USA Track & Field and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced this week that St. Louis will host the 2028 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon on March 25, 2028, where six athletes – three men and three women – will earn spots on Team USA for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028. This will be the first Olympic team selection event held for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games across all sports.
Organized by the St. Louis Sports Commission in partnership with GO! St. Louis, the event will celebrate the city’s rich Olympic legacy while showcasing the energy and evolution of modern St. Louis.
“It is a wonderful privilege and opportunity for our region to host the 2028 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon,” said St. Louis Sports Commission President Marc Schreiber. “We’re grateful for the trust instilled in us by USATF and thrilled to renew our longstanding relationship with the organization. As America’s first Olympic city, we’re also ecstatic to add another exciting chapter to our rich Olympic history – not to mention further connect St. Louis to the 2028 LA Games. With St. Louis hosting the Marathon Trials and Olympic Soccer matches, it is going to be a special year for our community. Thank you to all of our regional partners, including GO! St. Louis, for supporting the effort to bring the Trials here.
The course will take athletes through some of the city’s most iconic locations, including WashU — site of the 1904 Olympic stadium, the world’s oldest modern-day Olympic stadium still in active use — and Forest Park, the cultural heart of St. Louis. The route will also highlight iconic landmarks such as the Gateway Arch and Busch Stadium before finishing inside Energizer Park, home of St. Louis CITY SC. The final course layout will be announced in the coming months.
The event will be broadcast live on NBC beginning at 11 a.m. CT.
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“It is an incredible win for our region that St. Louis will host the 2028 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. The extraordinary impact of this event will have far reaching benefits for the local economy and will generate global awareness for St. Louis,” said Ron Kitchens, Managing Partner, Greater St. Louis, Inc. “We congratulate the St. Louis Sports Commission and GO! St. Louis on their efforts to successfully bring the trials here.”