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No qualifiers turned away as BAA announces initial Boston Marathon field size

Workers prepped the starting line for the 126th Boston Marathon last April.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff

The field for the 2023 Boston Marathon is beginning to take shape.

The Boston Athletic Association announced Wednesday that all qualified runners who submitted applications during the five-day registration window in September — a group totaling 23,267 — had been admitted to the field for the 127th edition of the event, provided that their times are verified.

The group contains 13,315 men, 9,930 women, and 22 non-binary athletes.

In all, organizers are aiming for a total of 30,000 athletes when the marathon gets under way April 17.

The rest of the field will be made up of charity runners, professional runners, and other invitational entries.

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The BAA also noted that qualifying times are currently being verified, and that applicants will be notified “in the coming weeks.”