2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships

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2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships
Host city Copenhagen
Country Denmark
Organizer World Athletics
Edition2nd
Nations000 + ART
Athletes000
Events8
Race length Half marathon, 5K, mile
Website Copenhagen26
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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]

Contents

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

Friday, September 18Saturday, September 19Sunday, September 20
10:00 AM - 20:00 PM - World Athletics Road Running Championships EXPO

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Kids’ Day activities
10:00 AM - 20:00 PM - World Athletics Road Running Championships EXPO

10:00 AM - 5 km Mass Race starts (time limit: 1.5 hours)

11:30 AM - Road Mile Mass Race starts (time limit: 30 minutes)

11:50 AM - 5 km Women's Elite Race starts

12:15 PM - 5 km Men's Elite Race starts

1:00 PM - Road Mile Women's Elite Race starts

1:10 PM - Road Mile Men's Elite Race starts

1:30 PM - Half Marathon Women's Elite Race starts

2:15 PM - Half Marathon Men's Elite

[5]

Participation

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

Men's Half-Marathon Results

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg00:00
Silver medal icon.svg00:00
Bronze medal icon.svg00:00
400:00
500:00
600:00
700:00
800:00
900:00
1000:00

Women's Half-Marathon Results

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg00:00
Silver medal icon.svg00:00
Bronze medal icon.svg00:00
400:00
500:00
600:00
700:00
800:00
900:00
1000:00

Men's 5 km Results

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg00:00
Silver medal icon.svg00:00
Bronze medal icon.svg00:00
400:00
500:00
600:00
700:00
800:00
900:00
1000:00

Women's 5 km Results

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg00:00
Silver medal icon.svg00:00
Bronze medal icon.svg00:00
400:00
500:00
600:00
700:00
800:00
900:00
1000:00

Men's 1-mile Results

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg0:00
Silver medal icon.svg0:00
Bronze medal icon.svg0:00
40:00
50:00
60:00
70:00
80:00
90:00
100:00


Women's 1-mile Results

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg0:00
Silver medal icon.svg0:00
Bronze medal icon.svg0:00
40:00
50:00
60:00
70:00
80:00
90:00
100:00

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
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