2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships Copenhagen Entries: Here's Who's Competing

The 2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships are this weekend in Copenhagen. The two-day event features three races: the Mile, 5K, and Half Marathon.

Sep 15, 2026 by Lauryn Heskin

Agnes Ngetich Wins ANOTHER World Title At 2026 World XC Championships3:17

The second edition of the World Athletics Road Running Championships is taking place this weekend in Copenhagen, Denmark. The two-day event features three races: the Mile and 5K on Saturday, September 19, and the Half Marathon on Sunday, September 20. 496 athletes will compete for glory, headlined by Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Yared Nuguse, Agnes Ngetich, and more.

Here is who's competing in each event.

Road Men's Mile

Yared NUGUSE (USA)
Vincent CIATTEI (USA)
HONDA Ojiro (JPN)
Jude THOMAS (AUS)
Foster MALLECK (CAN)
Abraham ALVARADO (MEX)
Roberts Aleksis GLAZERS (LAT)
Nikita BOGDANOVS (LAT)
Sten ÜTSMÜTS (EST)
Jack ANSTEY (AUS)
Flavien SZOT (FRA)
Andre Carlos SOUSA SALES (BRA)
Romain MORNET (FRA)
Oliver HOARE (AUS)
Guilherme KURTZ (BRA)
Kyumbe MUNGUTI (KEN)
Santtu HEIKKINEN (FIN)
Samuel TANNER (NZL)
Tshepo TSHITE (RSA)
Ignacio FONTES (ESP)
Pieter SISK (BEL)
Aaron AHL (CAN)
Christoffer Frost JOHANSEN (DEN)
Mohamed ATTAOUI (ESP)
Archie DAVIS (GBR)
Carlos Alberto VILCHES (PUR)
Žan RUDOLF (SLO)
Heithem CHENITEF (ALG)
Dumisani MOTLOUNG (RSA)
Isaac NADER (POR)
István SZÖGI (HUN)
Jairo MOREIRA (URU)
Pol MOYA (AND)
Anis CHOTT (ALG)
Ruben VERHEYDEN (BEL)
Ivan ANDREEV (BUL)
Martin BALABANOV (BUL)
Max DAVIES (CAN)
Marino BLOUDEK (CRO)
Nino JAMBREŠIĆ (CRO)
Gustav BENDSEN (DEN)
Elias Ariel Aarestrup SHIFRIS (DEN)
Fitsum ABRHAM (ERI)
Martín SEGUROLA (ESP)
Rasmus KISEL (EST)
Jake HEYWARD (GBR)
James MCMURRAY (GBR)
Robert FARKEN (GER)
Georgios MATZARIDIS (GRE)
Andrew COSCORAN (IRL)
Cathal DOYLE (IRL)
Pietro ARESE (ITA)
NAKANO Tomoki (JPN)
Brian KOMEN (KEN)
Fidelio KLEIN (LUX)
Ruben QUERINJEAN (LUX)
Anass ESSAYI (MAR)
Fouad MESSAOUDI (MAR)
Ryan ADAMS (MEX)
Stefan NILLESSEN (NED)
Moa Abounnachat BOLLERØD (NOR)
Andreas FJELD HALVORSEN (NOR)
Magnus Tuv MYHRE (NOR)
Oliver LIM TZE RONG (SGP)
Jacob TAN (SGP)
Rok MARKELJ (SLO)
Ahmed JAZIRI (TUN)
Silas CHEMUTAI (UGA)
Hosea KIPROP (UGA)
Dmytrii NIKOLAICHUK (UKR)
Mauro DELGUE (URU)

