How to qualify for Athletics at 2028 LA Olympics?

The endurance events saw the sharpest rise in qualification standards. The men’s marathon standard moves from 2:08:10 to 2:05:00, while the women’s goes from 2:26:50 to 2:22:20.

The men’s 1500m mark is now 3:30.00 against 3:33.50 for Paris, and the women’s is 3:57.50 against 4:02.50.

The sprints have tightened too with the men’s 100m standard going from 10.00 to 9.93 seconds, and the women’s from 11.07s to 10.96s.

The marathon carries its own provisions. Athletes ranked inside the top 56 of the filtered Road to LA list on March 19, 2028 will be considered qualified, with a maximum of three per national Olympic committee.

A federation may also reallocate a place to an athlete who has run at least 2:11:00 (men) or 2:29:00 (women) during the window.

Direct places in other disciplines will be decided at dedicated meets.

The Race Walking Team Championships in Hefei on April 9, 2028 will settle the half marathon race walk spots, and the World Relays in The Bahamas on April 22-23, 2028 will settle the relay teams.