For the first time, track and field will span the entire duration of the Olympic Games with 13 days of competition starting on July 15, 2028, and continuing through to the final day. The announcement was made by World Athletics on Tuesday morning.

Among the notable changes announced by World Athletics:

– The first 10 days of action will take place at LA Memorial Coliseum from July 15th to 24th. Road events will be held July 27th, 29th and 30th with the men’s marathon being the last event. The men’s marathon medalists will be awarded during the closing ceremony.

– The women’s 100 meters prelims, heats, semis and final will all be contested on Day 1. The morning session on July 15th, 2028 will feature the women’s 100m prelims (the round that features universality athletes from many smaller countries) and the women’s 100m first round. The evening session will have the women’s 100m semifinal and final to close out the session. Day 1 will also feature the women’s shot put final and men’s 10,000m final.

– The repechage round will return at the 2028 Olympics after its rollout at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. Under a new format for Los Angeles, there will be more recovery time for some athletes once they are relegated to the repechage round –at least 36 hours between round one and repechage in the 400m and about 24 hours for the 800m and 1500m. At the Paris Olympics, only 2 of 73 athletes who competed in the repechage made it to their respective final – Freddie Crittenden in the men’s 110m hurdles (finished 6th) and Águeda Marqués in the women’s 1500m (finished 11th).

– Finals will feature in 17 of the 20 sessions.

Here’s what they had to say:

World Athletics president Seb Coe (via the World Athletics release): “It is in the spirit of collaboration between World Athletics, LA28, Olympic Broadcasting Services, IOC and NBC as Host Broadcaster that we have landed on an athletics programme that will start with a bang as our women’s sprinters take centre stage on day one and then the men’s sprinters on day two to maximise and sustain global interest after the Opening Ceremony. It is a schedule that is both innovative but also honours tradition, with the men’s marathon on the final day, and, with one eye on LA84, athletes can dare to dream to emulate Olympic legends of the past through the compelling proposition of the maximum amount of potential doubles.”

Sha’Carri Richardson (via the World Athletics release): “Track and field is having its moment, and the road to LA28 is about to be something special, especially for the women’s sprints. The talent, energy, and competition … it’s all going to shine. Just look at day one of the LA Games. I’m locked in on accomplishing some personal goals and doing my part to help the sport keep growing and inspiring the next generation at home in the USA and across the globe.”

Here’s a look at the full schedule. Exact times and the order of events within each session will be finalized at a later date:

Day 1– Saturday, July 15 | Morning Session
– Women’s 100m Preliminary
– Men’s 100m Preliminary
– Women’s 5000m Round 1
– Women’s Shot Put Qualification A & B
– Men’s Pole Vault Qualification A & B
– Women’s 800m Round 1
– Women’s Hammer Throw Qualification A & B
– Women’s 100m Round 1
– Men’s 100m Round 1

Day 1– Saturday, July 15 | Evening Session
– Men’s High Jump Qualification A & B
– Men’s 400m Hurdles Round 1
– Men’s Discus Throw Qualification A & B
– Women’s Triple Jump Qualification A & B
– Women’s 400m Round 1
– Women’s Shot Put Final
– Women’s 100m Semifinal
– Men’s 10,000m Final
– Women’s 100m Final

Day 2– Sunday, July 16 | Morning Session
– Men’s Decathlon 100m Heats
– Women’s Discus Throw Qualification A & B
– Men’s Shot Put Qualification A & B
– Men’s Decathlon Long Jump A & B
– Women’s 800m Repechage
– Mixed 4x400m Relay Round 1
– Men’s Long Jump Qualification A & B
– Men’s Decathlon Shot Put A & B
– Men’s 1500m Round 1

Day 2– Sunday, July 16 | Evening Session
– Men’s Decathlon High Jump A & B
– Men’s Shot Put Final
– Men’s 100m Semifinal
– Women’s Hammer Throw Final
– Mixed 4x400m Relay Final
– Men’s Decathlon 400m Heats
– Men’s 100m Final

Day 3– Monday, July 17 | Morning Session
– Men’s Decathlon 110m Hurdles Heats
– Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Round 1
– Men’s Decathlon Discus Throw A & B
– Men’s 400m Round 1
– Women’s Triple Jump Final
– Men’s 400m Hurdles Repechage
– Men’s Decathlon Pole Vault A & B
– Women’s 400m Repechage

