Regarding the selection of representatives for the 2024 Paris Olympic Marathon, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations has announced that it will re-establish the MGC = Marathon Grand Championship, which will be a "one-shot game" for the Tokyo Games.
The MGC, which was held for the first time for the Tokyo Games, was held in September, the year before the Olympic Games, which was scheduled to be held last year, and the biggest feature is the "one-shot game" in which the top two men and women decide on the spot. did.
And the remaining one was unofficially decided based on the results of several subsequent tournaments named "Final Challenge".
The Japan Association of Athletics Federations will hold a press conference on the afternoon of the 21st to explain the future marathon tournament management and representative selection, and will select representatives for the Paris tournament three years later in the same format as MGC for the Tokyo tournament. Clarified.
The venue is undecided, but it is expected that the event will open in the fall of 2023, the year before the Olympics, and then the final challenge will be held until March.
The right to participate in the MGC is given by the results of points in the records and rankings of the JMC = Japan Marathon Championship, a new marathon series established by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations.
On the other hand, the results at JMC are directly linked to the selection of representatives for world championships and Asian competitions, and the Japan Association of Athletics Federations says, "I want to revitalize marathon competitions nationwide."