Athletics
Athletics: Women’s marathon underway!
Good morning, and welcome to the final day of the Olympic Games Paris 2024!
The women’s marathon has just started, with 92 athletes vying to be called Olympic marathon champion. It’s very early in the race, but the initial tempo that the lead athletes are setting is quite respectable and a few women are already falling away from this main pack.
Peres Jepchirchir (KEN) is the defending champion and will attempt to become the first woman to win two gold medals in the Olympic marathon.
The Parisian streets are packed with fans who are cheering on all the runners. We seem to have the flags of all 40 nations in the field represented among the crowd, which makes for a wonderful view.