The world governing body for athletics released the schedule for the athletics events at the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024 on Monday.
The schedule states that there will be 48 events spread across 11 competition days, beginning on August 1 with the men's and women's 20 km race walks and concluding on August 11 with the women's marathon.
While the finals for the five road events will be conducted in the morning on four different days, those for the 43 in-stadium events will be held in nine evening sessions.
As announced last year, a new repechage format will be introduced at the 2024 Olympics. This will be added to the men's and women's 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m and the hurdles events.
For athletes who fail to qualify by place in the first round heat, they will get a second chance to qualify for the semifinals by participating the repechage.
The 2024 Games will also see the 35km race walk team event at the Olympics for the first time, with the mixed-gender event replacing the men's 50km race walk in pursuit of greater gender equality.
World Athletics last month published the qualification system for Paris 2024. Athletes who do not qualify by meeting the entry standards can still earn their Olympic spots through their world ranking.
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