Rio 2016 Summer Olympics Athletics Schedule for men and women

Athletics has always been part of the Olympics Games since time immemorial. Athletics was part of the sport at the ancient Olympics held in Greece and is part of the Modern Olympics. However, it had to undergo changes to meet modern Olympics needs, but despite these changes it has always been a core sport for any edition for both Paralympics and Olympics sports as well as at any of the Summer and Winter Games. Many world famous athletes like Jamaica's Usain Bolt are featuring.

Usain Bolt is running at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics

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Therefore the Rio 2016 will not be different at all, in fact, at these Summer Olympics Games 47 events are featuring for both men and women.

The 2016 Rio Games Athletics sports and events will kick off on the 12th of August and run all the way to the 21st of August. This edition of the 31st Summer Olympics has the athletics sport's events classified as either as field and track events or the road events, with road event featuring the Marathon and Race Walking for both men and women.

Athletics will attract the highest number of participants as compared to the other 27 sports and currently all participating nations are running qualifiers in order to meet International Olympics Committee minimum requirements for any of the 47 Olympics athletics events .

Due to the huge number of participants, athletics will therefore require more space and has been allocated three venues. All the 2016 Rio Olympics Athletics 47 events will take for a period of 10 days, with Men’s Marathon medal ceremony closing the entire Rio 2016 Summer Olympics as it will take place shortly before the Rio games closing ceremony.

The three venues that will be hosting Rio 2016 Summer Olympics Athletics Sports and Events are:

1. Flamengo Park will be the venue for the road event; 2016 Summer Olympics race walk start and finish, members of public will be able to watch this sport as competitors walk in the streets of Rio de Janeiro without any payment.

2. Rio’s Estádio Olímpico João Havelange which will be the venue for the 2016 Summer Olympics athletics field and track events. This Stadium is also referred to as the Rio 2016 Olympics Stadium

The Rio 2016 Olympics Stadium (Estádio Olímpico João Havelange)

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3. Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí or simply Sambadrome which will be the starting and the finishing point of the 2016 Summer Olympics Marathon for both men and women. Members of public will be able to watch this athletics events as competitors run in the streets of Rio de Janeiro without and like the race walk, they will do this without any payment.

Below is the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletics Sport and Events Schedule for both Men and Women. Click to Download the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics Men and Women Athletics Sports and Events Schedule Here

