The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the World Athletics Championships (WCH) Oregon22 has announced the global eventâs marathons and race walks will be held in Eugene and Springfield, Oregon. These locations are within miles of the eventâs main venue, Hayward Field at the University of Oregon.
The perimeter of Autzen Stadium, also located on the University of Oregon campus, will serve as a hub for the start and finish of all WCH Oregon22 Road Events, including the menâs and womenâs marathon and menâs and womenâs race walk events.
The LOC has been working with the Eugene Marathon team to develop courses for the road events that allow athletes, spectators, and digital fans to share in the glory of Oregon and the history of track & field in this community.
âWeâre thrilled to have the chance to manage the WCH Oregon22 road events next summer,â Eugene Marathon Race Director and Oregon22 Road Events Course Manager Ian Dobson said.
“We run on these roads every day and the thought of showing off our extraordinary community to the world, while also inspiring our own running community by bringing the worldâs best athletes to them, is an opportunity unlike any other.”
On the first day of the competition, July 15, 2022, the womenâs and menâs 20-kilometers race walk will take place. The only morning session of Day 8 is the womenâs 35-kilometers race walk, the first of its kind in the World Championship series. Day 10, the final day of WCH Oregon22 is opened with the menâs 35-kilometers race walk. All race walk events will be conducted on a 1-kilometer looped course near Autzen Stadium.
The menâs marathon is set to open Day 3 of competition. The womenâs marathon will be held the following morning on Day 4 of competition. Both the menâs and womenâs marathon course will be a 14-kilometer looped course circling through Eugene and Springfield, Oregon. It will highlight the natural beauty and history of the heart and home of track and field in the U.S.
You can find the entire competition schedule here.