The LA 2028 athletics schedule runs from 15 to 30 July 2028. Track and field events take place at the LA Memorial Coliseum from 15 to 24 July, in the first week of the Games, while the race walks and marathons follow on 27, 29 and 30 July. For the first time, athletics will span the whole Olympic Games.
World Athletics and LA28 announced the session-by-session plan on 12 November 2025. It opens with the women’s 100m, moves swimming to the second week and ends with the men’s marathon on the final day. Below, you will find every final by date, what has changed since Paris 2024 and the key dates for Indian fans, including the men’s javelin final.
LA 2028 athletics schedule at a glance
- Olympic Games: 14 to 30 July 2028, Los Angeles
- Athletics: 15 to 30 July (track and field 15–24 July; road events 27, 29, 30 July)
- Stadium: LA Memorial Coliseum, an Olympic venue in 1932, 1984 and 2028
- Medal events: 48 (23 men’s, 23 women’s, 2 mixed)
- Athletes: 1,810, with equal numbers of men and women
- New: mixed 4x100m relay and half marathon race walk
- Men’s javelin final: Monday 24 July 2028 (early on 25 July in India)
LA 2028 athletics schedule: every final, day by day
The table lists the finals in each session. World Athletics has already fixed which events take place in each session. However, organisers will confirm the exact start times closer to the Games.
| Date (2028) | Session | Finals |
|---|---|---|
| Sat 15 July | Evening | Women’s shot put, women’s 100m, men’s 10,000m |
| Sun 16 July | Evening | Men’s shot put, women’s hammer, mixed 4x400m relay, men’s 100m |
| Mon 17 July | Morning | Women’s triple jump |
| Mon 17 July | Evening | Men’s pole vault, mixed 4x100m relay, men’s decathlon |
| Tue 18 July | Evening | Men’s high jump, men’s discus, women’s 5000m, women’s 800m |
| Wed 19 July | Morning | Women’s 3000m steeplechase |
| Wed 19 July | Evening | Women’s discus, men’s long jump, men’s 1500m, men’s 400m hurdles |
| Thu 20 July | Morning | Men’s 3000m steeplechase |
| Thu 20 July | Evening | Women’s pole vault, men’s hammer, women’s 400m |
| Fri 21 July | Morning | Men’s triple jump |
| Fri 21 July | Evening | Women’s 10,000m, men’s 110m hurdles, men’s 200m |
| Sat 22 July | Evening | Women’s long jump, women’s 400m hurdles, men’s 400m, women’s heptathlon, women’s 200m |
| Sun 23 July | Evening | Women’s high jump, women’s javelin, women’s 1500m, men’s 800m, men’s 4x100m relay |
| Mon 24 July | Evening | Men’s javelin, women’s 4x100m relay, men’s 5000m, women’s 100m hurdles, men’s 4x400m relay, women’s 4x400m relay |
| Thu 27 July | Morning | Men’s and women’s half marathon race walk |
| Sat 29 July | Morning | Women’s marathon |
| Sun 30 July | Morning | Men’s marathon |
What is new for athletics in Los Angeles
Above all, the timetable flips the usual order of the Games. Traditionally, swimming filled the first week and athletics the second. In Los Angeles, however, athletics starts on day two and swimming moves to the second week.
| Change | What it means |
|---|---|
| Athletics in week one | Track and field runs 15–24 July; swimming moves to the second week |
| Women’s 100m opens the Games | All three rounds and the final on 15 July |
| Mixed 4x100m relay | Olympic debut, final on 17 July |
| Half marathon race walk | Replaces the 20km race walk, on 27 July |
| Marathon race walk mixed relay | Dropped after its only appearance in Paris 2024 |
| New repechage spacing | At least 36 hours between round one and the repechage in the 400m; about 24 hours in the 800m and 1500m |
| Men’s marathon on the last day | Medals presented at the closing ceremony |
In addition, the plan allows popular doubles, such as the 100m and 200m, the 1500m and 5000m, and the long jump and triple jump.
LA 2028 athletics schedule: key dates for India
For Indian fans, the most important date is Monday 24 July, the men’s javelin final. Neeraj Chopra won Olympic gold in Tokyo and silver in Paris, and he is working his way back from an ankle injury that ended his 2026 season.
| Date (2028) | Final | Indian interest |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 16 July | Men’s 100m | Gurindervir Singh, national record 10.09 |
| Mon 17 July | Mixed 4x100m relay (debut) | India ran 41.06 and won Asian Games bronze |
| Mon 17 July | Men’s decathlon | Tejaswin Shankar, first Indian over 8,000 points |
| Wed 19 July | Women’s 3000m steeplechase | Parul Chaudhary, national record 9:08.67 |
| Thu 20 July | Men’s 3000m steeplechase | Avinash Sable |
| Sat 22 July | Men’s 400m | Vishal TK, first Indian under 45 seconds |
| Mon 24 July | Men’s javelin | Neeraj Chopra and India’s other throwers |
| Thu 27 July | Half marathon race walk | India’s race walkers |
| Sun 30 July | Men’s marathon | Sawan Barwal, national record 2:11:37 |
Indian athletes still have to qualify for LA 2028. The names above are India’s current leaders in each event, based on our national records 2026 list.
What time will the finals be in India?
Los Angeles is 12 hours and 30 minutes behind India in July. As a result, the evening sessions in the Coliseum will fall in the early morning in India, on the following day. The table converts the planned session windows from the LA28 competition schedule for the events Indian fans will watch most.
| Event | Los Angeles time (PDT) | Indian time (IST) |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 100m final session | Sun 16 July, 15:15–19:00 | Mon 17 July, 03:45–07:30 |
| Mixed 4x100m relay final session | Mon 17 July, 16:30–19:30 | Tue 18 July, 05:00–08:00 |
| Men’s javelin final session | Mon 24 July, 16:35–18:25 | Tue 25 July, 05:05–06:55 |
| Half marathon race walks | Thu 27 July, 07:30–11:35 | Thu 27 July, 20:00–00:05 (next day) |
| Men’s marathon | Sun 30 July, 07:15–10:15 | Sun 30 July, 19:45–22:45 |
These are planned session windows, not exact event times. LA28 will publish the detailed timetable closer to the Games.
Athletics venues in Los Angeles
The LA Memorial Coliseum will stage 44 of the 48 athletics events. It will also become the first stadium to host Olympic events at three Games, after 1932 and 1984. Meanwhile, the race walks and the marathons are linked to the Venice Beach Boardwalk, where both marathons will start. However, LA28 has not yet announced the full road courses.
The road to Los Angeles
The next two seasons will shape India’s LA 2028 team. First comes the Diamond League 2027, then the World Championships in Beijing in September 2027. After that, the Olympic qualification period will decide who travels to Los Angeles. We will update this page when the session times and the qualification rules are confirmed.