The last part of Japan's trials for the Tokyo Olympics happen Thursday through Sunday in Osaka at the 105th National Championships . The 10000 m and combined events are already set, but below is a breakdown on entries in all the events in Osaka and a guide to which ones might see more names join the Olympic team roster. Live results will be available here throughout the meet. Except for the events that will be broadcast on TV, i.e. all the good parts, all four days of the Olympic Trials will be streamed live on Youtube with separate channels for field and track events. Schedule info and links to streaming here . The U20 National Championships will also be going on in parallel and we'll cover them separately. Times listed are the athlete's best time within the Nationals qualifying period. Olympic standards are listed in parentheses after the event name. Athletes in italics are currently inside the quota without having hit the Olympic qualifying standard in their event. C
On June 21 the JAAF announced details on the marathon team selection process for the 2024 Paris Olympics. In broad strokes the plan is to use the same single-race trial format as used in selection for the Tokyo Olympics. The new Marathon Grand Championship race will be held in the fall of 2023, with the top two men and women earning places on the Olympic team. As with Tokyo, the final place will be decided based on performances in the MGC Final Challenge, a designated series of races. Some details will be determined at a later date and remain under consideration at this point. Translator's note: Since the original Marathon Grand Championship many of the races used for qualifying for it and as part of the winter 2019-20 MGC Final Challenge series have disappeared. The Saitama Women's Marathon is gone, the Fukuoka International Marathon will shut down after this year's 75th running, the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon is being replaced by the Osaka Marathon, and the Osaka Intern