The following tables show the
list of world records in athletics
World records in Sport of athletics, athletics are ratified by World Athletics. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.
Records are kept for athletics at the Summer Olymp ...
progression in the 50K run, as recognised by
World Athletics
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international sports governing body, governing body for the sport ...
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The 50K run was introduced as a world record event in July 2021 during the federation's Council meeting in Tokyo.
World record progression
Key to tables
Men
Women
Women only race
Mixed gender race
See also
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Ultramarathon
An ultramarathon is a footrace longer than the traditional marathon distance of . The sport of running ultramarathons is called ultra running or ultra distance running.
Various distances, surfaces, and formats are raced competitively, from the ...
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IAU 50 km World Championships
The IAU 50 km World Championships is an annual, global ultrarunning competition over 50 kilometres organized by the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU).
The competition began life as the IAU 50 km World Trophy in 2005. It s ...
References
{{Athletics record progressions
50 km