The 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships took place in
Riga
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,
Latvia
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, on . As the inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships, they included the
World Athletics Half Marathon Championships
The World Athletics Road Running Championships is a biennial international road running competition organised by World Athletics. The competition was launched as the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1992 and held annually until 2010. It wa ...
, which were last held
in 2020. A flat, single-lap marathon course in the
Baltics
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' largest city. All courses were traffic-free.
The championships held races for the
half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish, or shortcu ...
,
5K, and
mile
The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a imperial unit, British imperial unit and United States customary unit of length; both are based on the older English unit of Unit of length, le ...
distances, and also included mass-participation events for the same.
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.
Men's Half-Marathon Results
Women's Half-Marathon Results
Men's Half-Marathon team standings
The Men's Half-Marathon team event was decided on the aggregate of the first three runners across the line for each nation.
Women's Half-Marathon team standings
The Women's Half-Marathon team event was decided on the aggregate of the first three runners across the line for each nation.
Women's 5 km results
The Women's road 5 km race was held on Sunday 1 October 2023 in
Riga
Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planni ...
,
Latvia
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.
Prior to the event:
Men's 5 km results
The Men's road 5 km race was held on Sunday 1 October 2023 in
Riga
Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planni ...
,
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
.
Prior to the event:
Women's Road Mile results
Men's Road Mile results
Championships timetable
Participation
A total of 347 athletes were entered for the championships, with 57 teams being represented: 56 nations and the
Athlete Refugee Team.
Medal Table
Notes
References
External links
Official website
{{World championships in 2023
World Athletics Half Marathon Championships
World Athletics Road Running Championships
The World Athletics Road Running Championships is a biennial international road running competition organised by World Athletics. The competition was launched as the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1992 and held annually until 2010. It wa ...
World Athletics Road Running Championships
The World Athletics Road Running Championships is a biennial international road running competition organised by World Athletics. The competition was launched as the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1992 and held annually until 2010. It wa ...
World Athletics Road Running Championships, 2023
World Athletics Road Running Championships
The World Athletics Road Running Championships is a biennial international road running competition organised by World Athletics. The competition was launched as the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1992 and held annually until 2010. It wa ...
World Athletics Road Running Championships, 2023
World Athletics Road Running Championships
The World Athletics Road Running Championships is a biennial international road running competition organised by World Athletics. The competition was launched as the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1992 and held annually until 2010. It wa ...