St. Louis to host 2028 U.S. Olympic marathon trials

OlympicsSt. Louis to host 2028 U.S. Olympic marathon trialsThe men’s and women’s races will determine who will represent Team USA in the marathon at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Conner Mantz crosses the finish line to place first during the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon on Feb. 3, 2024 in Orlando, Fla.Mike Ehrmann / Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJune 4, 2026, 6:24 PM EDTBy Andrew GreifThe first six athletes on Team USA for the 2028 Olympics will be determined in St. Louis. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.The city will host the U.S. Olympic marathon trials for both men and women on March 25, 2028, USA Track & Field announced Thursday. It was selected over Phoenix. Three men and three women will qualify for Team USA during the trials, which will be the first selection event for any U.S. sport ahead of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, according to organizers. The full course of the 26.2-mile race, which NBC will broadcast, will be released in the coming months. Members of the local organizing committee said that the race will begin at Washington University’s Francis Olympic Field, the main venue used during the 1904 Olympics, and will include several loops of downtown before finishing inside Energizer Park, the home of the city’s MLS team. St. Louis hosted the Olympic trials for the women’s marathon in 2004. The city also hosted the trials that determined the U.S. figure skating team for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.“As America’s first Olympic city that hosted the 1904 Games, that Olympic legacy is really important to us,” said Marc Schreiber, president of the St. Louis Sports Commission.The announcement comes at a time when running is undergoing a boom in popularity and professionals are breaking records. Kenya’s Sebastian Sawe became the first person to run a sub-2-hour marathon on a ratified course in April’s Londo...