London 2012 Olympics Athletics competition scheduleDate / time Sport Venue3 August 10:00 - 13:45 Athletics Olympic Park - Olympic Stadium
Men's 400m Hurdles: round 1
Men's 3000m Steeplechase: round 1
Men's Hammer: qualifying
Men's Shot Put: qualifying
Women's 100m: classification heats
Women's 400m: round 1
Women's Triple Jump: qualifying
Women's Heptathlon: 100m hurdles, high jump
3 August 19:00 - 21:55 Athletics Olympic Park - Olympic Stadium
Men's 1500m: round 1
Men's Long Jump: qualifying
Men's Shot Put: final
Women's 100m: round 1
Women's 10,000m: final
Women's Discus: qualifying
Women's Heptathlon: shot put, 200m
4 August 10:00 - 13:45 Athletics Olympic Park - Olympic Stadium
Men's 100m: classification heats, round 1
Men's 400m: round 1
Women's 3000m Steeplechase: round 1
Women's Pole Vault: qualifying
Women's Heptathlon: long jump, javelin
4 August 18:50 - 22:05 Athletics Olympic Park - Olympic Stadium
Women's Heptathlon: long jump, javelin
Men's 400m Hurdles: semi-finals
Men's 10,000m: final
Men's Long Jump: final
Men's Shot Put: victory ceremony
Men's 20km Race Walk: victory ceremony
Women's 100m: semi-finals, final
Women's 400m: semi-finals
Women's 10,000m: victory ceremony
Women's Discus: final, victory ceremony
Women's Heptathlon: 800m, victory ceremony
5 August 18:50 - 21:55 Athletics Olympic Park - Olympic Stadium
Men's 100m: semi-finals, final
Men's 400m: semi-finals
Men's 1500m: semi-finals
Men's 3000m Steeplechase: final
Men's 10,000m: victory ceremony
Men's High Jump: qualifying
Men's Long Jump: victory ceremony
Men's Hammer: final
Women's 100m: victory ceremony
Women's 400m: final, victory ceremony
Women's 400m Hurdles: round 1
Women's Triple Jump: final, victory ceremony
Women's Marathon: victory ceremony
6 August 10:00 - 12:20 Athletics Olympic Park - Olympic Stadium
Men's 800m: round 1
Men's Discus: qualifying
Women's 100m Hurdles: round 1
Women's 1500m: round 1
Women's Shot Put: qualifying
6 August 18:50 - 21:40 Athletics Olympic Park - Olympic Stadium
Men's 100m: victory ceremony
Men's 400m: final
Men's 400m Hurdles: final, victory ceremony
Men's Hammer: victory ceremony
Women's 200m: round 1
Women's 400m Hurdles: semi-finals
Women's 3000m Steeplechase: final
Women's Pole Vault: final
Women's Shot Put: final, victory ceremony
7 August 10:00 - 12:35 Athletics Olympic Park - Olympic Stadium
Men's 110m Hurdles: round 1
Men's 200m: round 1
Men's Triple Jump: qualifying
Women's 5000m: round 1
Women's Javelin: qualifying
7 August 18:50 - 21:20 Athletics Olympic Park - Olympic Stadium
Men's 400m: victory ceremony
Men's 800m: semi-finals
Men's 1500m: final
Men's High Jump: final
Men's Discus: final
Women's 100m Hurdles: semi-finals, final
Women's 200m: semi-finals
Women's 3000m Steeplechase: victory ceremony
Women's Long Jump: qualifying
Women's Pole Vault: victory ceremony
8 August 10:00 - 13:40 Athletics Olympic Park - Olympic Stadium
Men's 5000m: round 1
Men's Pole Vault: qualifying
Men's Decathlon: 100m, long jump, shot put
Women's 800m: round 1
Women's Hammer: qualifying
8 August 18:00 - 21:55 Athletics Olympic Park - Olympic Stadium
Men's 110m Hurdles: semi-finals, final
Men's 200m: semi-finals
Men's 1500m: victory ceremony
Men's High Jump: victory ceremony
Men's Discus: victory ceremony
Men's Javelin: qualifying
Men's Decathlon: high jump, 400m
Women's 100m Hurdles: victory ceremony
Women's 200m: final
Women's 400m Hurdles: final, victory ceremony
Women's 1500m: semi-finals
Women's Long Jump: final
9 August 09:00 - 16:00 Athletics Olympic Park - Olympic Stadium
Men's 4 x 400m Relay: round 1
Men's Decathlon: 110m hurdles, discus, pole vault
Women's High Jump: qualifying
9 August 18:30 - 22:10 Athletics Olympic Park - Olympic Stadium
Men's 110m Hurdles: victory ceremony
Men's 200m: final, victory ceremony
Men's 800m: final, victory ceremony
Men's Triple Jump: final, victory ceremony
Men's Decathlon: javelin, 1500m
Women's 200m: victory ceremony
Women's 800m: semi-finals
Women's 4 x 100m Relay: round 1
Women's Long Jump: victory ceremony
Women's Javelin: final
10 August 19:00 - 21:40 Athletics Olympic Park - Olympic Stadium
Men's 4 x 100m Relay: round 1
Men's 4 x 400m Relay: finalMen's Pole Vault: final
Men's Decathlon: victory ceremony
Women's 1500m: final
Women's 5000m: final, victory ceremony
Women's 4 x 100m Relay: final, victory ceremony
Women's 4 x 400m Relay: round 1
Women's Hammer: final, victory ceremony
Women's Javelin: victory ceremony
11 August 18:45 - 21:30 Athletics Olympic Park - Olympic Stadium
Men's 5000m: final, victory ceremony
Men's 4 x 100m Relay: final, victory ceremony
Men's 4 x 400m Relay: victory ceremony
Men's Pole Vault: victory ceremony
Men's Javelin: final, victory ceremony
Men's 50km Race Walk: victory ceremony
Women's 800m: final, victory ceremony
Women's 4 x 400m Relay: final, victory ceremony
Women's High Jump: final, victory ceremony
Women's Hammer: victory ceremony
Women's 20km Race Walk: victory ceremony
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Looks like the
4 x 400m Relay final will not be the final event of the London 2012 Olympics as has been traditionally the case, instead the final event of the 2012 Olympics will be the
4 x 100m Relay final!
Is this change down to the Bolt effect because Bolt is not down to run the 4 x 400m Relay final?
And how does this affect JA's &/or T&T's chances of beating the Americans in the 4 x 400m Relay on the 2nd to last day of the Olympics if all three teams (USA, JA & T&T) make the 4 x 400m Relay final?
The British will also fancy their chances!