What Is A Repechage Round At The 2024 Olympics? Here's What To Know
What Is A Repechage Round At The 2024 Olympics? Here's What To Know
The World Athletics Council initiated an innovative format change to Olympic track and field in 2024, adding a repechage round, or a "lucky losers" heat.
So what is a "repechage round," you may ask?
The World Athletics Council approved the format change ahead of the 2024 track and field competition at the Paris Olympics.
The specifics are pretty simple.
Olympic track and field athletes who do not automatically qualify through the first round of action in the 200m, 400m, 800m, 1,500m, 100mH, 110mH and 400mH will be granted an additional round to secure their spots into the semifinals.
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Athletes who automatically qualify through to the semifinals will continue their medal quest, with a potential three rounds of competition. Athletes who do not qualify initially, however, will have as many as four rounds.
Each athlete in those event disciplines will be guaranteed at least two rounds of competition.
World Athletics President Seb Coe said of the format change, "the repechage rounds will give more exposure to our sport during the peak Olympic period and will be carefully scheduled to ensure that every event on our Olympic program retains its share of the spotlight."
Olympic Track And Field Repechage Schedule:
Men's 200m
August 5 -- Men's 200m Round 1
August 6 - Men's 200m Repechage Round
August 7 - Men's 200m Semifinal
August 8 - Men's 200m Final
Men's 400m
August 4 - Men's 400m Round 1
August 5 - Men's 400m Repechage Round
August 6 - Men's 400m Semifinal
August 7 - Men's 400m Final
Men's 800m
August 7 - Men's 800m Round 1
August 8 - Men's 800m Repechage Round
August 9 - Men's 800m Semifinal
Men's 1,500m
August 2 - Men's 1,500m Round 1
August 3 - Men's 1,500m Repechage Round
August 4 - Men's 1,500m Semifinal
August 6 - Men's 1,500m Final
Men's 110mH
August 4 - Men's 110mH Round 1
August 6 - Men's 110mH Repechage Round
August 7 - Men's 110mH Semifinal
August 8 - Men's 110mH Final
Men's 400mH
August 5 - Men's 400mH Round 1
August 6 - Men's 400mH Repechage Round
August 7 - Men's 400mH Semifinal
August 9 - Men's 400mH Final
Women's 200m
August 4 - Women's 200m Round 1
August 5 - Women's 200m Repechage Round
August 6 - Women's 200m Final
Women's 400m
August 5 - Women's 400m Round 1
August 6 - Women's 400m Repechage Round
August 7 - Women's 400m Semifinal
August 9 - Women's 400m Final
Women's 800m
August 2 - Women's 800m Round 1
August 3 - Women's 800m Repechage Round
August 4 - Women's 800m Semifinal
August 5 - Women's 800m Final
Women's 1,500m
August 6 - Women's 1,500m Round 1
August 7 - Women's 1,500m Repechage Round
August 8 - Women's 1,500m Semifinal
August 10 - Women's 1,500m Final
Women's 100mH
August 7 - Women's 100mH Round 1
August 8 - Women's 100mH Repechage Round
August 9 - Women's 100mHSemifinal
August 10 - Women's 100mH Final
Women's 400mH
August 4 - Women's 400mH Round 1
August 5 - Women's 400mH Repechage Round
August 6 - Women's 400mH Semifinal
August 8 - Women's 400mH Final
When Are The Paris 2024 Olympic Games?
The Olympics begin on July 26 and end on August 11. The track and field events will begin on Aug. 1.
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