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Athletics At The 2024 Summer Olympics
Sport of athletics, Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are scheduled to run over a ten-day period at four different venues (Pont d'Iéna for race walking, Hôtel de Ville, Paris, Hôtel de Ville and Les Invalides for the start and end points of the marathon races, and Stade de France for the track and field events) from 1 to 11 August 2024, featuring a total of 48 medal events across three distinct sets: track and field, road running, and racewalking. The competition will feature an identical number of medal events for men and women, the first instance in Olympic history. The Marathon Race Walking Mixed Relay through a Marathon course will contest for the first time at these Games, replacing the men's 50 kilometres race walk in the quest for gender equality. Another significant change to the athletics program is the repechage-round format in all individual track events from 200 to 1500 m and the hurdles events (110 m for men, 100 m for women, and 400 m for both), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade De France
The Stade de France (, ) is the national stadium of France, located just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. Its seating capacity of 80,698 makes it the sixth-largest stadium in Europe. The stadium is used by the France national football team and France rugby union team for international competition. It is the largest in Europe for track and field events, seating 78,338 in that configuration. Despite that, the stadium's running track is mostly hidden under the football pitch. Originally built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the stadium's name was recommended by Michel Platini, head of the organising committee. On 12 July 1998, France defeated Brazil 3–0 in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final contested at the stadium. It will host the athletics events at the 2024 Summer Olympics. It will also host matches for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was announced that the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final would be moved from the Gazprom Arena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