Road Women's Mile

Addison WILEY (USA)
Gracie HYDE (USA)
Kelly NEVOLIHHIN (EST)
Mirriam CHEROP (KEN)
Freweyni HAILU (ETH)
Linden HALL (AUS)
Adelle TRACEY (JAM)
Katie SNOWDEN (GBR)
Weronika LIZAKOWSKA (POL)
Vera BERTEMES-HOFFMANN (LUX)
Carina VILJOEN (RSA)
Sarah BILLINGS (AUS)
Sophie O'SULLIVAN (IRL)
July FERREIRA DA SILVA (BRA)
Agathe GUILLEMOT (FRA)
Jaqueline Beatriz WEBER (BRA)
Sarah CALVERT (GBR)
Kristiina SASÍNEK MÄKI (CZE)
Līga VELVERE-KRŪMIŅA (LAT)
Mia Helene MØRCK (DEN)
Salomé AFONSO (POR)
Julieta FIRPO (URU)
Romaine Rui-Min SOH (SGP)
Marie BILO (BEL)
Mariska PAREWYCK (BEL)
Gabriela DEBUES-STAFFORD (CAN)
Grace FETHERSTONHAUGH (CAN)
Lucia STAFFORD (CAN)
Annemarie NISSEN (DEN)
Nadja RUGLAND (DEN)
Kanari ESTIFANOS (ERI)
Birke HAYLOM (ETH)
Worknesh MESELE (ETH)
Augustine HAQUET (FRA)
Kate AXFORD (GBR)
Sarah HEALY (IRL)
Laura NICHOLSON (IRL)
Ludovica CAVALLI (ITA)
Naomi KORIR (KEN)
Marine JOBLIN (LUX)
Fatima Ezzahra BIRDAHA (MAR)
Soukaina HAJJI (MAR)
Mia Ivana CABRERA (MEX)
Agathe JULIEN (MON)
Alison ANDREWS-PAUL (NZL)
Kimberley MAY (NZL)
Patricia SILVA (POR)
Alessandra RODRIGUEZ (PUR)
Karabo MORE (RSA)
Claire UWITONZE (RWA)
Delia SCLABAS (SUI)
Joceline WIND (SUI)
Wilma NIELSEN (SWE)
Vera SJÖBERG (SWE)
Felister CHEKWEMOI (UGA)
Scalet CHEMUTAI (UGA)
Patience CHEROP (UGA)

Men's 5K

Jimmy GRESSIER (FRA)
Addisu YIHUNE (ETH)
Maxime CHAUMETON (RSA)
Narve Gilje NORDÅS (NOR)
José Carlos PINTO (POR)
Mike FOPPEN (NED)
Flavien SZOT (FRA)
Mezgebu SIME (ETH)
Tim VERBAANDERT (NED)
Kieran LUMB (CAN)
Juan ZIJDERLAAN (NED)
Andrew HUNTER (USA)
Dylan JACOBS (USA)
Arnaud DELY (BEL)
Artūrs Niklāvs MEDVEDS (LAT)
Joel Ibler LILLESØ (DEN)
Thapelo RAMAKHOASE (RSA)
Konjoneh MAGGI (ITA)
Axel Vang CHRISTENSEN (DEN)
Robbe CAMPHENS (BEL)
Janio Marcos GONÇALVES (BRA)
Thiago ANDRÉ (BRA)
Sebastian SMED GRØNKJÆR (DEN)
Vid BOTOLIN (SLO)
Dominic Lokinyomo LOBALU (SUI)
Biniam MEHARY (ETH)
Mathew Kipchumba KIPSANG (KEN)
Magnus Tuv MYHRE (NOR)
Dawit SEARE (ERI)
Jonas RAESS (SUI)
Aron GEBREMARIAM (ART)
Darragh MCELHINNEY (IRL)
Víctor ORTIZ RIVERA (PUR)
Egide NTAKARUTIMANA (BDI)
Leonard CHEMUTAI (UGA)
Francesco GUERRA (ITA)
Nahuel CARABAÑA (AND)
SUZUKI Rui (JPN)
Brian FAY (IRL)
Kobe HERMANS (BEL)
David MULLARKEY (GBR)
Shaun GOH (SGP)
Toby GILLEN (AUS)
Israel TINAJERO ÁLVAREZ (MEX)
Ky ROBINSON (AUS)
Tharcisse NIZIGIYIMANA (BDI)
Elie SINDAYIKENGDERA (BDI)
Matthew BEAUDET (CAN)
Evan BURKE (CAN)
Saymon AMANUEL (ERI)
Gawuga Daniel ABOTSI (GHA)
MASHIKO Yota (JPN)
Charles KIBOINO (KEN)
Simas BERTAŠIUS (LTU)
Osama ER REDOUANI (MAR)
Jakob INGEBRIGTSEN (NOR)
Theo QUAX (NZL)
Isaac NADER (POR)
Ethan YAN (SGP)
Filip JANČÍK (SVK)
Simon SUNDSTRÖM (SWE)
Alex KIPLANGAT (UGA)
Keneth KIPROP (UGA)

