2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships

The 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships is going to be held in Tallahassee, Florida, on 10 January 2026. It will be held in the Apalachee Regional Park.^[1][2]

46th World Athletics Cross Country Championships
Organisers	World Athletics
Edition	46th
Date	10 January
Host city	Tallahassee, Florida
Events	5
Distances	~10 km – Senior men and women ~8 km – Junior men ~6 km – Junior women ~4×2 km – Mixed relay
Official website	Tallahassee, Florida 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships
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Schedule

The junior races preceded the senior races, and the senior men's event concluded the program.

Date	Time (EST)	Events
10 January	15:30	Mixed Relay
	16:10	U20 race women
	16:50	U20 race men
	17:30	Senior race women
	18:10	Senior race men

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Senior men details	[[|]]		[[|]]		[[|]]
Senior women details	[[|]]		[[|]]		[[|]]
U20 men details	[[|]]		[[|]]		[[|]]
U20 women details	[[|]]		[[|]]		[[|]]
Team
Senior men details	[[|]]	pts	[[|]]	pts	[[|]]	pts
Senior women details	[[|]]	pts	[[|]]	pts	[[|]]	pts
U20 men details	[[|]]	pts	[[|]]	pts	[[|]]	pts
U20 women details	[[|]]	pts	[[|]]	pts	[[|]]	pts

Medal table

  *   Host nation (United States)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Belgium (BEL)	0	0	0	0
	Denmark (DEN)	0	0	0	0
	Ethiopia (ETH)	0	0	0	0
	Finland (FIN)	0	0	0	0
	France (FRA)	0	0	0	0
	Germany (GER)	0	0	0	0
	Great Britain (GBR)	0	0	0	0
	Ireland (IRL)	0	0	0	0
	Italy (ITA)	0	0	0	0
	Kenya (KEN)	0	0	0	0
	Netherlands (NED)	0	0	0	0
	Norway (NOR)	0	0	0	0
	Spain (ESP)	0	0	0	0
	Sweden (SWE)	0	0	0	0
	United States (USA)*	0	0	0	0
Totals (15 entries)		0	0	0	0

Results

Senior men

Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s)       4 5 [[]] 6 [[]] 7 [[]] 8 [[]] 9 [[]] 10 [[]] 11 [[]] 12 [[]] 13 [[]] 14 [[]] 15 [[]] 16 [[]] 17 [[]] 18 [[]] 19 [[]] 20 [[]] 21 [[]] 22 [[]] 23 [[]] 24 [[]] 25 [[]] 26 [[]] 27 [[]] 28 [[]] 29 [[]] 30 [[]] 31 [[]] 32 [[]] 33 [[]] 34 [[]] 35 [[]]

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Senior women

Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s)       4 5 [[]] 6 [[]] 7 [[]] 8 [[]] 9 [[]] 10 [[]] 11 [[]] 12 [[]] 13 [[]] 14 [[]] 15 [[]] 16 [[]] 17 [[]] 18 [[]] 19 [[]] 20 [[]] 21 [[]] 22 [[]] 23 [[]] 24 [[]] 25 [[]] 26 [[]] 27 [[]] 28 [[]] 29 [[]] 30 [[]] 31 [[]] 32 [[]] 33 [[]] 34 [[]] 35 [[]]

Team race Rank Team Points   {{}}[[]] pts ()   {{}}[[]] pts ()   {{}}[[]] pts () 4 {{}}[[]] pts ()

U20 men

Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s)       4 5 [[]] 6 [[]] 7 [[]] 8 [[]] 9 [[]] 10 [[]] 11 [[]] 12 [[]] 13 [[]] 14 [[]] 15 [[]] 16 [[]] 17 [[]] 18 [[]] 19 [[]] 20 [[]] 21 [[]] 22 [[]] 23 [[]] 24 [[]] 25 [[]] 26 [[]] 27 [[]] 28 [[]] 29 [[]] 30 [[]] 31 [[]] 32 [[]] 33 [[]] 34 [[]] 35 [[]]

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U20 women

Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s)       4 5 [[]] 6 [[]] 7 [[]] 8 [[]] 9 [[]] 10 [[]] 11 [[]] 12 [[]] 13 [[]] 14 [[]] 15 [[]] 16 [[]] 17 [[]] 18 [[]] 19 [[]] 20 [[]] 21 [[]] 22 [[]] 23 [[]] 24 [[]] 25 [[]] 26 [[]] 27 [[]] 28 [[]] 29 [[]] 30 [[]] 31 [[]] 32 [[]] 33 [[]] 34 [[]] 35 [[]]

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References

1. "Leon County wins bid to host 2026 World Cross Country Championships at Apalachee Regional Park". 15 July 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
2. World Athletics Cross Country Championships World Athletics