moraa of Kenya. Oh, and just to keep it interesting, throw in Ethiopia’s Tsige Duguma, who was the top qualifier this week at Stade de France.

All three were successful in the semifinals, which were held Sunday at 2:40 p.m. EDT. The eight-runner final is scheduled for Monday at 3:45 p.m. EDT.

Another twist for the 2024 edition of the 800 was the introduction of the repechage round, an extra layer of qualifying that gave every athlete a second chance to reach the semifinals. 

Read more: When Are The 800m Races At The 2024 Paris Olympic Games: What To Know

Here’s the schedule for Day 5 of the track and field competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics:

2024 Olympic Track And Field Schedule, Monday, Aug. 5 Evening Session

All Times Eastern

• 1 p.m.: Men's Pole Vault Final, Stade de France
• 1:04 p.m.: Men's 3,000m Steeplechase Round 1, Stade de France
• 1:55 p.m.: Men's 200m Round 1, Stade de France
• 2:30 p.m.: Women's Discus Throw Final, Stade de France
• 2:45 p.m.: Women's 200m Semifinal, Stade de France
• 3:10 p.m.: Women's 5,000m Final, Stade de France
• 3:45 p.m.: Women's 800m Final, Stade de France

Women’s 5,000-Meter Race At 2024 Olympics Also Features Familiar Names

The final for the women’s 5,000m also will have some familiar names. 

The list of 16 finalists includes four-time world champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist (1,500m in 2016 and 2020) Faith Kipyegon, who holds the world record in the mile and 1,500 meters. 

Also, there will be defending champion Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands, and don’t count out Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia and Beatrice Chebet of Kenya.

See all 16 women’s qualifiers below. The opening round of the men’s 5,000 will be Aug. 7, with the final set for Aug. 10.

1⃣6⃣ Women advance to the 5,000m Final on Monday.

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How To Watch The 2024 Paris Olympic Summer Games 

The Olympics are on the NBC family of networks, including the Peacock streaming app. 

All track and field events will be broadcast live on Peacock, but additional coverage will be provided as follows (all times Eastern):

• 1:30 p.m.: Finals – Women’s 800m, Women’s 5,000 & More (NBC)
• 8 p.m.: NBC Primetime – Primetime In Paris (NBC)

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