Track and field at Olympics 2024 live updates: Julien Alfred beats Sha’Carri Richardson in 100m final
Follow live coverage of track and field at Paris 2024 with five thrilling medal events at the Stade de France today
Track and field at Paris 2024 — latest
Julien Alfred of St Lucia beat Sha’Carri Richardson to gold in the women’s 100m final, the headline on day eight of the Paris 2024 Olympics.
A national record time of 10.72 saw her cruise to the gold with American pair Richardson (10.87) and Mellisa Jefferson (10.92) taking silver and bronze.
Jamaica’s two-time winner of that event, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was due to attempt to become the first Olympian to win five medals in a row in the same athletics event but she pulled out minutes before her semifinal.
Saturday’s track and field results
Men’s shot put final
- 🥇 Ryan Crouser (United States)
- 🥈 Joe Kovacs (United States)
- 🥉 Rajindra Campbell (Jamaica)
Women’s triple jump final
- 🥇 Thea LaFond (Dominica)
- 🥈 Shanieka Ricketts (Jamaica)
- 🥉 Jasmine Moore (United States)
4x400m mixed relay final
- 🥇 Netherlands
- 🥈 United States
- 🥉 Britain
Women’s 100m final
- 🥇 Julien Alfred (St Lucia)
- 🥈 Sha’Carri Richardson (United States)
- 🥉 Melissa Jefferson (United States)
Men’s decathlon
- 🥇 Markus Rooth (Norway)
- 🥈 Leo Neugebauer (Germany)
- 🥉 Lindon Victor (Grenada)