The new race walkers mixed team event at the Paris 2024 Olympics will be over the marathon distance of 42.195 kilometres, the ruling body World Athletics said on Saturday. World Athletics said that the race scheduled for August 7, 2024, will be open for 25 nations with one man and one woman per team, according to an agreement with the International Olympic Committee on the event format. The two athletes will take turns over four legs of just over 10km on a circuit close to the Eiffel Tower, in a male-female-male-female order. World Athletics said the marathon distance was chosen due to its pop…