Athletics at 2016 Rio Olympics: Events, schedule and dates, British stars, venues, odds, Usain Bolt

Updated 29/07/2016 at 10:08 GMT

All you need to know ahead of the athletics events at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, from the schedule and venues to Usain Bolt, British stars and odds.

Jamaica's Usain Bolt (R) celebrates with Britain's Mo Farah on the podium after each receiving gold medals, Bolt for men's 4x100m relay and Farah for men's 5000m at the victory ceremony at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium (Reuters)

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When is the athletics?

The athletics events run from August 12 to August 21.

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Below is the official schedule from the Rio Games website:

What are the track events?

100m

200m

400m

800m

1500m

5,000m

10,000m

100m hurdles - women

110m hurdles - men

400m hurdles

3,000 steeplechase

4 x 100m relay

4 x 400m relay

Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates after anchoring his country to victory in the final of the men's 4x100 metres relay athletics event at the 2015 IAAF World Championships at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium in Beijing

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What are the road events?

Marathon

20km walk

50km walk - men

What are the field events?

Long jump

Triple jump

High jump

Pole vault

Shot put

Discus

Javelin

Hammer

Greg Rutherford of Britain celebrates after winning gold in the men's long jump

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What are the combined events?

Heptathlon - women

Decathlon - men

Who will be competing for Britain?

The stars of the London 2012 'Super Saturday' will again be at the forefront for Britain: Mo Farah in the 5,000m and 10,000m; Jessica Ennis-Hill in the heptathlon, challenged by fellow Brit Katarina Johnson-Thompson; and Greg Rutherford in the long jump.

Farah, Ennis-Hill and Rutherford are all favourites for their respective events and are expected to challenge for gold medals once again.

Mo Farah

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Will Usain Bolt do the 'triple triple'?

Bolt exclusively told Eurosport earlier this year that securing an unprecedented Olympic ‘triple triple’ at this summer’s Games in Rio would be his greatest ever achievement.

"I have had a great career so far but I want to keep winning medals,” Bolt told Eurosport.

"As I always say I never focus on any one individual. I respect all my opponents but I know if I am fit and healthy that I will be very hard to beat.

To win the triple triple would be my greatest achievement.

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Selected odds

Men's 100m - Usain Bolt - 8/13; Justin Gatlin - 6/4

Men's 200m - Usain Bolt - 4/9; Justin Gatlin - 3/1

Men's 5,000m - Mo Farah - 2/7; Muktar Edris - 9/1

Men's 10,000m - Mo Farah - 2/9; Geoffrey Kipsang - 9/2

Men's long jump - Greg Rutherford - 6/4; Jeff Henderson - 7/4; Jarion Lawson - 5/1

Women's 100m - Dafne Schippers - 7/4; Elaine Thompson - 5/2; Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce - 7/2

Women's heptathlon - Jessica Ennis-Hill - 6/4; Brianne Theisen Eaton - 2/1; Katarina Johnson-Thompson - 9/4

Women's 400m - Allyson Felix - 11/10; Caster Semenya - 17/10; Shaunae Miller - 17/10

What are the venues?

Olympic Stadium (Engenhao) - Built for the 2007 Pan American Games, it is the home of athletics

Pontal - The beachside facility will host the start and finish line for the race walks.

Sambodromo - The traditional venue for samba school parades and carnivals, it will host the marathon finish.

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