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The route, specially designed for the Paris 2024 Games and approved by World Athletics, was unique, demanding, and technical. Paris 2024 unveiled the routes for the Olympic marathon and the two races – a 42.195 km course and a 10 km course – open to the general public as part of the mass event running. [5]
Once spots have been unlocked for a country, the National Olympic Federation can select athletes to fill their spots as they see fit. While any athlete can be assigned to an unlocked spot, they must have run at least the Quota Reallocation Time of 2:11:30. [10] [11] National Olympic Federations could also use a universality spot in the marathon.
For women, 158 achieved the marathon standard and only 15 hit the half marathon mark. The total number of female qualifiers dropped from 512 in the 2020 United States Olympic Trials (marathon) to 173 in 2024, due mainly to the marathon entry standard dropping 8 minutes. On the men's side, the 227 qualifiers was a decrease of only 33 relative to ...
While the 2024 Paris Olympics technically begin on Wednesday, July 24 with group play in men's soccer, the 2024 Paris Olympics officially get underway on Friday, July 26 with the opening ceremony ...
2024 Olympic schedule for Aug. 7: A'ja Wilson, USA in knockout play, Nelly Korda returns and high stakes on track. ... Marathon Race Walk Relay Mixed: 1:30 a.m. ET on USA Network, ...
Olympics 2024 - Men's Marathon results. Rank - Athlete Bib - Name - NOC Code - Date of Birth - Result - Time Behind. 1 622 TOLA Tamirat ETH 11 AUG 1991 2:06:26 OR,SB.
For the women's marathon event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 95 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 2:26.50 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.
The Olympic records for the event are 2:06:26 hours for men, set by Tamirat Tola in 2024, and 2:22:55 hours for women, set by Sifan Hassan in 2024. The men's marathon world record has been improved several times at the Olympics: in 1908, 1920, and then at successive Olympics by Abebe Bikila in 1960 and 1964. [11]