Paris 2024 Olympics Men’s 100m Race: Schedule, Key Competitors, and How to Watch in Australia
The Paris 2024 Olympics men’s 100m race spans two days, beginning with the preliminary round on Saturday, followed by round 1. The semi-final and final will occur on Sunday, translating to early Monday morning for Australian viewers.
Fans in Australia can watch the men’s 100m race via live streaming and on TV. The second day starts with three semi-final races, each featuring nine sprinters. The top two from each heat and the next two fastest will advance to the final later that day.
The field includes defending Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy, and world No. 1 Noah Lyles from the USA, who also holds the reigning world champion in 100m and 200m. Other prominent contenders include Canada’s Andre De Grasse, defending 200m champion and 100m bronze medallist from Tokyo, and Fred Kerley, runner-up in the 100m in Tokyo and 2022 world champion.
Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson, with a world-leading time of 9.77 seconds, and Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala, the African record holder with the second-fastest time of the season, add to the stacked lineup. Noah Lyles is third with a season-best of 9.81 seconds, followed closely by Jamaica’s Oblique Seville. Marcell Jacobs’ best effort this year is 9.92 seconds.
Usain Bolt’s Olympic record of 9.63s (London 2012) and world record of 9.58s (2009 World Athletics Championships) still stand as benchmarks.
Australia had two representatives in the 100m event: Rohan Browning and Joshua Azzopardi. Both participated in round 1 but were eliminated. Azzopardi ran 10.20s in heat 2 to finish fourth, while Browning clocked a season-best 10.29 in heat 6, finishing sixth. Only the top three from each heat and the next three fastest advanced to the semi-final.