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	12
Dates	19–20 September 2026
Race length	Half marathon, 5K, mile
Website	Copenhagen26

The 2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships are scheduled to take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 20 September 2026. They will include the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, which were last held in 2023.

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.

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.

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

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

Team race

Rank	Team	Points
	[[]]	pts
	[[]]	pts
	[[]]	pts
4	[[]]	pts

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

Team race

Rank	Team	Points
	[[]]	pts
	[[]]	pts
	[[]]	pts
4	[[]]	pts

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

Team race

Rank	Team	Points
		pts (00)
		pts (00)
		pts (00)
4		pts (00)

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

Team race

Rank	Team	Points
		pts (00)
		pts (00)
		pts (00)
4		pts (00)

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

Team race

Rank	Team	Points
		pts (00)
		pts (00)
		pts (00)
4		pts (00)

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

Team race

Rank	Team	Points
		pts (00)
		pts (00)
		pts (00)
4		pts (00)

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)