Track and Field》Los Angeles Olympics participation standards are strict, Taiwanese athletes struggle to meet the standards and are extremely high

The World Athletics Federation announced the track and field participation standards for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The threshold for many events has been much higher than the previous Paris Olympics. Among them, the threshold for the men's 100 meters has been raised from 10 seconds to 9.93 seconds. In addition, the men's marathon standard has also been raised from 2 hours, 08 minutes and 10 seconds to 2 hours and 05 minutes. The standards have become stringent, and Taiwanese athletes are struggling to meet the standards.

The standards for various events at the Los Angeles Olympics have almost been raised. In the much-anticipated "Flying Race", not only the standard for the men's 100 meters has been raised, but also the women's 100 meters has been raised to 10.96 seconds. The women's marathon has also been raised from 2 hours, 26 minutes and 50 seconds to 2 hours, 22 minutes and 20 seconds. In addition, a total of 32 events, including the 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters and some field events, have had their standards raised.

In fact, starting from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics cycle, the World Athletics Federation has officially implemented a dual-track qualification system of "performance + world ranking". It was originally designed that 50% of the participating seats were obtained through performance, and the other 50% were supplemented through seasonal world rankings. As the level of global track and field The standards are improving rapidly, and the threshold for meeting the performance standards continues to rise. For the 2027 Beijing World Championships and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, the proportion has been adjusted to about 40% for the performance standards and 60% for the world rankings. After all, it is significantly more difficult to obtain tickets for the competition by relying solely on one performance explosion to meet the standards.

However, even if the past results meet the standards, it does not mean that the pass-through ticket has been obtained, because the certification of performance standards for each Olympic Games has a time limit. The qualifications for most track and field events in the Los Angeles Olympics will start on June 19, 2027, and end on June 18, 2028. The marathon will be from November 1, 2026 to April 30, 2028, the 10,000 meters, all-around, race walking and relay will be from December 19, 2026 to June 18, 2028, and the other events will be from June 19, 2027 to June 18, 2028. Judging from the current domestic track and field results, it is difficult for Taiwanese athletes to directly meet the standards. It is more feasible to rely on world rankings to qualify for the Olympics. Therefore, it is crucial to actively compete for points.