It's a second chance for runners in individual races from 200m to 1500m, and certain hurdles events, who didn't automatically qualify in the first round; essentially a mulligan,
The repechage rounds add mental and physical strain on athletes, increase the number of rounds in some races to four, but guarantee each athlete at least two races at the Olympics.
The change was made by World Athletics in July 2022 after consulting with athletes and broadcasters to potentially make track and field events more exciting and give athletes a fairer shot at progressing.
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