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World Athletics has revealed its qualification system for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Here are the entry standards for athletes seeking to qualify for the road races for the next Olympic Games. 

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World Athletics has revealed its qualification system for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Here are the entry standards for athletes seeking to qualify for the road races for the next Olympic Games.

Road races at Paris 2024: The entry standards

On 20 December 2022, World Athletics revealed the pathway to qualify for road races at Paris 2024, including the entry standards athletes will need to achieve during the timeframes* detailed below.

*   Race walks: **31 December 2022 and 30 June 2024**
*   Marathon: **1 November 2022 and 30 April 2024**

_*Athletes will be able to qualify in two ways for the Paris 2024 Games, with 50% of qualification places based on achieving the entry standard for an event within the qualification period, and the other 50% based on the World Athletics Ranking within the ranking period._

**READ: [Everything you need to know about the athletics qualification pathway for Paris 2024](https://olympics.com/en/news/how-to-qualify-paris-2024-athletics-qualification-system-explained)**

## All entry standards for road races at Paris 2024

SAPPORO, JAPAN - AUGUST 08: Eliud Kipchoge of Team Kenya crosses the finish line during the Men's Marathon Final on day sixteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Sapporo Odori Park on August 08, 2021 in Sapporo, Japan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

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