Women's 5K

Caroline Makandi GITONGA (KEN)
Diane VAN ES (NED)
Jana VAN LENT (BEL)
Samiya HASSAN NOUR (DJI)
Courtney FRERICHS (USA)
Francine NIYOMUKUNZI (BDI)
Juliane HVID (DEN)
Allie OSTRANDER (USA)
Simone PLOURDE (CAN)
Febe TRIEST (BEL)
Lisa REDLINGER (AUT)
Hedvig Valbjørn GYDESEN (DEN)
Viktoriia SHKURKO (UKR)
Elżbieta GLINKA (POL)
Anna Emilie MØLLER (DEN)
Maiken Homlung PRØITZ (NOR)
Zanthe TALJAARD (RSA)
Simone FERRAZ (BRA)
Caroline NYAGA (KEN)
Likina AMEBAW (ETH)
Aleshign BAWEKE (ETH)
Alondra NEGRON (PUR)
Eloise WALKER (GBR)
Charity CHEROP (UGA)
Micol MAJORI (ITA)
Marta GARCÍA (ESP)
Tayla KAVANAGH (RSA)
Rose DAVIES (AUS)
Hannah NUTTALL (GBR)
Regan YEE (CAN)
Vanessa Ying Zhuang LEE (SGP)
Maudie SKYRING (AUS)
Megan KEITH (GBR)
Nathalie BLOMQVIST (FIN)
Salomé AFONSO (POR)
Farida ABAROGE (ART)
Georgia GRIFFITH (AUS)
Nubia DE OLIVEIRA SILVA (BRA)
Chloe THOMAS (CAN)
Diana SHISHAY (ERI)
Senayet GETACHEW (ETH)
KUSU Rina (JPN)
MIZUMOTO Kana (JPN)
Danielė ŠATIKAITĖ (LTU)
Arian Iveth CHIA HERNÁNDEZ (MEX)
Marla Elena VALTIERRA (MEX)
Darija KRSTEVSKA (MKD)
Anna Marie Nordengen SIREVÅG (NOR)
Hannah GAPES (NZL)
Nicole LOW (SGP)
Martha CHEMUTAI (UGA)
Rispa CHEROP (UGA)

