Inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championship to be held in 2023; 12 cities bids for hosting

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Around the globe 12 cities have expressed interest in hosting the inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships in 2023, the World Athletics Council confirmed on Wednesday (17). The strong international interest in hosting this new event, which will combine elite and mass races in a unique format, is a ringing endorsement of a festival concept designed to unite the international road running community.

The creation of the World Athletics Road Running Championships, incorporating the World Half Marathon Championships, was approved by the Council in December, and cities around the world were asked to indicate their interest in hosting the event.

Potential hosts will have to submit formal bids by 1 June.

The 2023 event will include elite races over both 5km and the half marathon, accompanying mass races, and a week-long festival of supporting events, including parkrun events across the host city, a global running conference, health and fitness expos and clinics. Potential hosts will have to submit formal bids by 1 June and the World Athletics Council will select the host city in July.

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The event is set to be a cracker and the interest in hosting is a big enough indicator of the gravity and importance adduced to it as athletes will get set to test their endurance.

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