World Athletics Label Road Races
Logos of World Athletics Road Races Label in 2023
SportRoad running
Founded2008
ContinentGlobal
Official websitehttps://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races

World Athletics Label Road Races are races that the World Athletics (until 2019: IAAF) designates as one of the "leading road races around the world."[1] The classification was first introduced for the 2008 running season, upon the suggestion of the IAAF Road Running Commission.[2] The races are split into three categories: marathons, half marathons and other. Within the "other" category are traditional road race distances, over which World Athletics world records can be set, along with some "Classical races", which span unusual distances.[1] The Labels are considered a prestigious award by race organisers,[3][4][5] and include the six World Marathon Majors.

In the first year, only Gold and Silver Labels were awarded, and 49 races were recognised.[6] A third tier was introduced in 2010, entitled the Bronze Label,[7] and in 2015, 88 races were listed in total.[8]

Old IAAF Road Race Label logos
The old IAAF Road Race Label logos

In October 2018, the IAAF announced to introduced the Platinum Label for the 2020 season.[9] For the 2021, the Platinum Label was renamed Elite Platinum Label, the Gold Label was renamed Elite Label, and the Silver and Bronze Labels were merged into Label Races. Then, in 2023, the Elite Platinum Label reverts to the Platinum Label and the Gold Label re-emerges, becoming an intermediate tier between the Elite and Platinum Labels.

The Labels are assessed and awarded each year. Race organisers have to apply to the World Athletics for recognition, and show that their race can meet a number of criteria. The criteria vary for the different levels;[10] Platinium Labels have the strictest requirements, followed by Gold, then Elite and Label Races. All three categories require what the World Athletics describes as an international elite field, that requires at least five nations (four for Bronze) to be represented by runners with times faster than the World Athletics's guidelines. Additionally, the race course must be closed to vehicular traffic, and measured to the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) standard, with full electronic timing used to generate the results. The race must be organised in a way that minimizes ecological damage to the surrounding areas. A specified number of doping tests must be carried out, and prize money for the participants should be equal, irrespective of gender or nationality, though additional rewards can be given to runners from the host nation.[1]

In 2017, Japan had the most road race Label events, with 9, although the Czech Republic hosted the most Gold Label events, 7.[11] 3 races on the African continent received Label status in 2015.[8]

Editions

Edition Year Start date End date Races Elite Platinum Platinum Gold Elite Label Silver Bronze Marathons Half marathons 10K Other dist. Ref.
120085 January7 December49——12——37—32863[12]
220093 January31 December49——19——30—34852[13]
320102 January31 December57——24——249351093[14]
420112 January31 December65——26——2514391394[15]
520127 January31 December71——35——21154414104[16]
620135 January31 December74——36——21174612115[17]
720142 January31 December80——38——24185016104[18]
820153 January31 December88——43——27185518105[19]
920162 January31 December88——44——1727591982[20]
1020172 January31 December103——50——2033682393[21]
1120187 January31 December114——56——2632752694[22]
1220196 January31 December138——64——25498828157[23]
1320205 January31 December48—523——713311151[24]
14202131 January31 December10310——3954——[25]
1520229 January31 December17512——7984——[26]
1620232 January31 December254—153965135——139[27]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "IAAF Road Race Labels: Regulations 2014" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "IAAF awards Gold and Silver Labels for Road Races". IAAF. 20 December 2007. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "EMF Awarded IAAF Bronze". Edinburgh Marathon Festival. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Three Indian road races get IAAF 'Gold Label'". The Hindu. 23 October 2009. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Vienna City Marathon receives IAAF Road Race Gold Label". Vienna City Marathon. 19 September 2011. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Calendar: 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Calendar: 2010". IAAF. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Calendar: 2014". IAAF. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  9. ↑ IAAF release new regulations and launch Platinum Label for road races Archived 6 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine – Florence Almond, Inside the Games, 8 October 2018
  10. ↑ "Book of Rules | Official Documents". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Calendar, Gold labels: 2017". IAAF. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  12. ↑ Calendar 2008 IAAF Label Road Races Archived 2 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  13. ↑ Calendar 2009 IAAF Label Road Races Archived 22 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  14. ↑ Calendar 2010 IAAF Label Road Races Archived 3 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  15. ↑ Calendar 2011 IAAF Label Road Races Archived 3 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  16. ↑ Calendar 2012 IAAF Label Road Races Archived 2 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  17. ↑ Calendar 2013 IAAF Label Road Races Archived 2 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  18. ↑ Calendar 2014 IAAF Label Road Races Archived 7 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  19. ↑ Calendar 2015 IAAF Label Road Races Archived 30 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  20. ↑ Calendar 2016 IAAF Label Road Races Archived 16 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  21. ↑ Calendar 2017 IAAF Label Road Races Archived 3 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  22. ↑ Calendar 2018 IAAF Label Road Races Archived 3 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  23. ↑ 2019 World Athletics Label Road Races – World Athletics
  24. ↑ 2020 World Athletics Label Road Races – World Athletics
  25. ↑ 2021 World Athletics Label Road Races – World Athletics
  26. ↑ 2022 World Athletics Label Road Races – World Athletics
  27. ↑ 2023 Label Road Race calendar published – World Athletics
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