Event	Competition Level	Gender	Day	Date	Time	Session	Venue
Discuss Throw	Heats	Men	Friday	12th August	9.30 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
Heptathlon 100 Meters Hurdles		Women	Friday	12th August	9.35 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
Shot Put	Heats	Women	Friday	12th August	10.05 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
800 Meters	Heats	Men	Friday	12th August	10.10 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
Heptathlon High Jump		Women	Friday	12th August	10.50 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
Discuss Throw	Heats	Men	Friday	12th August	10.55 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
10,000 Meters	Finals	Women	Friday	12th August	11.10 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
100 Meters	Heats	Women	Friday	12th August	11.55 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
10,000 Meters	Medal Ceremony	Women	Friday	12th August	12.20 PM	Afternoon	Olympic Stadium
20 Kilometers Race Walk	Finals	Men	Friday	12th August	2.30 PM	Afternoon	Flamengo Park
20 Kilometers Race Walk	Medal Ceremony	Men	Friday	12th August	8.20 PM	Night	Flamengo Park
1500 Meters	Heats	Women	Friday	12th August	8.30 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Heptathlon Shot Put		Women	Friday	12th August	8.35 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Hammer Throw	Heats	Women	Friday	12th August	8.40 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
400 Meters	Heats	Men	Friday	12th August	9.05 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Long Jump	Heats	Men	Friday	12th August	9.20 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Shot Put	Finals	Women	Friday	12th August	10.00 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Heptathlon 200 Meters		Women	Friday	12th August	10.05 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Hammer Throw	Heats	Women	Friday	12th August	10.10 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
100 Meters	Heats	Women	Friday	12th August	10.40 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
100 Meters	Heats	Men	Saturday	13th August	9.30 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
Triple Jump	Heats	Women	Saturday	13th August	9.40 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
3000 Meters Steeple Chase	Heats	Women	Saturday	13th August	10.05 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
Discuss Throw	Finals	Men	Saturday	13th August	10.50 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
400 Meters	Heats	Women	Saturday	13th August	11.00 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
Heptathlon Long Jump		Women	Saturday	13th August	11.45 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
100 Meters	Heats	Men	Saturday	13th August	12.00 PM	Afternoon	Olympic Stadium
Discuss Throw	Medal Ceremony	Men	Saturday	13th August	12.41 PM	Afternoon	Olympic Stadium
Heptathlon Javelin Throw		Women	Saturday	13th August	8.00 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Shot Put	Medal Ceremony	Women	Saturday	13th August	8.10 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Pole Vault	Heats	Men	Saturday	13th August	8.20 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
400 Meters	Semi Final	Men	Saturday	13th August	8.30 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Long Jump	Finals	Men	Saturday	13th August	8.50 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
100 Meters	Semi Final	Women	Saturday	13th August	9.00 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Heptathlon Javelin Throw		Women	Saturday	13th August	9.15 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
10,000 Meters	Finals	Men	Saturday	13th August	9.25 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
800 Meters	Semi Final	Men	Saturday	13th August	10.05 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
100 Meters	Finals	Women	Saturday	13th August	10.35 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
10,000 Meters	Medal Ceremony	Men	Saturday	13th August	10.42 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Heptathlon 800 Meters	Finals	Women	Saturday	13th August	10.53 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Marathon	Finals	Women	Sunday	14th August	9.30 AM	Morning	Sambódromo
Marathon	Medal Ceremony	Women	Sunday	14th August	8.15 PM	Night	Sambódromo
Long Jump	Medal Ceremony	Men	Sunday	14th August	8.20 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
High Jump	Heats	Men	Sunday	14th August	8.30 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
400 Meters	Semi Final	Women	Sunday	14th August	8.35 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Triple Jump	Finals	Women	Sunday	14th August	8.55 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
100 Meters	Semi Final	Men	Sunday	14th August	9.00 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
100 Meters	Medal Ceremony	Women	Sunday	14th August	9.17 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
1500 Meters	Semi Final	Women	Sunday	14th August	9.30 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
400 Meters	Finals	Men	Sunday	14th August	10.00 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Heptathlon	Medal Ceremony	Women	Sunday	14th August	10.15 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
100 Meters	Finals	Men	Sunday	14th August	10.25 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Triple Jump	Heats	Men	Monday	15th August	9.30 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
200 Meters	Heats	Women	Monday	15th August	9.35 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
3000 Meters Steeple Chase	Heats	Men	Monday	15th August	10.25 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
Hammer Throw	Finals	Women	Monday	15th August	10.40 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
3000 Meters Steeple Chase	Finals	Women	Monday	15th August	11.15 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
400 Meters Hurdles	Heats	Men	Monday	15th August	11.55 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
3000 Meters Steeple Chase	Medal Ceremony	Women	Monday	15th August	12.10 PM	Afternoon	Olympic Stadium
