With less than two years left to the global showpiece, World Athletics has released the qualification standards for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe qualification system, approved by the World Athletics Council, outlines the entry standards, qualification periods and quota places available across the athletics programme, which will run from Saturday, 15 to Sunday, 30 July, 2028.Among the notable requirements, male sprinters will need to clock 9.93 seconds or faster in the 100m to achieve the entry standard, while their female counterparts must run 10.96 seconds or faster.Sabastian Sawe makes final list in prestigious World Athletics awardThe marathon standards are equally demanding, with men required to clock 2:05:00 or faster, while women must achieve 2:22:20 to meet the entry requirement.The qualification system will cover 23 events for both men and women, alongside two mixed events: the 4x100m mixed relay, which will make its Olympic debut, and the 4x400m mixed relay.Dual qualification pathwayAs has been the case at recent global outdoor championships, LA28 will adopt a dual qualification pathway, with approximately 40 per cent of athletes expected to qualify through entry standards and the remaining 60 per cent through World Athletics rankings.##NAJAVA_MECA_10105824##However, achieving the entry standard will not automatically guarantee an Olympic place. Should the number of athletes meeting the standard exceed the available quota in an event, qualification will be restricted to those with the best performances during the qualification period.In such circumstances, no additional athletes will qualify through the world rankings.The qualification windows will vary depending on the discipline. For the marathon, the qualification and ranking period will run from November 1, 2026 to April 30, 2028.Irene Cheptai makes Fair Play Awards final threeFor the 10,000m, combined events, race walks and relays, the window will run from December 19, 2026 to June 18, 2028, while all other events will have a qualification period between June 19, 2027 and June 18, 2028.Results from competitions whose final day falls within the applicable qualification window will count towards qualification. Performances achieved at national senior outdoor championships that begin within the qualification period will also be considered, provided they are recorded no later than June 22.Full list of LA28 Olympic athletics qualification standardsThe entry standards cover track, field and road events across the men’s and women’s categories.TRACK EVENTSSprints100m: Men – 9.93s | Women – 10.96s200m: Men – 19.95s | Women – 22.25s400m: Men – 44.40s | Women – 49.90sMiddle-distance800m: Men – 1:43.00 | Women – 1:57.001500m: Men – 3:30.00 | Women – 3:57.50Long-distance5000m: Men – 12:50.00 | Women – 14:34.0010,000m: Men – 26:48.00 | Women – 30:30.00Hurdles and steeplechase100m hurdles (women): 12.58s110m hurdles (men): 13.18s400m hurdles: Men – 48.00s | Women – 54.00s3000m steeplechase: Men – 8:07.50 | Women – 9:06.00FIELD EVENTSJumpsHigh jump: Men – 2.32m | Women – 1.97mPole vault: Men – 5.90m | Women – 4.80mLong jump: Men – 8.30m | Women – 6.90mTriple jump: Men – 17.35m | Women – 14.50mThrowsShot put: Men – 21.50m | Women – 19.30mDiscus: Men – 67.20m | Women – 65.00mHammer throw: Men – 78.50m | Women – 74.00mJavelin: Men – 85.50m | Women – 63.80mCombined eventsDecathlon (men): 8,650 pointsHeptathlon (women): 6,550 pointsROAD EVENTSMarathon: Men – 2:05:00 | Women – 2:22:20Half marathon race walk: Qualification through World Athletics rankings and the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships.Special qualification provisionsWorld Athletics has introduced specific qualification arrangements for the marathon, race walks and relay events.##NAJAVA_MECA_10105841##In the marathon, athletes ranked within the top 56 on the filtered Road to LA quota list, which considers a maximum of three athletes per National Olympic Committee, as of March 19, 2028, will be considered qualified.The remaining 15 places will be allocated through the dual qualification pathway without displacing athletes who have already secured their places.Additionally, the first five finishers at Platinum Label marathons held during the qualification period will automatically be considered to have achieved the entry standard and will be listed first on the official Road to LA qualification monitoring tool.Shock as fast-rising Kenyan duo receive doping suspensionsNational Olympic Committees will also have the option of reallocating a quota place to an athlete who has not qualified through the regular pathway, provided they have achieved at least 2:11:00 for men or 2:29:00 for women during the qualification window.For the half marathon race walk, the first 12 finishers at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Hefei, China, on April 9, 2028, will automatically qualify for LA28. The remaining 36 places will be allocated through world rankings.In the relay events, the first 14 National Olympic Committees at the World Athletics Relays in The Bahamas on April 22-23, 2028, will secure automatic qualification.##NAJAVA_MECA_10105794##Teams will have two opportunities to secure their places, with those that fail to qualify on the opening day getting another chance on the second day. The remaining places will be determined through the World Athletics performance lists during the qualification period.How World Athletics determined the standardsWorld Athletics explained that the entry standards were determined using performances from the qualification periods of the 2022, 2023 and 2025 World Athletics Championships, as well as the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.The analysis considered performance trends, expected improvements and the number of athletes likely to achieve the required standards, with three athletes per country factored into the calculations.Details of Ferdinand Omanyala's upgraded Toyota HiluxFor the marathon, World Athletics noted that performances during Olympic years tend to be between 30 and 60 seconds faster than trends from other major championships would suggest, prompting the introduction of a demanding entry standard.