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2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships

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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.~~ 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, ~~defeating~~ 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 ~~close finish.~~ 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.

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