400 Meters	Medal Ceremony	Men	Monday	15th August	8.15 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Triple Jump	Medal Ceremony	Women	Monday	15th August	8.20 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Discuss Throw	Quarter Finals	Women	Monday	15th August	8.30 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Pole Vault	Finals	Men	Monday	15th August	8.35 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
110 Meters Hurdles	Heats	Men	Monday	15th August	8.40 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
100 Meters	Medal Ceremony	Men	Monday	15th August	9.15 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
400 Meters Hurdles	Heats	Women	Monday	15th August	9.30 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Discuss Throw	Quarter Finals	Women	Monday	15th August	9.50 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
800 Meters	Finals	Men	Monday	15th August	10. 25	Night	Olympic Stadium
Hammer Throw	Medal Ceremony	Women	Monday	15th August	10.35 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
400 Meters	Finals	Women	Monday	15th August	10.45 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
5000 Meters	Preliminaries	Women	Tuesday	16th August	9.30 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
Pole Vault	Quarter Finals	Women	Tuesday	16th August	9.45 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
Triple Jump	Finals	Men	Tuesday	16th August	9.50 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
1500 Meters	Heats	Men	Tuesday	16th August	10.30 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
100 Meters Hurdles	Heats	Women	Tuesday	16th August	11.05 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
Discuss Throw	Finals	Women	Tuesday	16th August	11.20 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
200 Meters	Heats	Men	Tuesday	16th August	11.50 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
Triple Jump	Medal Ceremony	Men	Tuesday	16th August	12.32 PM	Afternoon	Olympic Stadium
800 Meters	Medal Ceremony	Men	Tuesday	16th August	8.15 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
400 Meters	Medal Ceremony	Women	Tuesday	16th August	8.20 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
High Jump	Finals	Men	Tuesday	16th August	8.30 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Javelin Throw	Qualifiers	Women	Tuesday	16th August	8.35 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
110 Meters Hurdles	Semi Final	Men	Tuesday	16th August	8.40 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Pole Vault	Medal Ceremony	Men	Tuesday	16th August	9.00 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Long Jump	Quarter Finals	Women	Tuesday	16th August	9.05 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
400 Meters Hurdles	Semi Final	Women	Tuesday	16th August	9.10 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
400 Meters Hurdles	Semi Final	Men	Tuesday	16th August	9.35 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Javelin Throw	Quarter Finals	Women	Tuesday	16th August	9.50 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
200 Meters	Semi Final	Women	Tuesday	16th August	10.00 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
1500 Meters	Finals	Women	Tuesday	16th August	10.30 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Discuss Throw	Medal Ceremony	Women	Tuesday	16th August	10.35 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
110 Meters Hurdles	Finals	Men	Tuesday	16th August	10.45 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Decathlon 100 Meters	Preliminaries	Men	Wednesday	17th August	9.30 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
Hammer Throw	Quarter Finals	Men	Wednesday	17th August	9.45 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
5000 Meters	Qualifiers	Men	Wednesday	17th August	10.05 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
Decathlon Long Jump	Qualifiers	Men	Wednesday	17th August	10.35 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
800 Meters	Qualifiers	Women	Wednesday	17th August	10.55 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
Hammer Throw	Quarter Finals	Men	Wednesday	17th August	11.05 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
3000 Meters Steeple Chase	Finals	Men	Wednesday	17th August	11.50 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
Decathlon Shot Put	Preliminaries	Men	Wednesday	17th August	12.15 AM	Afternoon	Olympic Stadium
Decathlon High Jump		Men	Wednesday	17th August	5.45 PM	Evening	Olympic Stadium
High Jump	Medal Ceremony	Men	Wednesday	17th August	8.20 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Javelin Throw	Quarter Finals	Men	Wednesday	17th August	8.30 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
100 Meters Hurdles	Semi Final	Women	Wednesday	17th August	8.45 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
1500 Meters	Medal Ceremony	Women	Wednesday	17th August	9.05 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Long Jump	Finals	Women	Wednesday	17th August	9.15 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Decathlon 400 Meters		Men	Wednesday	17th August	9.20 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Javelin Throw	Quarter Finals	Men	Wednesday	17th August	9.55 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
200 Meters	Semi Final	Men	Wednesday	17th August	10.00 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
200 Meters	Finals	Women	Wednesday	17th August	10.30 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
110 Meters Hurdles	Medal Ceremony	Men	Wednesday	17th August	10.42 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
100 Meters Hurdles	Finals	Women	Wednesday	17th August	10.55 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
3000 Meters Steeple Chase	Medal Ceremony	Men	Wednesday	17th August	11.00 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Decathlon 110 Meters Hurdles		Men	Thursday	18th August	9.30 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
Shot Put	Quarter Finals	Men	Thursday	18th August	9.55 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
High Jump	Quarter Finals	Women	Thursday	18th August	10.00 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
