Running legend Rosa Mota set a new age group (65-69) WORLD RECORD in Riga for the half marathon! ๐คฏ
She ran in the World Championships mass start! ๐๐ผ
#WorldRunningChamps
#wariga23
BREAKING: Agate Caune sets a new Latvian 3000m record (8:39.78) today at her
@Diamond_League
debue improving the previous mark by more than 3 seconds! ๐ณ
What a season she's having! ๐ฅ
The day has arrived! ๐๐ผ
๐ฅ Coverage of the Championships will be available for free on the World Athletics website. In Latvia, you can watch the livestream on LTV7 from 11:25 to 15:35 or visit .
Stay tuned and enjoy!
#wariga23
#WorldAthleticsChamps
might be over, but athletics action for this year is not!
@wabudapest23
mascot Youhoo knows whatโs next: World Athletics Road Running Championships 23 in Riga! ๐คฉ๐ฑ๐ป
Catch all the
#wariga23
action on the streets of Riga on October 1!
@WorldAthletics
Riga is ready to host the World Champs! The city is dressed in the colors of the Championships and everyone seems to be taken over by the running craze! ๐คฉ
Are you ready?
#WorldRunningChamps
#wariga23
The World Athletics Road Running Championships Riga 23 will be available globally for everyone to watch on any device! ๐คฉ
In Latvia it will be broadcast on the channel LTV7.
Learn how to follow and watch in your country:
In todayโs press conference in Riga, the president of
@WorldAthletics
@sebcoe
announced that by hosting the inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships, Riga becomes a symbolic world capital of road running in 2023. ๐ฃ๏ธ
Read more ๐๐ป
Introducing the
@wariga23
medals!๐ฅ
The unique medals' design was inspired by the artwork 'A Man Entering a Room' by the famous Latvian artist Niklฤvs Strunke, symbolizing each participant's multifaceted journey towards the finish line!
#wariga23
#runriga23
What an incredible competition in the womenโs 5km! ๐๐ผ
Beatrice Chebet dominates the field and earns her third World medal this year! ๐ฅ
#wariga23
#runriga23
#worldrunningchamps
Hey, hockey fans! ๐ Now that you know where
#Latvia
is thanks to our amazing ice hockey team (
@lhf_lv
), we want to invite you to our capital Riga again this fall! ๐ฑ๐ป
To take part at the FIRST EVER World Athletics Road Running Championships: ! ๐
To promote Latvian art and culture around the world, we collaborated with the Latvian National Art Museum to create unique shirt designs inspired by Latvian artists Vilhelms Purvฤซtis! ๐ฃ๏ธ
The winning times from this yearโs US Road Mile Championships โ 4:27.97 for
@Nikki_Hiltz
and 4:01.21 for
@sprakel10
โ have been ratified as the inaugural world records for the road mile.
Press release โฌ๏ธ
Thatโs what we call a nail biting finish! ๐คฏ
Hobbs Kessler takes down the WORLD RECORD to earn the first ever menโs road mile gold medal around his neck! ๐ฅ
#WorldRunningChamps
#wariga23
Approximately 8000 future marathon stars took on the
@RigasMaratons
Olympic Kids' day courses today in Riga streets, and what a perfect day of running and smiles it was! ๐
#KidsAthleticsDay
#worldathletics
Riga Mayor
@MStakis
: โThe fact that the first World Athletics Road Running Championship will take place in Riga in the fall is another proof that we in Riga can, want and know how to create and host world-class events.โ
Lai kฤrtฤซgi aizvadฤซtu treniลu un izvairฤซtos no traumฤm, pirms treniลa svarฤซgi ฤทermeni iesildฤซt! Tฤpฤc sadarbฤซbฤ ar
@Menessaptieka_
esam sagatavojuลกi iesildฤซลกanฤs vingrinฤjumus treneres Anitas vadฤซbฤ! ๐คธ๐ผโโ๏ธ
Saglabฤ video un izpildi pirms nฤkamฤ treniลa! ๐
We feel very honoured to have hosted the 3rd World Athletics Global Running Conference in Riga today on the eve of the Championships! ๐ค
Happy to have had such amazing keynote speakers! ๐๐ผ
#GlobalRunningConference
#WorldRunningChamps
โ๏ธ Attention, runners - we're announcing a NEW SCHEDULE! โฐ
We've agreed with
@WorldAthletics
to introduce a more compact programme, which will see the elite races and mass races held on the same day, October 1, at the championships! ๐คฉ
More info:
Latvian Raimonds Tomsons is the world's best sommelier and will compete in the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championship mass race. ๐ฅน
Join him and prove anything is possible! ๐ฃ๏ธ
#WRRCRIGA
#runriga23
#WorldAthletics
The World Athletics Road Running Championships collaborates with
@5uperHalfs
, bringing together the global running community for the revival of mass running events. ๐ค
Read more ๐๐ผ
#WRRCRIGA
#runriga23
#superhalfs
60 COUNTRIES and counting... ๐ World Athletics Road Running Champs 2023 are going to be the most global running event in Latvia's history!