Men's Half Marathon

Nicholas KIPKORIR (KEN)
Gideon Kipkertich RONO (KEN)
Tadese WORKU (ETH)
Yemaneberhan CRIPPA (ITA)
Alex Nzioka MATATA (KEN)
Joshua CHEPTEGEI (UGA)
Etienne DAGUINOS (FRA)
Bereket NEGA (ETH)
Rory LINKLETTER (CAN)
Peter LYNCH (IRL)
Jack RAYNER (AUS)
Hillary BOR (USA)
Bastien AUGUSTO (FRA)
Jack ROWE (GBR)
OGIKUBO Tomoya (JPN)
Célestin NDIKUMANA (BDI)
Said MECHAAL (ESP)
NISHIZAWA Yuma (JPN)
NAMIKI Neo (JPN)
Bayelign TESHAGER (ETH)
Samuel BARATA (POR)
Filmon TESFU (NED)
Daniel Simiu EBENYO (KEN)
SATO Daisuke (JPN)
Haftu STRINTZOS (AUS)
Edward MARKS (AUS)
Cameron LEVINS (CAN)
Marcelo LAGUERA (MEX)
Othmane EL GOUMRI (MAR)
Robin HENDRIX (BEL)
Emile HAFASHIMANA (BDI)
Seare WELDEZGHI (ART)
Badr JAAFARI (ITA)
Aaron GRUEN (AUT)
Wesley KIPTOO (USA)
Victor BOUDIN (FRA)
Baptiste GUYON (FRA)
James WHELAN (AUS)
Joseph WIGFIELD (GBR)
Feb CHELEGOI (UGA)
Liam BOUDIN (AUS)
Dorian BOULVIN (BEL)
Andrew ALEXANDER (CAN)
Hicham OULADHA (MAR)
Mustapha AKKAOUI (MAR)
Alberto MONDAZZI (ITA)
Ferdinand CERECEDA (PER)
Ahmed MUHUMED (USA)
Jacob Sommer SIMONSEN (DEN)
Fabio Jesus CORREIA (BRA)
Hector PAGAN (PUR)
Ngconde MATWEBU (RSA)
Therence BIZOZA (BDI)
Hiko Tonosa HASO (IRL)
Jacob BOUTERA (NOR)
Martin KIPROTICH (UGA)
Giovani DOS SANTOS (BRA)
Cruz GOMEZ (MEX)
Ayrton LEDESMA (MEX)
Cwenga NOSE (RSA)
Thomas DE BOCK (BEL)
Per SVELA (NOR)
Arnaldo MARTINEZ (PUR)
Elroy GELANT (RSA)
Timo HINTERNDORFER (AUT)
Inyasi Nicodemus SULLEY (TAN)
Rui PINTO (POR)
Hani Idriss HERSI (DJI)
MA Rui (CHN)
JIANG Fakun (CHN)
Ádám LOMB (HUN)
Jonas GERTSEN (DEN)
Toby GUALTER (NZL)
WANG Tao (CHN)
Justin KENT (CAN)
Alex CYR (CAN)
Thijs NIJHUIS (DEN)
Sjur PRESTSÆTER (NOR)
Nicolae Alexandru SOARE (ROU)
Connor MELTON (NZL)
Jens Emil Sloth NIELSEN (DEN)
Mohammed Seif Eddine BOUKARTABA (ALG)
Mikael JOHNSEN (DEN)
Mykola MEVSHA (UKR)
Adam NOWICKI (POL)
William LITTLE (NZL)
Lucas Paulo FERREIRA BARBOSA (BRA)
Zerei Kbrom MEZNGI (NOR)
Luke MICALLEF (MLT)
Jose Luis SANTANA MARIN (MEX)
Tharcisse NIZIGIYIMANA (BDI)
Dmitrijs SERJOGINS (LAT)
Fredrik SANDVIK (NOR)
Simon SPITERI (MLT)
Héctor GARIBAY (BOL)
Eduardo Terrance GARCIA (ISV)
James DIETRICH (HON)
Jose Mauricio GONZÁLEZ (COL)
Abeich Wol AKOON (SSD)
IP Seng Tou (MAC)
Timothy Ke Qin LIAU (SGP)
Fang Zhou HOO (SGP)
Joshua YEOW (SGP)
Andreas ALMGREN (SWE)
Conner MANTZ (USA)
Jimmy GRESSIER (FRA)
Mohamed Reda EL AARABY (MAR)
Mande BUSHENDICH (UGA)
Alfie MANTHORPE (GBR)
Charles WHEELER (GBR)
Abderrazak CHARIK (ALG)
Belay Tilahun BEZABEH (ETH)
Miguel BORGES (POR)
Cristhian ZAMORA (URU)
Soufiyan BOUQANTAR (MAR)
QINGDONGZHIBU Ren (CHN)
Jan KOKALJ (SLO)
Jummanne NGOYA (TAN)
Omar HASSAN (ART)
Giedrius VALINČIUS (LTU)
Taonga MBAMBO (NZL)
Marcelo Fabián MANRIQUE (ARG)
Daviti KHARAZISHVILI (GEO)
Ahmad SMOUR (JOR)
Yakoub DELHOUM (COM)
Morten SIHT (EST)
Ilia TIAPKIN (KGZ)
Lukas TARASEVIČIUS (LTU)
Yong HE (SGP)
Simeon JACOB (FSM)
Walter Salvador RODRIGUEZ (HON)
Roman ALEKSANYAN (ARM)
Thierry IRAKOZE (BDI)
Dechen UGYEN (BHU)
Franck TCHOUPTENG TCHOUFFI (CMR)
Ablelom MARYO (ERI)
Major TEDROS (ERI)
Abiel TEKLU (ERI)
Gawuga Daniel ABOTSI (GHA)
Tristan BOETTI (MON)
Bernard EMANUEL (TAN)
John Nahhay WELE (TAN)

