The men's 100 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 4–5 August 2012. Seventy-four athletes from 61 nations competed. Each nation was limited to 3 athletes per rules in force since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The competition comprised four rounds: a preliminary round for entrants without the minimum qualifying standard, a heats round, followed by three semi-finals of eight athletes each, which then reduced to eight athletes for the final.
The men's 100 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and August 28. The event was won by Yohan Blake of Jamaica, who became the youngest ever world champion in the 100 metres at 21 years, 245 days. The highly favored defending champion and world record holder Usain Bolt was disqualified from the final for making a false start. Seventy four athletes started the competition, with 61 nations being represented. It was the first global final to be held following the introduction of the no-false start rule.
The men's 100 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 22 and 23 August.
The men's 200 metres event at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 14 and 15 July.
The men's 100 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 31 July and 1 August 2021 at the Olympic Stadium. 84 athletes were expected to compete; 27 nations used universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 56 qualifying through standard time or ranking. 78 athletes from 59 nations competed. Marcell Jacobs won the gold medal, establishing twice, semifinal and final, the new European record, Italy's first medal in the men's 100 metres. The United States extended its podium streak in the event to six Games with Fred Kerley's silver, only third at the U.S. Trials. Canadian Andre De Grasse won his second consecutive bronze medal in the 100 metres establishing his personal best. With Usain Bolt retired, Jamaica's three-Games gold medal streak ended.
The women's 100 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 30 and 31 July 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. 71 athletes from 55 nations competed at the event.
The women's 100 metres event at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Espoo, Finland, at Leppävaara Stadium on 13 and 14 July.
The men's 100 metres event at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Espoo, Finland, at Leppävaara Stadium on 13 and 14 July.
The women's 400 metres event at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Espoo, Finland, at Leppävaara Stadium on 13 and 14 July.
The Men's 400 metres event at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Espoo, Finland, at Leppävaara Stadium on 13 and 14 July.
The women's 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place in the Commonwealth Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. The four heats and two semi-finals were held on 1 March 2024. The final was held on 2 March 2024, where Femke Bol won the gold medal finishing in a new short track world record time of 49.17 s, followed by Lieke Klaver in 50.16 s and Alexis Holmes in 50.24 s.
The Women's 100 metre freestyle competition of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships was held on 17 and 18 June 2024.
The Women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships was held on 17 and 18 June 2024.
The Mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay competition of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships was held on 18 June 2024.
The Men's 50 metre butterfly competition of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships was held on 17 and 18 June 2024.
The Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships was held on 19 June 2024.
The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships was held on 18 and 19 June 2024.
The Men's 100 metre freestyle competition of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships was held on 18 and 19 June 2024.
The Men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships was held on 18 and 19 June 2024.
The Men's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships was held on 19 and 20 June 2024.