Runners from these countries have joined the Champs in the last week:
๐ฐ๐ฌ๐บ๐ฌ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐น๐ฌ๐ง๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ช๐ป๐ณ
@WorldAthletics
Weโre beyond excited, because the Olympic, World and European marathon champion Rosa Mota is coming to Riga! ๐คฉ๐ต๐น
Rosa will be running the half marathon mass race along every recreational runner who signs up! What a unique opportunity! โค๏ธ
Stars of the
@athletics_kenya
team are coming to Riga! ๐คฉ๐ฐ๐ช
An elite field consisting of world record holders, world and Olympic championsโฆ ๐ฅ
Itโs going to be an epic showdown at the World Athletics Road Running Championships on October 1st! ๐
โ ๏ธ NEW DISTANCE ALERT - 21 KM RELAY โ ๏ธ
In addition to the existing distances we're introducing a new distance, the half-marathon relay (10.2 km + 10.9 km), which allows two friends, family members, or acquaintances to complete the half marathon by each running half of it!๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
Come to Riga with your partner! The
@WARiga23
mascot shows you a couple of places we recommend visiting! ๐
Locations seen in the video:
๐Laima clock
๐Latvian National Opera and the Opera square
๐Mulberry cafe
๐Alberta Street
๐Art center Zuzeum
๐Gutenbergs restaurant
LAST DAY TO REGISTER โผ๏ธ
Has the World Champs buzz made you want to run? You can turn your wish into reality by registering until September 29th 23:59.
๐ Take advantage and join ๐๐ผ
#wariga23
#runriga23
Weโve got fantastic news - Beijing Olympics 2008 marathon champion Dita Constantina is coming to Riga for the World Road Running Champs and will be lining up for the 5km mass race! ๐คฉ
You can still register to line up on the 5km starting line with the Romanian legend! ๐ท๐ด
Are you ready for your first World Champs in Riga, Latvia? ๐ฑ๐ป
Watch the video and get inspired! Weโre more than ready to welcome you in Riga for the first ever World Athletics Road Running Championships on September 30 - October 1, 2023! ๐คฉ
We are getting ready for the
@WARiga23
press conference โผ๏ธ
Stay tuned as we will be posting all the latest information and quotes from our main speakers. ๐ฃ๏ธ
๐March 9 at 13.00, Latvian National Art Museum
#wariga23
#runriga23
#worldathleticschampionships
We're pleased to announce that the 3rd ever World Athletics Global Running Conference will take place in Riga on 29 September โ 1 October 2023! ๐คฉ
๐ค The theme of this year's conference is "Elite athletes as a multiplier of value for the global running industry"
@WorldAthletics
100 days until we gather at
@WARiga23
. If you haven't decided yet, now's the time to take the leap because we're racing towards the finish line at an incredible pace. ๐
Ar programmu โMans pirmais Pasaules ฤempionฤtsโ uzsฤkam 12 nedฤฤผu atskaiti lฤซdz World Athletics Road Running Championships Riga 23! ๐คฉ
Iepazฤซsties ar programmas dalฤซbniekiem ๐
#manspirmaispasaules
ฤempis
You're waiting calmly, but your heart is racing... ๐
Relive the rollercoaster of running a half marathon alongside the World's elite runners in Riga on October 1 at the
@WorldAthletics
Road Running Championships Riga 23!
Watch the hype video! ๐
Treniลi ir 3x nedฤฤผฤ - vienu reizi (treลกdienฤs) ar treneri Anitu Siliลu stadionฤ, divas reizes patstฤvฤซgi pฤc shฤmas, bet trenere visu laiku seko lฤซdzi, jo caur lietotni ir pieslฤgusies manam viedpulkstenim. Nav viegli, bet ir to vฤrts. โฆ
@WARiga23
โฉ
Piesakies programmai "Mans pirmais Pasaules ฤempionฤts"! ๐คฉ
Ja esi fiziski un sociฤli aktฤซvs un gatavs 12 nedฤฤผas trenฤties un atspoguฤผot savu gatavoลกanฤs pieredzi ceฤผฤ uz Pasaules ฤempionฤtu savos sociฤlajos tฤซklos, Tev noteikti jฤpiesakฤs! ๐
Piesakies:
Delighted to have
@WorldAthletics
in Riga for a
@wariga23
site visit, as we add the final touches to ensure a warm and flawless welcome for all you wonderful runners joining the inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga this autumn. ๐คฉ
#wariga23
#runriga23
Want to own this piece-of-art of a shirt? ๐ผ
The official
@wariga23
running shirt is graced by the painting โSpringโ (1933-34) by Vilhelms Purvฤซtis, the most significant artist in Latvian art history.
