2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships

46th World Athletics Cross Country Championships
Organisers	World Athletics
Edition	46th
Date	10 January
Host city	Tallahassee, Florida
Events	5
Distances	~10 km – Senior men and women ~8 km – Junior men ~6 km – Junior women ~4×2 km – Mixed relay
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The 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships is an athletics meeting organized by World Athletics, set to be held on January 10, 2026 at the Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. ^{[1] [2]}

Tallahassee was revealed as the location of the event, in July 2022. ^[3] The date was announced by World Athletics President, Sebastian Coe, in Nanjing on 25 March 2025. ^[4] The logo, including oranges, palm trees and a bright sun, was revealed in July 2025. ^[5]

Schedule

The junior races preceded the senior races, and the senior men's event concluded the program.

The 46th edition of the World Athletics Cross Country Championships was held on 10 January 2026. The schedule consisted of five events– 10 km men and women, 8 km under-20 men, 6 km under-20 women, and 4 x 2 km mixed relay. ^[6] In each of the races, each nation was allowed to field a maximum of up to six athletes.

The mixed relay team consisted of teams of two women and two men each running one loop of the course in a specified order, starting with a male and alternating between genders. Athletes were to carry a wristband that was to be transferred to the next athlete within the takeover zone.

Date	Time (EST)	Events
10 January	15:30	Mixed Relay
	16:10	U20 race women
	16:50	U20 race men
	17:30	Senior race women
	18:10	Senior race men

Participation

A total of 000 athletes are entered for the championships, with 00 teams being represented: 00 nations and the Athlete Refugee Team.

•   Angola (00)
•   Athlete Refugee Team (00)
•   Australia (00)
•   Austria (00)
•   Azerbaijan (00)
•   Belgium (00)
•   Bolivia (00)
•   Brazil (00)
•   Bulgaria (00)
•   Burundi (00)
•   Canada (00)
•   Cape Verde (00)
•   Denmark (00)
•   Djibouti (00)
•   Ecuador (00)
•   Eritrea (00)
•   Estonia (00)
•   Ethiopia (00)
•   Finland (00)
•   France (00)
•   Germany (00)
•   Great Britain (00)
•   Guinea (00)
•   Hong Kong (00)
•   Hungary (00)
•   Ireland (00)
•   Israel (00)
•   Italy (00)
•   Japan (00)
•   Kenya (00)
•   Kyrgyzstan (00)
•   Latvia (00)
•   Lithuania (00)
•   Macau (00)
•   Malaysia (00)
•   Malta (00)
•   Mexico (00)
•   Morocco (00)
•   Netherlands (00)
•   New Zealand (00)
•   Norway (00)
•   Paraguay (00)
•   Poland (00)
•   Portugal (00)
•   Rwanda (00)
•   Singapore (00)
•   Slovenia (00)
•   South Africa (00)
•   Spain (00)
•   Sweden (00)
•    Switzerland (00)
•   Tunisia (00)
•   Uganda (00)
•   Ukraine (00)
•   United Arab Emirates (00)
•   United States (00)
•   Uruguay (00)

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Senior men details	[[|]]		[[|]]		[[|]]
Senior women details	[[|]]		[[|]]		[[|]]
U20 men details	[[|]]		[[|]]		[[|]]
U20 women details	[[|]]		[[|]]		[[|]]
Team
Senior men details	[[|]]	pts	[[|]]	pts	[[|]]	pts
Senior women details	[[|]]	pts	[[|]]	pts	[[|]]	pts
U20 men details	[[|]]	pts	[[|]]	pts	[[|]]	pts
U20 women details	[[|]]	pts	[[|]]	pts	[[|]]	pts

