The 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships took place in Riga, Latvia, on 1 October 2023.[2][3][4] As the inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships, they included the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, which were last held in 2020.[4][5][a] A flat, single-lap marathon course in the Baltics' largest city. All courses were traffic-free.
Host city | Riga |
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Country | Latvia |
Organizer | World Athletics |
Edition | 1st |
Nations | 56 + ART[1] |
Athletes | 347[1] |
Events | 9 |
Race length | Half marathon, 5K, mile |
Website | Riga23 Results |
The championships held races for the half marathon, 5K, and mile distances, and also included mass-participation events for the same.[4]
This was the first time when any recreational runner who was ready for a challenge could 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.[7]
Men's Half-Marathon Results
editWomen's Half-Marathon Results
editMen's Half-Marathon team standings
editThe Men's Half-Marathon team event was decided on the aggregate of the first three runners across the line for each nation.
Rank | Country | Time |
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2:57:43 | ||
2:59:54 | ||
3:01:17 | ||
4 | 3:02:40 | |
5 | 3:03:56 | |
6 | 3:04:33 | |
7 | 3:05:11 | |
8 | 3:05:34 | |
9 | 3:05:43 | |
10 | 3:07:24 | |
11 | 3:07:24 | |
12 | 3:08:48 | |
13 | 3:10:31 | |
14 | 3:12:47 | |
15 | 3:13:30 | |
16 | 3:19:40 | |
17 | 3:23:52 | |
18 | 3:30:36 |
Women's Half-Marathon team standings
editThe Women's Half-Marathon team event was decided on the aggregate of the first three runners across the line for each nation.
Rank | Country | Time |
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3:22:25 | ||
3:27:55 | ||
3:29:15 | ||
4 | 3:29:26 | |
5 | 3:30:48 | |
6 | 3:33:31 | |
7 | 3:33:56 | |
8 | 3:41:55 | |
9 | 3:44:52 | |
10 | 3:49:53 | |
11 | 3:51:39 | |
12 | 4:01:33 |
Women's 5 km results
editThe Women's road 5 km race was held on Sunday 1 October 2023 in Riga, Latvia.[8]
Prior to the event:
Record | Time | Athlete | Nation | Venue | Date |
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World Record | 14:29.00 | Senbere Teferi | 12 Sep 2021 | ||
World Leading | 14:35.00 | Mekides Abebe | 19 Mar 2023 | ||
14:35.00 | Caroline Nyaga | 19 Mar 2023 |
Men's 5 km results
editThe Men's road 5 km race was held on Sunday 1 October 2023 in Riga, Latvia.[9]
Prior to the event:
Women's Road Mile results
editMen's Road Mile results
editChampionships timetable
editFriday, September 29 | Saturday, September 30 | Sunday, October 1 |
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10:00 AM – 20:00 PM – World Athletics Road Running Championships EXPO | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Kids’ Day activities
10:00 AM – 20:00 PM – World Athletics Road Running Championships EXPO |
10:00 AM – 5 km Mass Race starts (time limit: 1.5 hours)
11:30 AM – Road Mile Mass Race starts (time limit: 30 minutes) 11:50 AM – 5 km Women's Elite Race starts 12:15 PM – 5 km Men's Elite Race starts 1:00 PM – Road Mile Women's Elite Race starts 1:10 PM – Road Mile Men's Elite Race starts 1:30 PM – Half Marathon Women's Elite Race starts 2:15 PM – Half Marathon Men's Elite + Mass Race starts (time limit: 3 hours) 2:15 PM – Half Marathon Mass Relay Race starts (time limit: 3 hours) |
Participation
editA total of 347 athletes were entered for the championships, with 57 teams being represented: 56 nations and the Athlete Refugee Team.[1]
Angola (1)
Athlete Refugee Team (4)
Australia (16)
Austria (5)
Azerbaijan (1)
Belgium (1)
Bolivia (1)
Brazil (11)
Bulgaria (2)
Burundi (7)
Canada (12)
Cape Verde (1)
Denmark (12)
Djibouti (3)
Ecuador (6)
Eritrea (12)
Estonia (8)
Ethiopia (19)
Finland (1)
France (13)
Germany (5)
Great Britain (12)
Guinea (2)
Hong Kong (1)
Hungary (1)
Ireland (5)
Israel (7)
Italy (8)
Japan (8)
Kenya (21)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Latvia (14)
Lithuania (3)
Macau (3)
Malaysia (1)
Malta (6)
Mexico (3)
Morocco (8)
Netherlands (3)
New Zealand (7)
Norway (4)
Paraguay (1)
Poland (7)
Portugal (1)
Rwanda (2)
Singapore (9)
Slovenia (3)
South Africa (14)
Spain (5)
Sweden (4)
Switzerland (1)
Tunisia (1)
Uganda (15)
Ukraine (3)
United Arab Emirates (1)
United States (18)
Uruguay (3)
Medal Table
editRank | Nation | Total | |||
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1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Overall (after 8 events) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Notes
edit- ^ The 2022 edition of the half marathon series was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "ATHLETES by COUNTRY" (PDF). World Athletics. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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- ^ "World Athletics Road Running Championships Riga 23 Register | WRU 23 | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ "FINAL | 5 Kilometres | Results | Riga 23 | World Athletics Road Running Championships". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
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