Athletics Qualification to Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024

[Dragon 1,898]

"A marathon race walk featuring 25 teams, each comprising one male and one female athlete, who will complete the marathon distance of 26.2 miles in four legs of approximately equal distance, will make its debut at next year's Olympic Games in Paris, it was announced today. 

Each athlete will complete two legs of just over 10 kilometres each, alternating male, female, male, female, World Athletics announced."

Edited April 8, 2023 by Sindo

[hckošice 15,114]

  On 4/8/2023 at 9:48 AM, Dragon said:

"A marathon race walk featuring 25 teams, each comprising one male and one female athlete, who will complete the marathon distance of 26.2 miles in four legs of approximately equal distance, will make its debut at next year's Olympic Games in Paris, it was announced today. 

Each athlete will complete two legs of just over 10 kilometres each, alternating male, female, male, female, World Athletics announced."

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How many teams one country can enter ?

[Dragon 1,898]

  On 4/8/2023 at 9:55 AM, hckošice said:

How many teams one country can enter ?

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I asked and got an answer.

 

"World Athletics have not revealed the qualifying standards yet, but I would be very surprised if more than one team per country is allowed as they will want as many nations as possible represented."

[Vic Liu 1,687]

  On 4/8/2023 at 9:55 AM, hckošice said:

How many teams one country can enter ?

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the previous qualification document writes 2 teams per nation for mixed team race walking. who knows what they will change in last minute.

[Grassmarket 3,619]

  On 4/8/2023 at 11:03 AM, Vic Liu said:

the previous qualification document writes 2 teams per nation for mixed team race walking. who knows what they will change in last minute.

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Yeah, but there are many more countries capable of fielding a marathon team than a walking one.

[phelps 7,825]

  On 4/8/2023 at 9:48 AM, Dragon said:

"A marathon race walk featuring 25 teams, each comprising one male and one female athlete, who will complete the marathon distance of 26.2 miles in four legs of approximately equal distance, will make its debut at next year's Olympic Games in Paris, it was announced today. 

Each athlete will complete two legs of just over 10 kilometres each, alternating male, female, male, female, World Athletics announced."

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what's that? an April's fool one week too late?   

[hckošice 15,114]

  On 4/8/2023 at 10:01 AM, Dragon said:

I asked and got an answer.

 

"World Athletics have not revealed the qualifying standards yet, but I would be very surprised if more than one team per country is allowed as they will want as many nations as possible represented."

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Thanks sir,

 

  On 4/8/2023 at 11:03 AM, Vic Liu said:

the previous qualification document writes 2 teams per nation for mixed team race walking. who knows what they will change in last minute.

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Yeah, that is what I thought. I imagine stronger nations (maybe something like top 3 NOCs or so) will have 2 teams at the end

[Grassmarket 3,619]

  On 4/8/2023 at 11:48 AM, hckošice said:

Thanks sir,

 

Yeah, that is what I thought. I imagine stronger nations (maybe something like top 3 NOCs or so) will have 2 teams at the end

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Oh great. First six places Kenya, Ethiopia & Uganda I & II.  

[hckošice 15,114]

  On 4/8/2023 at 12:23 PM, Grassmarket said:

Oh great. First six places Kenya, Ethiopia & Uganda I & II.  

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In Tokyo the likes of and won Marathon medals

[Grassmarket 3,619]

  On 4/8/2023 at 12:27 PM, hckošice said:

In Tokyo the likes of and won Marathon medals

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Yeah, but teams of four?  Only going to be one result.