| Sport | Mountain Running |
|---|---|
| Founded | Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL) |
| Inaugural season | 1976 |
| Country |  |
| Most recent champion(s) | Xavier Chevrier (men) Alice Gaggi (women) |
| Most titles | 5 Antonio Molinari Bernard Dematteis (men) 3 six runners (female) |
| Official website | FIDAL web site |
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Usually the national championship is divided into three races, one only climbing the mountain, one uphill and downhill and a chronoscale (not necessarily in this order), but from 2014 there are only two races. The Italian champion is determined by the points ranking of these three races. [2]
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