Decathlon Discus Throw		Men	Thursday	18th August	10.25 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
4 x 100 Meters Relay	Heats	Women	Thursday	18th August	11.20 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
4 x 100 Meters Relay	Heats	Men	Thursday	18th August	11.40 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
Decathlon Discus Throw		Men	Thursday	18th August	11.40 AM	Morning	Olympic Stadium
400 Meters Hurdles	Finals	Men	Thursday	18th August	12.00 PM	Afternoon	Olympic Stadium
Decathlon Pole Vault		Men	Thursday	18th August	1.25 PM	Afternoon	Olympic Stadium
Decathlon Javelin Throw		Men	Thursday	18th August	6.35 PM	Evening	Olympic Stadium
Long Jump	Medal Ceremony	Women	Thursday	18th August	7.20 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
100 Meters Hurdles	Medal Ceremony	Women	Thursday	18th August	7.25 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Decathlon Javelin Throw		Men	Thursday	18th August	7.45 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
200 Meters	Medal Ceremony	Women	Thursday	18th August	8.20 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Shotput	Finals	Men	Thursday	18th August	8.30 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
1500 Meters	Semi Final	Men	Thursday	18th August	8.45 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
400 Meters Hurdles	Medal Ceremony	Men	Thursday	18th August	9.01 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Javelin Throw	Finals	Women	Thursday	18th August	9.10 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
800 Meters	Semi Final	Women	Thursday	18th August	9.15 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Decathlon 1500 Meters	Finals	Men	Thursday	18th August	9.45 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
400 Meters Hurdles	Finals	Women	Thursday	18th August	10.15 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Shotput	Medal Ceremony	Men	Thursday	18th August	10.20 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
200 Meters	Finals	Men	Thursday	18th August	10.30 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
50 Kilometers  Race Walk	Finals	Men	Friday	19th August	8.00 AM	Morning	Flamengo Park
20 Kilometers Race Walk	Finals	Women	Friday	19th August	2.45 PM	Afternoon	Flamengo Park
50 Kilometers Race Walk	Medal Ceremony	Men	Friday	19th August	8.10 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
20 Kilometers Race Walk	Medal Ceremony	Women	Friday	19th August	8.15 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
200 Meters	Medal Ceremony	Men	Friday	19th August	8.20 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Pole Vault	Finals	Women	Friday	19th August	8.30 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
4 x 400 Meters Relay	Heats	Women	Friday	19th August	8.40 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Decathlon	Medal Ceremony	Men	Friday	19th August	8.56 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Hammer Throw	Finals	Men	Friday	19th August	9.05 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
4 x 400 Meters Relay	Heats	Men	Friday	19th August	9.10 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Javelin Throw	Medal Ceremony	Women	Friday	19th August	9.25 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
5000 Meters	Finals	Women	Friday	19th August	9.40 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
4 x 100 Meters Relay	Finals	Women	Friday	19th August	10.15 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
400 Meters Hurdles	Medal Ceremony	Women	Friday	19th August	10.25 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
4 x 100 Meters Relay	Finals	Men	Friday	19th August	10.35 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
5000 Meters	Medal Ceremony	Women	Friday	19th August	10.40 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Hammer Throw	Medal Ceremony	Men	Saturday	20th August	8.10 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Pole Vault	Medal Ceremony	Women	Saturday	20th August	8.15 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
4 x 100 Meters Relay	Medal Ceremony	Women	Saturday	20th August	8.20 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
High Jump	Finals	Women	Saturday	20th August	8.30 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
4 x 100m Relay	Medal Ceremony	Men	Saturday	20th August	8.45 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Javelin Throw	Finals	Men	Saturday	20th August	8.55 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
1500 Meters	Finals	Men	Saturday	20th August	9.00 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
800 Meters	Finals	Women	Saturday	20th August	9.15 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
5000 Meters	Finals	Men	Saturday	20th August	9.30 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
800 Meters	Medal Ceremony	Women	Saturday	20th August	9.50 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
4 x 400 Meters Relay	Finals	Women	Saturday	20th August	10.00 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
1500 Meters	Medal Ceremony	Men	Saturday	20th August	10.15 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
5000 Meters	Medal Ceremony	Men	Saturday	20th August	10.25 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
4 x 400 Meters Relay	Finals	Men	Saturday	20th August	10.35 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Javelin Throw	Medal Ceremony	Men	Saturday	20th August	10.40 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
High Jump	Medal Ceremony	Women	Saturday	20th August	10.45 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
4 x 400 Meters Relay	Medal Ceremony	Women	Saturday	20th August	10.50 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
4 x 400 Meters Relay	Medal Ceremony	Men	Saturday	20th August	10.55 PM	Night	Olympic Stadium
Marathon	Finals	Men	Sunday	21st August	9.30 AM	Morning	Sambódromo
Marathon	Medal Ceremony	Men	Sunday	21st August	To be Confirmed	Evening/Night	Maracana Stadium
2016 Summer Olympics	Closing Ceremony	All	Sunday	21st August	To be Confirmed	Evening/Night	Maracana Stadium

 

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