How To Qualify For The 2028 Olympic Marathon Revealed & Explained

The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show · Oct 21, 2026 · 50m

LA28 OLYMPIC MARATHON QUALIFICATION DETAILS ARE HERE.

World Athletics has outlined how athletes can qualify for the 2028 Olympic marathon:

- Qualification window: Nov. 1, 2026 – April 30, 2028

- 70 quota places per gender (down from 80 in Paris)

- Entry standards to be finalized in December

- Top 5 at a Platinum Label marathon counts toward the entry standard

- World Rankings will help fill the remaining places

- March 19, 2028: Top 55 on the filtered quota list are locked in

That last date is especially important for Team USA.

It’s six days before the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in St…