2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships

The 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships are scheduled to take place in Riga, Latvia, from 30 September to 1 October 2023.[1][2][3] As the inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships, they will include the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, which were last held in 2020.[3][4][lower-alpha 1] A flat, single-lap marathon course in the Baltics' largest city. All courses are traffic-free.

2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships
Host cityRiga
CountryLatvia
OrganizerWorld Athletics
Edition1
Events9
Race lengthHalf marathon, 5K, mile
WebsiteRiga23

The championships are scheduled to hold races for the half marathon, 5K, and mile distances, and also include mass-participation events for the same.[3]

This will be the first 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 Riga and earn a unique medal from the World Athletics Road Running Championships.[6]

Preliminary race timetable
Saturday, September 30 Sunday, October 1
Morning: Mile

Midday: 5 km

 Morning: Half-marathon

Notes
  1. The 2022 edition of the half marathon series was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1][5]

References
  1. "Yangzhou 2022 Half Marathon Championships cancelled due to COVID-19".
  2. "Latvia will host first World Road Running Championship in 2023 / Arti…".
  3. "Riga23 | WRU 23 | World Athletics".
  4. "The 2022 World Half Marathon Championships have been postponed - Cana…".
  5. "World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Yangzhou 22 has been canc…".
  6. "World Athletics Road Running Championships Riga 23 Register | WRU 23 | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
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