World Athletics raises entry standards for LA 2028 Games
- World Athletics published the official qualification system for the Los Angeles Olympics on Tuesday, detailing entry standards and quota places for track and field events held July 15-30, 2028.
- Forty percent of athletes are expected to qualify through entry standards, with the remaining 60 percent qualifying through world rankings; the marathon qualification period runs from November 1, 2026 to April 30, 2028.
- The programme includes 23 women's events and 23 men's events plus two mixed relays—the 4x100m and 4x400m—with automatic qualification for the first 14 placed teams at the World Athletics Relays in The Bahamas on April 22-23, 2028.
- Senior Athletes must be aged 20 or older by December 31 in the competition year to participate in any Olympic Games event, while no athlete younger than 16 is eligible.
- Individual event quotas generally belong to the athlete, but for marathons and relays, quotas are allocated directly to NOCs; every NOC is limited to a maximum of three men and three women per individual event.
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Noticias ao MinutoWorld Athletics toughens criteria for 2028: 60% of vacancies per ranking and harder brands. Male marathon now requires 02:05.00, less 3min10s than in Paris.
The requirements are being tightened in several athletics disciplines ahead of the 2028 Olympics. Marathon runners have a very tough qualifying threshold.
The quota system for athletes who will compete in the athletics events at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, USA, has been determined.
World Athletics raises qualifying standards for 2028 LA Olympics, gets tough on endurance events
Athletes chasing qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will face much tougher entry standards than for Paris two years ago, with World Athletics on Tuesday tightening benchmarks across track events while increasing reliance on world rankings.
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