World Athletics Plans Standalone Marathon World Championships from 2030
World Athletics announced plans to launch a standalone World Marathon Championships starting in 2030, with Athens, Greece, identified as a potential host for the inaugural event.
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Marathon World Championships planned from 2030
World Athletics plans to launch a standalone World Marathon Championships from 2030, with Athens in Greece potentially hosting the inaugural event.
Read full article →World marathon championships to break away from track meet starting in 2030
The world championship marathon will be an annual separate event beginning in 2030, breaking with a decades-old tradition of running it as part of the full worlds track meet. World Athletics said Tuesday that the race will continue to be held in odd-numbered years, same as the world championships, but at a different time and place. There will also be a world marathon championship in even-numbered years, and the federation is negotiating with Athens to hold the first standalone world champio...
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