Olympic Marathon event 2024
Presentation
Three marathons are scheduled for the weekend of August 10 and 11.
Men's marathon: August 10, departure from Paris at 8 a.m.
Women's marathon: August 11, leaving Paris at 8 a.m.
Marathon for all: August 10
The Olympic Marathon will start from Paris Town Hall and travel through nine towns in Île de France.
Mixing nature and culture, the route will take athletes through parks and forests, as well as the world-famous park of the Palace of Versailles at kilometre 23.
Discover the official Olympic marathon route below.
The route follows that of a major event in the history of France!
The Olympic athletes will take the same path as thousands of women who, on 5 October 1789, went to Versailles during a protest against the flour shortage.
A remarkable event in the history of France which concluded with the signing of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.
42 kilometres which will once again challenge the athletes with a positive altitude difference of 436m and a negative of 438m, with a maximum incline of 13.5%!
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