Reserve it by registering for the World Champs:
Thank you, Jason! A great piece on road mileโs history and how โa new chapter in the history of athletics will be underwayโ in Riga on Oct 1! Canโt wait to welcome everyone!
On the eve of
@WARiga23
I take a look at the history of the road mile โ in London, Newcastle & Hawaii through to the 5th Ave Mile in NYC.
Did you know, for example, there was once a sub-3:30 road mile? And Donald Trump once sponsored the 5th Ave Mile?
Rฤซgai sekos San Diego un Kopenhฤgena, kas Pasaules ฤempionฤtus skrieลกanฤ uzลems attiecฤซgi 2025. un 2026. gadฤ! Bet lฤซdz tam visi laipni aicinฤti izskrieties vฤsturiski pirmajฤ Pasaules ฤempionฤtฤ skrieลกanฤ tepat Rฤซgฤ jau 1. oktobrฤซ!
#riga
The World Athletics Council has confirmed the host cities for 3๏ธโฃ future World Athletics Series events at its meeting in ahead of the
#WorldAthleticsChamps
starting on Saturday.
Hosting the
@WorldAthletics
team in Riga for a World Athletics Road Running Championships site visit.
Welcome to the World Road Running Capital 2023! ๐ฑ๐ป
A once in a lifetime experience - running the first ever World Road Running Championships and getting your medal put around your neck by the Latvian president. ๐
#wariga23
Izlasi interviju ar โMans pirmais Pasaules ฤempionฤtsโ dalฤซbnieci Klintu Dambrฤni par spoetu, skrieลกanas iemฤซlฤลกanu un viลas mฤrฤทiem! ๐
Get to know the courses of the first ever World Athletics Road Running Championships Riga 23, which will take you to see most of Riga's main landmarks such as, National Museum of Art, The National Theater, The Monument of Freedom and more! ๐ธ
Register:
Agates talants ir apbrฤซnojams! Ar drosmฤซgu skrฤjienu Agate kvalificฤjas 5000m finฤlam Pasaules ฤempionฤtฤ Budapeลกtฤ. ๐ฑ๐ป
Turฤsim ฤซkลกฤทus sestdienas finฤlฤ, un nespฤjam vien sagaidฤซt, ko Agate rฤdฤซs Rฤซgฤ 1. oktobrฤซ! ๐ช๐ผ
Gutsy ๐
๐ฑ๐ป's Agate Caune front-runs the first 5000m heat to finish in 4th place and qualify for the final.
She's only 19 and very much ready for
@WARiga23
on home soil ๐
But first: that 5000m final on Saturday!
#WorldAthleticsChamps
In case you want to redeem yourselves
@SwissAmbRiga
@hoglund_karin
, there's a chance! Riga is hosting the first ever World Athletics Road Running Championships this fall - and we invite you to participate (anyone can)! ๐
September 30-October 1! ๐โโ๏ธ
Just 3๏ธโฃ months to go until Riga, the World Road Running Capital 2023, will host the fastest elite athletes and see thousands of runners run alongside them in Riga streets! ๐ฅ
You can register and run too:
@WorldAthletics
๐จWORLD RECORD๐จ
4:07.64!
Faith Kipyegon has absolutely obliterated the mile world record to complete a historic
#DiamondLeague
hat-trick.
1500m WR โ๏ธ
5000m WR โ๏ธ
Mile WR โ๏ธ
#MonacoDL
๐ฒ๐จ
๐ธ Soลa Malรฉterovรก for
@MeetingHerculis
๐จRUNNERโS GUIDE FOR MASS RACE RUNNERS๐จ
The Runnerโs Guide is live! All the important information you need about the EXPO, Champsโ weekend and your start in one place!
Read it here:
Go, kiwis! ๐ณ๐ฟ
@AthleticsNZ
has announced five road athletes that have been selected to represent New Zealand at the
@WARiga23
! ๐ช
5km: Eric Speakman
Men's half marathon team:
Cameron Avery
Michael Voss
Oska Inkster-Baynes
Chris Dryden
@WorldAthletics
๐ฃ
@Nords
: โWe realize that on the global running stage weโre an unknown player. So weโre proud that itโs us - Riga and the
@rimirigamarathon
team - who have been entrusted with organizing
@wariga23
and writing a new page in the world road running history!โ
#WARiga23
World Championships for everyone? Sure! Thank you
@WorldAthletics
for an amazing Global Running Conference in Bangkok - a great opportunity to spread the message of the inaugural World Road Running Championships in Riga!
