The 25th World Mountain Running Championships were held in Madesimo and Campodolcino, Italy on September 6, 2009. Around 315 athletes from 37 countries competed in this year's event.
The World Mountain Running Championships, is an international mountain running competition contested by athletes of the members of WMRA, World Mountain Running Association, the sport's global governing body.
Madesimo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) north of Milan and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland.
Campodolcino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Milan and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,077 and an area of 48.3 square kilometres (18.6 sq mi).
