# 2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/20260920-2026-world-athletics-road-running-championships
> Updated: 2026-09-23T19:07:48.000Z. Sources: 45. Developments: 3.

The 2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen featured record-breaking performances in the half marathon. Kenyan runner Agnes Jebet Ngetich established a new women-only world best with a time of 1:05:15, securing the gold medal.

In the men’s competition, Sweden’s Andreas Almgren won the gold medal and set a new European record of 58:06, improving his previous mark by 35 seconds. He defeated Kenya’s Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli, who took silver in 58:11, and Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei, who took bronze in 58:26. Italy’s Yeman Crippa finished seventh with a time of 59:18.

In the women’s race, the United States earned its first-ever women’s team medal at the championships, securing silver with a combined time of 3:19:51. The American scoring team included Emma Grace Hurley, Weini Kelati, Jessica McClain, and Ednah Kurgat. Hurley’s fifth-place finish of 1:06:23 moved her to third on the U.S. all-time women’s half-marathon list.

Other notable results included Great Britain’s Alex Wigfield finishing 36th in 1:01:49, while Jack Rowe was forced to withdraw from the race at the 18km mark.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-23: Andreas Almgren wins World Half Marathon title with European record

Andreas Almgren set a European record to win the men's half marathon at the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, while Yeman Crippa finished seventh.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/andreas-almgren-wins-world-half-marathon-title-with-european-record

### 2026-09-20: Agnes Jebet Ngetich sets world best at World Half Marathon Championships

Kenya’s Agnes Jebet Ngetich set a women-only half marathon world best in Copenhagen, while Team USA secured its first-ever women’s team medal at the World Half Marathon Championships.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/agnes-jebet-ngetich-sets-world-best-at-world-half-marathon-championships

### 2026-09-18: Agnes Ngetich and Andreas Almgren win World Road Running titles

At the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, Agnes Ngetich set a women-only world record in the half marathon, while Andreas Almgren won the men's title with a new European record.

41 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/andreas-almgren-targets-gold-at-world-road-running-championships

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Cite as: 2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/20260920-2026-world-athletics-road-running-championships