No single sport offers more volume or variety at the Tokyo Olympics than track and field officially labeled "athletics" for the Games. Decathlons, heptathlons, meter dash, high jump, pole vault, you name it: There is no shortage of events to keep track of for the Games. Sporting News is here to make sure you know how to watch every single event, from preliminaries to qualifying, opening rounds, semifinals and finals.
As in many of the events at the Olympics, several athletes from the United States are among those favored to medal, including JuVaughn Harrison in both the high jump and long jump, Rudy Winkler men's hammer throw , Ryan Crouser and Joe Kovacs men's shot put , Katie Nageotte women's pole vault and more.
Here's everything you need to know, pardon the pun, to keep track of the field at Tokyo:. Each will carry all track and field events during the Tokyo Games.
Generally speaking, each day of TV coverage will feature early-morning and evening sessions. Three of the four gold medal-winning 4x sprinters from the world championships -- Sydney McLaughlin, Dailiah Muhammad and Jonathas Wadeline -- will compete in these Games.
Muhammad won the meter hurdle individually at the world championships. Americans to watch: No. Qualifying round, Monday, Aug. Qualifying round, Tuesday, Aug. Thursday, Aug. Friday, Aug. Saturday, Aug. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission. All rights reserved About Us. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local.
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