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What is the Repechage round in track and field at Paris Olympics 2024? Explaining the newly introduced rule
Repechage round in the context of track and field can be defined as a second chance or second round that athletes get upon failing to qualify for the semis in the first round of the events. The system was introduced in Olympics track and field for the first time in 2024 after receiving approval from World Athletics.
This new round in between the first round and semifinals of an event in the Olympics will give every athlete competing in the respective event a cushion to qualify for the semifinals even after failing in the first round.
This new system is in contrast to the system that was followed three years ago at the Tokyo Olympics where the top three position holders from every heat of the first round directly qualify for the semifinal and the other slots of the semis were filled considering the run time of those athletes outside the top three position.
The 2024 Olympics in Paris will have repechage rounds for various events, namely, 200m sprints, 400m sprints, 800m sprints, 1500m sprints, Men's 110m hurdles, Women's 400m Hurdles and Women's 100m hurdles.
Following a change in the format of the track and field competition in the Paris Olympics 2024, World Athletics President, Sebastian Cole remarked about the benefits that the addition of a new round will bring to the discipline of track and field. He stated (via Flotrack):
"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."
All you need to know about the top athletes who have qualified for the Repechage round at the Paris Olympics 2024 so far
In the women's 200m event, 2024 Oceania Championships gold medalist Torrie Lewis will feature in the repechage round (scheduled on August 5, Monday) following her fourth-place finish in the first round of the event. Lewis registered a run time of 22.89 seconds, just 0.10 seconds short of the third position holder Julia Henriksson.
In the Men's 1500m event 2023 Pan American Games gold medalist, Charles Philibert-Thiboutot earned a qualification through to the semis of the event after securing a second-place finish in the second heats of the round. He finished just behind Italy's Federico Riva.
In the Men's 110m Hurdles, United States hurdler Freddie Crittenden and 2022 European Championships gold medalist in the event, Asier Martinez will also run the repechage round of the event (scheduled on Tuesday).
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