Two Irish athletes will take to the streets of Copenhagen this morning as the 2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships conclude with the Half Marathon.
Peter Lynch and Hiko Tonosa will represent Ireland in the men’s race at 8.45am Irish time, bringing the Irish programme to a close on the final morning of competition.
The women’s Half Marathon begins at 8.10am before the men follow at 8.45am, with some of the leading distance runners in the world competing for the final titles of the championships.
Lynch Returns After Irish Marathon Record
Lynch arrives in Copenhagen following a major performance at the London Marathon in April, where he finished inside the top ten and broke the Irish marathon record with a time of 2:06:08.
The Kilkenny City Harriers athlete has also run 59:52 for the Half Marathon, the personal best listed alongside his name on the official entry sheet.
Sunday offers Lynch another opportunity on the international stage as he drops back to the shorter distance for his first World Athletics Road Running Championships appearance.
Tonosa Back at the World Road Running Championships
Tonosa returns to the championships after competing at the inaugural edition in Riga in 2023, where he finished 60th in the men’s Half Marathon.
The Dundrum South Dublin AC athlete holds a personal best of 1:00:51 and recorded a season’s best of 1:02:07 at the Antrim Coast Half Marathon earlier this year.
He now returns to the world road stage with another season of international experience behind him.
Irish Pair Face a Major Championship Field
Lynch and Tonosa will race in a field featuring multiple Olympic and world champion Joshua Cheptegei, European Half Marathon record holder Andreas Almgren, Kenya’s Nicholas Kipkorir and world Half Marathon silver medallist Daniel Ebenyo among the entries.
World Athletics Road Running Championships Day Two
⏰ 8.45am - Peter Lynch - Men’s Half Marathon
⏰ 8.45am - Hiko Tonosa - Men’s Half Marathon
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As always, we wish both Irish athletes the very best of luck in Copenhagen.
Images: BBC & Dublin Track Club
