Watch the Biggest Little Runs from Paris 2024

A 3-D animation shows eight little runners with arms and legs moving them across a purple track in the 100-meter dash. The flags of each country follow the runners. Julien Alfred of St. Lucia won gold with a time of 10.72, Sha’Carri Richardson of the United States won silver, and Melissa Jefferson of the United States won bronze.

Julien Alfred took advantage of an explosive start to run away from her competition, including Sha’Carri Richardson of the U.S., to win. In the process, Alfred became St. Lucia’s first Olympic medalist, setting off wild celebrations in her home country.

A 3-D animation shows eight little runners with arms and legs moving them across a purple track in the 100-meter dash. The flags of each country follow the runners. Noah Lyles of the United States won gold with a time of 9.784, Kishane Thompson of Jamaica won silver, and Fred Kerley of the United States won bronze.

Noah Lyles of the U.S. talked a big game before the race, and it looked like he might be in trouble at the start. But he fought back to nip Kishane Thompson of Jamaica by five-thousandths of a second in a photo finish that had the stadium spellbound.

A 3-D animation shows eight little runners with arms and legs moving them across a purple track in the 200-meter dash. The flags of each country follow the runners. Gabby Thomas of the United States won gold with a time of 21.83, Julien Alfred of St. Lucia won silver, and Brittany Brown of the United States won bronze.

Gabby Thomas had been on a tear in this event entering the Olympics, winning at the U.S. trials before dominating at a meet in London. In Paris, she left no doubt of her supremacy against a field that included Julien Alfred, the freshly minted 100-meter champion.

A 3-D animation shows eight little runners with arms and legs moving them across a purple track in the 200-meter dash. The flags of each country follow the runners. Jamaica’s Letsile Tebogo won gold with a time of 19.46, Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles of the United States won silver and bronze, respectively.

Noah Lyles exploded out of the tunnel during introductions, but Letsile Tebogo of Botswana stole the show, leading off the turn to hold off Kenny Bednarek of the U.S., who took silver for the second straight Olympics, and Lyles, who finished third.

A 3-D animation shows eight little runners with arms and legs moving them across a purple track in the 200-meter dash. The flags of each country follow the runners. Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic won gold with a time of 48.17, Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain won silver, and Natalia Kaczmarek of Poland won bronze.

On a rain-soaked track, Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic turned the race into a drama-free win, coasting to an Olympic record. Race is shown at 2x speed.

A 3-D animation shows eight little runners with arms and legs moving them across a purple track in the 200-meter dash. The flags of each country follow the runners. Quincy Hall of the United States won gold with a time of 43.40, Matthew Hudson-Smith of Great Britain won silver, and Muzala Samukonga of Zambia won bronze.

Quincy Hall of the U.S. was in fourth place coming off the turn when he did something extraordinary, picking off one runner at a time before edging Matthew Hudson-Smith of Britain at the line. Race is shown at 2x speed.

A 3-D animation shows eight little runners with arms and legs moving them across a purple track in the 200-meter dash. The flags of each country follow the runners. Grant Holloway of the United States won gold with a time of 12.99, Daniel Roberts of the United States won silver, and Rasheed Broadbell of Jamaica won bronze.

Grant Holloway of the U.S. had won three straight world championships in the event, but it was his narrow loss at the Tokyo Olympics that motivated him ahead of this final. Redemption came in the form of an excellent start, and he fended off late challenges to win gold.

A 3-D animation shows eight little runners with arms and legs moving them across a purple track in the 200-meter dash. The flags of each country follow the runners. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of the United States won gold with a time of 50.37, Anna Cockrell of the United States won silver, and Femke Bol of the Netherlands won bronze.

It all happened on the far turn for Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who accelerated to take a big lead — one that she refused to surrender on her way to another world record and a stirring defense of her Olympic title. Race is shown at 2x speed.

A 3-D animation shows eight little runners with arms and legs moving them across a purple track in the 200-meter dash. The flags of each country follow the runners. Rai Benjamin of the United States won gold with a time of 46.46, Karsten Warholm of Norway won silver, and Kyron McMaster of the British Virgin Islands won bronze.

After running in Karsten Warholm’s shadow for years, Rai Benjamin of the U.S. ran an exceptional race from start to finish to become Olympic champion. Warholm, the reigning world champion from Norway, finished second. Race is shown at 2x speed.

Source: International Olympic Committee. Music and sound design by Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Dan Powell and Diane Wong. Additional production by Annie Daniel and Andrew Fischer.