Women's Half Marathon

Tsigie GEBRESELAMA (ETH)
Ftaw ZERAY (ETH)
Daisilah JERONO (KEN)
Veronica LOLEO (KEN)
Weini KELATI FREZGHI (USA)
Esther CHEBET (UGA)
Klara LUKAN (SLO)
Glenrose XABA (RSA)
Florence NIYONKURU (RWA)
Baraky REDAE (ETH)
Laura GALVÁN (MEX)
Chloé HERBIET (BEL)
Emeline IMANIZABAYO (RWA)
Mekdes WOLDU (FRA)
Ednah KURGAT (USA)
LIANG Tiantian (CHN)
Samantha HARRISON (GBR)
Elvanie NIMBONA (ITA)
Lisa ROOMS (BEL)
HE Wuga (CHN)
Georgie GRGEC (NZL)
YOSHIKAWA Yumi (JPN)
KABASAWA Wakana (JPN)
Marta GALIMANY (ESP)
SHIMIZU Rina (JPN)
TAKAHASHI Yuna (JPN)
Fatima Ezzahra BIRDAHA (MAR)
Alexandra BELL (GBR)
Margaux SIERACKI (FRA)
Mélody JULIEN (FRA)
Carrie ELLWOOD (USA)
Sheyla EULOGIO PAUCAR (PER)
XIA Yuyu (CHN)
Clémence CALVIN (FRA)
Annie RODENFELS (USA)
Agnes Jebet NGETICH (KEN)
YANG Yiting (CHN)
Oria LIACI (SUI)
Carolina WIKSTRÖM (SWE)
Esther Yeko CHEKWEMOI (UGA)
Natasha WODAK (CAN)
Zarita SUÁREZ (PER)
Annet Chemengich CHELANGAT (UGA)
Nubia DE OLIVEIRA SILVA (BRA)
Adela HONORATO (MEX)
Nataliya STREBKOVA (UKR)
Ruby SMEE (AUS)
Élissa LEGAULT (CAN)
Jessica MCCLAIN (USA)
Viviana AROCHE LOPEZ (GUA)
Olga NYZHNYK (UKR)
Susana SANTOS (POR)
Emma Grace HURLEY (USA)
Carolien MILLENAAR (DEN)
Florence CARON (CAN)
Matea PARLOV KOŠTRO (CRO)
Jadyn KEELER (CAN)
Cordula LASSACHER (AUT)
Julia MAYER (AUT)
Melal SIYOUM (ETH)
Rebecca LOWE (AUS)
Donve VILJOEN (AUS)
Cacisile SOSIBO (RSA)
Larissa MATZ (AUT)
Liza ŠAJN (SLO)
Brenda FLORES (MEX)
Daniela TORRES (MEX)
Katherine CAMP (NZL)
Anna HOLM JØRGENSEN (DEN)
Salomé ROCHA (POR)
Devora AVRAMOVA (BUL)
Monica SILVA (POR)
Melissa Chelena ANASTASAKIS (GRE)
Nanna BOVÉ (DEN)
Karabo MAILULA (RSA)
Agate CAUNE (LAT)
Maria Lucineida DA SILVA (BRA)
Ariadna FENES (AND)
Jessica LADEIRA SOARES (BRA)
Sophie JUNGE (DEN)
Anne-Marie COMEAU (CAN)
Agata STRAUSA (LAT)
Loreta KANČYTĖ (LTU)
Nicole WOOD NIELLA (PAR)
Marinela NINEVA (BUL)
Gabriela MAMANI (BOL)
Laura JEGELEVIČIŪTĖ (LTU)
Vaida ŽŪSINAITĖ-NEKRIOŠIENĖ (LTU)
Diana BOGANTES (CRC)
Jasmine TEO (SGP)
Serena TEOH (SGP)
WONG San-San (MAC)
Lilian Kasait RENGERUK (KEN)
Karoline Bjerkeli GRØVDAL (NOR)
Rebecca CHELANGAT (UGA)
Alessia ZARBO (FRA)
Sofiia YAREMCHUK (ITA)
Rispa CHEROP (UGA)
Nazret WELDU (ERI)
Julia PATERNAIN (URU)
Dolshi TESFU (ERI)
Marie PERRIER (MRI)
Atalena Napule Gaspore LOLIHA (SSD)
Mariia MAZURENKO (UKR)
Maria Luz TESURI (ARG)
Margarita MASÍAS (CHI)
Anna YUSUPOVA (AZE)
Ecaterina CERNAT (MDA)
Sigþóra Brynja KRISTJÁNSDÓTTIR (ISL)
Íris Anna SKÚLADÓTTIR (ISL)
Angelique IBISHATSE (RWA)
Íris Dóra SNORRADÓTTIR (ISL)
Idelma Lizeth DELGADO (ESA)
Leydy Yolanda ROMERO DURAN (COL)
Lúcia CAPINGALA (ANG)
Qinfei HAN (SGP)
Nancy LAYU (CMR)
Meselech ALEMAYEHU (ETH)
Valeria Jazmin AMAYA MEIJA (HON)
Bridget KLEIN (ISV)
Aghazu AKUCHUKWU (NGR)

FloTrack Archived Footage

Video footage from each event will be archived and stored in a video library for FloTrack subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscriptions.

Join The Track & Field Conversation On Social

Follow us on Twitter @FloTrack
Follow us on Instagram @flotrack
Follow us on TikTok @flotracktv
Watch us on YouTube
Like us on Facebook