Day 3– Monday, July 17 | Evening Session
– Men’s Pole Vault Final
– Men’s Decathlon Javelin Throw A & B
– Mixed 4x100m Relay Round 1
– Men’s 1500m Repechage
– Women’s 800m Semifinal
– Mixed 4x100m Relay Final
– Men’s Decathlon 1500m Final

Day 4– Tuesday, July 18 | Morning Session
– Women’s Pole Vault Qualification A & B
– Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Round 1
– Women’s 400m Hurdles Round 1
– Men’s Triple Jump Qualification A & B
– Men’s 110m Hurdles Round 1

Day 4– Tuesday, July 18 | Evening Session
– Men’s 200m Round 1
– Men’s High Jump Final
– Men’s Discus Throw Final
– Women’s 5000m Final
– Men’s 400m Hurdles Semifinal
– Men’s 1500m Semifinal
– Women’s 400m Semifinal
– Women’s 800m Final

Day 5– Wednesday, July 19 | Morning Session
– Men’s Hammer Throw Qualification A & B
– Women’s 400m Hurdles Repechage
– Men’s 400m Repechage
– Women’s Long Jump Qualification A & B
– Men’s 200m Repechage
– Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final

Day 5– Wednesday, July 19 | Evening Session
– Men’s 110m Hurdles Repechage
– Women’s Discus Throw Final
– Women’s 1500m Round 1
– Men’s Long Jump Final
– Women’s 200m Round 1
– Men’s 1500m Final
– Men’s 400m Hurdles Final

Day 6– Thursday, July 20 | Morning Session
– Women’s Javelin Throw Qualification A & B
– Women’s High Jump Qualification A & B
– Men’s 800m Round 1
– Women’s 200m Repechage
– Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final

Day 6– Thursday, July 20 | Evening Session
– Women’s Pole Vault Final
– Women’s 1500m Repechage
– Men’s Hammer Throw Final
– Women’s 400m Hurdles Semifinal
– Men’s 400m Semifinal
– Men’s 110m Hurdles Semifinal
– Men’s 200m Semifinal
– Women’s 400m Final

Day 7– Friday, July 21 | Morning Session
– Women’s Heptathlon 100m Hurdles Heats
– Men’s 5000m Round 1
– Women’s Heptathlon High Jump A & B
– Women’s 100m Hurdles Round 1
– Men’s Triple Jump Final
– Men’s 800m Repechage

Day 7– Friday, July 21 | Evening Session
– Women’s Heptathlon Shot Put A & B
– Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification A & B
– Women’s 1500m Semifinal
– Women’s 200m Semifinal
– Women’s Heptathlon 200m Heats
– Women’s 10,000m Final
– Men’s 110m Hurdles Final
– Men’s 200m Final

Day 8– Saturday, July 22 | Evening Session
– Women’s Heptathlon Long Jump A & B
– Women’s 100m Hurdles Repechage
– Women’s Heptathlon Javelin Throw A & B
– Men’s 800m Semifinal
– Women’s Long Jump Final
– Men’s 4x100m Relay Round 1
– Women’s 400m Hurdles Final
– Men’s 400m Final
– Women’s Heptathlon 800m Final
– Women’s 200m Final

Day 9– Sunday, July 23 | Evening Session
– Women’s 4x400m Relay Round 1
– Women’s High Jump Final
– Men’s 4x400m Relay Round 1
– Women’s Javelin Throw Final
– Women’s 4x100m Relay Round 1
– Women’s 100m Hurdles Semifinal
– Men’s 800m Final
– Women’s 1500m Final
– Men’s 4x100m Relay Final

Day 10– Monday, July 24 | Evening Session
– Men’s Javelin Throw Final
– Women’s 4x100m Relay Final
– Men’s 5000m Final
– Women’s 100m Hurdles Final
– Men’s 4x400m Relay Final
– Women’s 4x400m Relay Final

Day 11– Thursday, July 27 | Morning Session
– Men’s Half Marathon Race Walk
– Women’s Half Marathon Race Walk

Day 12– Saturday, July 29 | Morning Session
– Women’s Marathon

Day 13– Sunday, July 30 | Morning Session
– Men’s Marathon