Medal table

  *   Host nation (United States)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Belgium  (BEL)	0	0	0	0
	Denmark  (DEN)	0	0	0	0
	Ethiopia  (ETH)	0	0	0	0
	Finland  (FIN)	0	0	0	0
	France  (FRA)	0	0	0	0
	Germany  (GER)	0	0	0	0
	Great Britain  (GBR)	0	0	0	0
	Ireland  (IRL)	0	0	0	0
	Italy  (ITA)	0	0	0	0
	Kenya  (KEN)	0	0	0	0
	Netherlands  (NED)	0	0	0	0
	Norway  (NOR)	0	0	0	0
	Spain  (ESP)	0	0	0	0
	Sweden  (SWE)	0	0	0	0
	United States  (USA)*	0	0	0	0
Totals (15 entries)		0	0	0	0

Results

Senior men

Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) 4 5 [[]] 6 [[]] 7 [[]] 8 [[]] 9 [[]] 10 [[]] 11 [[]] 12 [[]] 13 [[]] 14 [[]] 15 [[]] 16 [[]] 17 [[]] 18 [[]] 19 [[]] 20 [[]] 21 [[]] 22 [[]] 23 [[]] 24 [[]] 25 [[]] 26 [[]] 27 [[]] 28 [[]] 29 [[]] 30 [[]] 31 [[]] 32 [[]] 33 [[]] 34 [[]] 35 [[]]

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Senior women

Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) 4 5 [[]] 6 [[]] 7 [[]] 8 [[]] 9 [[]] 10 [[]] 11 [[]] 12 [[]] 13 [[]] 14 [[]] 15 [[]] 16 [[]] 17 [[]] 18 [[]] 19 [[]] 20 [[]] 21 [[]] 22 [[]] 23 [[]] 24 [[]] 25 [[]] 26 [[]] 27 [[]] 28 [[]] 29 [[]] 30 [[]] 31 [[]] 32 [[]] 33 [[]] 34 [[]] 35 [[]]

Team race Rank Team Points {{}}[[]] pts (00) {{}}[[]] pts (00) {{}}[[]] pts (00) 4 {{}}[[]] pts (00)

U20 men

Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) 4 5 [[]] 6 [[]] 7 [[]] 8 [[]] 9 [[]] 10 [[]] 11 [[]] 12 [[]] 13 [[]] 14 [[]] 15 [[]] 16 [[]] 17 [[]] 18 [[]] 19 [[]] 20 [[]] 21 [[]] 22 [[]] 23 [[]] 24 [[]] 25 [[]] 26 [[]] 27 [[]] 28 [[]] 29 [[]] 30 [[]] 31 [[]] 32 [[]] 33 [[]] 34 [[]] 35 [[]]

Team race Rank Team Points {{}}[[]] pts (00) {{}}[[]] pts (00) {{}}[[]] pts (00) 4 {{}}[[]] pts (00)

U20 women

Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) 4 5 [[]] 6 [[]] 7 [[]] 8 [[]] 9 [[]] 10 [[]] 11 [[]] 12 [[]] 13 [[]] 14 [[]] 15 [[]] 16 [[]] 17 [[]] 18 [[]] 19 [[]] 20 [[]] 21 [[]] 22 [[]] 23 [[]] 24 [[]] 25 [[]] 26 [[]] 27 [[]] 28 [[]] 29 [[]] 30 [[]] 31 [[]] 32 [[]] 33 [[]] 34 [[]] 35 [[]]

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References

1. "Leon County wins bid to host 2026 World Cross Country Championships at Apalachee Regional Park". 15 July 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
2. World Athletics Cross Country Championships World Athletics
3. Mike Rowbottom (14 July 2022). "Hosts of 2024 and 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships announced". Inside the Games. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
4. Bernard Rotich (26 March 2025). "AK raises alarm over 2026 World Cross Country date". Daily Nation . Kenya.
5. "Upcoming World Athletics Cross Country Championships unveils logo for 2026 race set in Tallahassee". Tallahassee: WCTV. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
6. "World Athletics Cross Country Championships". World Athletics . Retrieved 29 October 2025.