Paris 2024 Olympics, athletics: competitions in 11 days, evening finals at the Stade de France
World Athletics has announced the athletics program for the Paris 2024 Olympics. The competitions will be staged over 11 days, with 17 sessions overall from 1 to 11 August. The finals will all take place in the evening at the Stade de France, while the road races (walking and marathon) will take place in the morning and on four different days. The 20 km walk will open the dances, while the last title awarded will be that of the women’s marathon. Among the most awaited races obviously the men’s 100 meters, where Italy hopes to find the reigning Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs as protagonist. The “queen race” will take place at 21:50 on 4 August. Among the innovations announced also a new repechage system for running races from 200 to 1500 meters, with the possibility of returning for those eliminated in the first heats.
