2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships
Athletics championship event
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The 2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 19 and 20 September 2026.[1] As the second edition of the World Athletics Road Running Championships, they include the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships.
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| Host city | Copenhagen |
|---|---|
| Country | Denmark |
| Organizer | World Athletics |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Events | 9 (6 elite and 3 mass start) |
| Dates | 19 and 20 September 2026 |
| Race length | Half marathon, 5K, mile |
The championships consist of races for the half marathon, 5K, and mile distances, and also included mass-participation events for the same. This echoes the Gran Fondo tradition in cycling, and mass start events in triathlon.
The event was awarded to Copenhagen in August 2023.[2] In March 2026, due to a mistake in the American qualifiers for the event where some leading runners were led off-course, World Athletics granted the United States three extra non-scoring running slots in the women's half marathon.[3]
It featured Norwegian runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen in 5 kilometres. He ran the race one week after his 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championships 5000 m win.[4][5]
World leads were set by the winners of the men's and women's road miles.[6] In the 5 kilometres run, Ingebrigtsen was out-kicked by Dawit Seare of Eritrea.[7]
Championships timetable
The road mile run and 5 kilometres races were on 19 September, while the half marathon was on 20 September.[1]
| Date | Local Time | Event | Sex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 : 19 September | 10:10 | Road Mile | Women |
| 10:30 | Road Mile | Men | |
| 14:10 | 5 Kilometres | Women | |
| 14:40 | 5 Kilometres | Men | |
| Day 2 : 20 September | 09:10 | Half Marathon | Women |
| 09:45 | Half Marathon | Men |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half marathon men | ||||||
| Half marathon women | ||||||
| Half marathon team | ||||||
| 5 km road race men | Dawit Seare Eritrea | 12:56 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen Norway | 12:59 | Saymon Amanuel Eritrea | 13:00 |
| 5 km road race women | Likina Amebaw Ethiopia | 14:41 | Caroline Gitonga Kenya | 14:48 | Rose Davies Australia | 14:50 |
| 5 km road race team | Ethiopia (ETH) Likina Amebaw Aleshign Baweke Addisu Yihune Mezgebu Sime | 55:49 | Australia (AUS) Rose Davies Georgia Griffith Ky Robinson Toby Gillen | 56:30 | Kenya (KEN) Caroline Gitonga Caroline Nyaga Mathew Kipchumba Kipsang Charles Kiboino | 56:31 |
| Road mile men | Robert Farken Germany | 3:51.80 | Yared Nuguse United States | 3:52.33 | Ruben Querinjean Luxembourg | 3:52.77 |
| Road mile women | Agathe Guillemot France | 4:22.74 | Freweyni Hailu Ethiopia | 4:24.35 | Mirriam Cherop Kenya | 4:25.71 |
| Road mile team | United States (USA) Addison Wiley Gracie Hyde Yared Nuguse Vincent Ciattei | 15:49.89 | Australia (AUS) Linden Hall Sarah Billings Oliver Hoare Jude Thomas | 16:50.61 | Kenya (KEN) Mirriam Cherop Naomi Korir Brian Komen Kyumbe Munguti | 16:51.36 |
