2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships

2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships

Host city	Copenhagen
Country	Denmark
Organizer	World Athletics
Edition	2nd
Nations	000 + ART
Athletes	000
Events	8
Dates	19-20 September 2026
Race length	Half marathon, 5K, mile
Website	Copenhagen26
←  2023 Riga 2027 TBA  →

The 2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships are scheduled to take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 20 September 2026. As the inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships, ^[1] they will include the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, which were last held in 2023. ^[2]

The championships are scheduled to hold races for the half marathon, 5K, and mile distances, and also include mass-participation events for the 5K and mile distances. ^[3]

This will be the second time when any recreational runner who is ready for a challenge can register for any of the official mass races of the World Championships in Copenhagen and earn a unique medal from the World Athletics Road Running Championships. ^[4]

Championships timetable

Saturday, September 19	Sunday, September 20
10:10 a.m. - Women's Road Mile 10:30 a.m. - Men's Road Mile 1:10 p.m. - Women's 5 km 1:40 p.m. - Men's 5 km	9:10 a.m. - Women's Half Marathon 9:45 a.m. - Men's Half Marathon

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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)

Men's Half-Marathon Results

Individual race Rank Athlete Nationality Time (m:s Notes 00:00 00:00 00:00 4 00:00 5 00:00 6 00:00 7 00:00 8 00:00 9 00:00 10 00:00

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Women's Half-Marathon Results

Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Notes 00:00 00:00 00:00 4 00:00 5 00:00 6 00:00 7 00:00 8 00:00 9 00:00 10 00:00

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Men's 5 km Results

Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Notes 00:00 00:00 00:00 4 00:00 5 00:00 6 00:00 7 00:00 8 00:00 9 00:00 10 00:00

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Women's 5 km Results

Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Notes 00:00 00:00 00:00 4 00:00 5 00:00 6 00:00 7 00:00 8 00:00 9 00:00 10 00:00

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Men's 1-mile Results

Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Notes 0:00 0:00 0:00 4 0:00 5 0:00 6 0:00 7 0:00 8 0:00 9 0:00 10 0:00

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Women's 1-mile Results

Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Notes 0:00 0:00 0:00 4 0:00 5 0:00 6 0:00 7 0:00 8 0:00 9 0:00 10 0:00

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References

1. Latvia will host first World Road Running Championship in 2023
2. World Athletics World Running Championships Copenhagen 2026
3. World Athletics World Running Championships Copenhagen 2026
4. "World Athletics Road Running Championships Riga 23 Register | WRU 23 | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
5. Official website detailing information for mass participation races World Athletics
6. World Athletics Road Running Championships Copenhagen 26 Timetable World Athletics
7. World Athletics aims to build on successful year and forge lasting geopolitical relationships during unprecedented 2026 - Competition decisions Timetables published Timetables for four 2026 World Athletics Series events were approved 3 December 2025 World Athletics

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