@Nords
@RigasMaratons
With just 2๏ธโฃ weeks to go until the first ever World Athletics Road Running Champs letโs take a look at the elite entries in numbers! ๐
#wariga23
#statistics
30. septembrฤซ Pasaules ฤempionฤtu atklฤsim ar Rimi Latvija Bฤrnu dienu! ๐
Rimi Bฤrnu dienฤ bลซs 4 daลพฤdas distances:
๐ถrฤpoลกanas trasฤซte Mazuฤผiem,
๐ง200 m un 400 m distances
๐50m sprinta distance โSprinta karalis un karalieneโ
Reฤฃistrฤties:
Drum roll please... ๐ฅ Weโre announcing the World Athletics Road Running Championships courses! ๐คฉ
Get to know the Half-Marathon course in the video and all the courses in more detail here:
Skatos "Strava" profilฤ, ka ลกogad esmu noskrฤjis nedaudz virs 1000km. Nav daudz, bet entuziastam pieklฤjฤซgi.
Es sฤku regulฤri skriet 2020.gada martฤ, kad covid dฤฤผ aizslฤdza visas sporta zฤles. Tas sฤkฤs kฤ eskeipisms, bet tagad jau ir daฤผa no ikdienas.
@WARiga23
iedvesmo!
Lฤซdz ar jaunฤ mฤcฤซbu gada uzsฤkลกanu
@IZM_gov_lv
telpฤs sveicฤm 2023. gada
@RigasMaratons
sportiskฤkฤs un aktฤซvฤkฤs skolas.๐โโ๏ธ
Ceram visas skolas redzฤt arฤซ Skolu kausฤ Pasaules ฤempionฤtฤ skrieลกanฤ!
๐ Reฤฃistrฤjies ๐๐ผ
Jeฤผena Prokopฤuka, a two-time winner of the New York Marathon: "I am thrilled to announce that I will be participating in the mass run for the first time at this event! Although I have retired from professional sports, I am committed to inspiring others to pursue their dreams.
In the first weeks since the opening of registration runners from 2๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ countries have already confirmed they wish to be a part of the first ever World Athletics Road Running Championships Riga 23.
Add to the list, register here:
๐Esi daฤผa no vฤrienฤซgฤkฤ sporta pasฤkuma Baltijas vฤsturฤ, pievienojies Pasaules ฤempionฤta skrieลกanฤ palฤซgu komandai!
๐ Iepazฤซsties ar palฤซgu darbu aprakstiem mลซsu mฤjaslapฤ, izvฤlies sev piemฤrotฤko un piesakies neaizmirstamam piedzฤซvojumam ๐๐ผ
Do you think that 5 km feels too short and 21 km seems too long? ๐ฎโ๐จ
The half marathon relay will be just in time for you. ๐ซต๐ผ
๐Find your running buddy and register ๐๐ผ
#wariga23
#runriga23
#worldathleticschampionships
Visi seลกi dalฤซbnieki 12 nedฤฤผu garumฤ gatavosies masu startam Pasaules ฤempionฤta pusmaratona distancฤ, un par veiksmฤซgu treniลprocesu ar individuฤliem treniลu plฤniem, padomiem un ieteikumiem rลซpฤsies izcilฤs treneres Jeฤผena Prokopฤuka un Anita Siliลa. ๐
What a finishing straight for the menโs 5000m! ๐คฏ
๐ฅ Jakob Ingebrigtsen reigns supreme ๐ณ๐ด
๐ฅ Mohamed Katir ๐ช๐ธ
๐ฅ Jacob Krop ๐ฐ๐ช
Jacob Krop has already confirmed heโll be racing the 5km in Riga, letโs hope to see Ingebrigtsen and Katir at World Road Running Champs as well! ๐
Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha is coming to Riga! ๐ช๐น๐คฉ
Looking forward to seeing what he can deliver after a dominant victory over 5000m at Zurich Diamond League!
2023 is the year or running - that's been written in the stars! So let the next year bring you to Riga, and we wish you to dream of new goals next season - however big or small they may be! Happy New Year! โจ๐
@sebcoe
the president of World Athletics: โBy hosting the inaugural World Athletics Road
Running Championships, Riga is to become a symbolic World Capital of Running in 2023.โ
@KarlisStrautins
: "We are pleased to note that this event will offer a range of opportunities for children, adolescents, and educational institutions to participate in this sporting event."
The day is getting closer - just 1๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ MONTHS TO GO until you can line up alongside world's elite runners in the first ever World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga on Sep 30 - Oct 1, 2023. ๐โโ๏ธ
Register for early bird prices here:
We are only 2๏ธโฃ months away from the big day in Riga when magic will happen, uniting runners from all over the world. ๐ซ
Choose the distance that fits you the most and create memories of a lifetime ๐๐ผ ๐ฃ๏ธ
#wariga23
#runriga23
#worldathleticschampionships