When is the women's 100m final at Paris 2024 Olympics? What time does it start on TV? Who is favourite for gold?
By Rhys Jones
Updated 03/08/2024 at 11:28 GMT+1
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games heats up with the 100m events taking place and Day 8 will see the women's sprinters take the spotlight on Saturday. Incredible athletes such as Sha'Carri Richardson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and Team GB's Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita will battle for gold. From the event timings and who is favourite for gold, here is all you need to know.
Asher-Smith 'feels great' as she makes her way through 100m heats
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The track and field events are undoubtedly the Olympic Games’ defining moments and Day 8 of Paris 2024 will see the women’s 100m final take centre stage.
The lineup for the finals will not be finalised until after the semi-finals on Saturday evening, but it promises to be a magnificent cast of performers with plenty of absorbing narratives and storylines.
There are Jamaican stars and an American favourite, while a Team GB duo with plenty of support.
From the event timings and who is favourite for gold in the women’s 100m at Paris 2024, here is all you need to know.
WHEN DOES THE WOMEN’S 100M EVENT START AT PARIS 2024?
Eight women will line up to compete for Olympic gold in the 100m final.
With the preliminary and first rounds completed on Friday morning, Saturday evening will see the semi-final and final take place.
Saturday, 3 August
- 18:50 – Women’s 100m semi-final
- 20:20 – Women’s 100m final.
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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce à Paris JO
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WHAT TIME DOES IT START ON TV AND HOW TO WATCH?
Coverage of the evening session of the athletics and the women’s 100m event will begin live on discovery+ at 18:00, with the semi-final starting at 18:50 and the final at 20:20.
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WHERE WILL THE WOMEN'S 100M COMPETITION BE HELD?
The Stade de France will host the athletics and rugby events at Paris 2024.
Built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, it hosted elements of the World Athletics Championships in 2003, the Rugby World Cup in 2007 and 2023, and the European Championship final in 2016.
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A general view of the Stade de France is pictured during athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 2, 2024. (Photo by Martin BERNETTI / AFP) (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP via Getty Images)
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WHO IS COMPETING FOR THE GOLD MEDAL?
This year’s 100m is set to be one of the most competitive finals of all time with a star-studded lineup of athletes.
Even with two major favourites pulling out, the hype for the final is reaching fever pitch with the semi-finals taking place on Saturday evening.
Those two favourites are reigning Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah, who has been forced out due to an Achilles injury, and her compatriot Shericka Jackson, who has chosen to focus solely on the 200m event.
It leaves the current world champion, USA’s Sha’Carri Richardson, as the firm favourite for the title. The 24-year-old is at home on the track and on the red carpet in equal measure, lightning quick with a bold personality to match.
Richardson’s incredible rise turned to a rock-bottom plummet when, shortly after winning the 100m at the 2021 US Olympic trials, she tested positive for THC, the primary ingredient in cannabis. Despite the substance being legal in Oregon, it has been banned by the Olympics since 1999.
She was left off the US squad for the Tokyo Olympics, so is making her delayed Olympic debut in Paris with her sights firmly set on gold.
Fan favourite and 37-year-old Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica will make her last appearance at the Games, 16 years on from her first. The sprinting stalwart is one of the greatest of all time and boasts five world titles, with two Olympic gold medals in track’s premier event (Beijing 2008 and London 2012).
Ivorian sprinter Marie-Josee Ta Lou has been ever-present in 100m finals for years, but success continues to elude her. The 35-year-old issued a statement of intent in the heats to win the final round in 10.87 ahead of Fraser-Pryce.
Great Britain will posit two medal hopefuls with European champion Dina Asher-Smith and Doha Diamond League champion Daryll Neita.
They both put on strong showings to qualify for the semi-final. Asher-Smith crossed the line in 11.01s, while Neita put in an exemplary performance to top her heat in 10.92s
The British duo are outside bets for the podium given the strength of their competitors, but their nuanced dynamic and their frenemy-like rivalry will represent an intriguing subplot.
Elsewhere, Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred and Nigeria's Rosemary Chukwuma are the other big names to keep an eye on.
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