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30 SEP - 1 OCT 2023 Welcome to Riga, home of the 21 km, 5 km & road mile World Athletics Road Running Championships 2023! 👋🇱🇻

 Riga, Latvia
Joined February 2022
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WORLD RECORD 🇰🇪's Beatrice Chebet ends 2023 on a high note as she smashes the world record* of the 5 kilometres on the road with 14:13 at the Cursa dels Nassos in Barcelona 😮‍💨 *Subject to the usual ratification procedures
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Lepojamies, jo vakardien @RigasDome svinīgajā ceremonijā “Rīgas sporta laureāts 2023” par mūsu komandas rīkoto vēsturiski pirmo Pasaules čempionātu skriešanā saņēmām apbalvojumu “Gada notikums sportā”! 🏆 Paldies komandai, partneriem, atbalstītājiem un citiem iesaistītajiem! ❤️
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Come back to run the @RigasMaratons in Riga next year on May 18-19! 🗣️ Register now to secure your spot before the year ends with early bird prices and join us for another exhilarating run through the heart of Riga 👉🏼 rimirigamarathon.com/en/regi… 
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World records set in the road mile by 🇪🇹's Diribe Welteji and 🇺🇸's Hobbs Kessler at the inaugural #WorldRunningChamps have now been ratified. Press release ⬇️

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Pasaules skriešanas galvaspilsēta Rīga ir nominēta @Olimpiade_lv Trīs Zvaigžņu balvai 2023 kategorijā "Gada pašvaldība sportā"! ⭐️ Aicinām ikvienu nobalsot par Rīgu: triszvaigznubalva.lv/balsot/ ℹ️ Balsot iespējams reizi dienā ar mobilā telefona numuru.
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International Fair Play Award nominee ✨ Repost to vote for Daniel Ebenyo 🇰🇪 saluting his teammate Sebastian Sawe as he was overtaken in the final stages of the half marathon at the @WARiga23 #WorldRunningChamps Voting closes at midnight CET on Sunday 5 November. #AthleticsAwards
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History was made on the vibrant streets of Riga on October 1, 2023! ✨ The first-ever World Athletics Road Running Championships graced Latvia, and it happened right here in our beloved Riga, thanks to the incredible dedication each one of you poured into this dream. – at Riga, Latvia
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Cheers, friends! #riga
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Thanks for the memories @WARiga23 🫶 Inaugural #WorldRunningChamps ✅
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#signetbank komandu kausā spēkiem mērojās aktīvākās un sportiskākās Latvijas uzņēmumu komandas. Paldies ikvienam no jums, ka bijāt daļa no Pasaules čempionāta skriešanā. 🤩 🔗 facebook.com/photo/?fbid=293…
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Cheers to the World Champs who made our experience in Riga truly unforgettable! ✨#wariga23
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How fast were you in Riga? Did you manage to finish above the average time? 🫵🏼 #wariga23
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World Champs stats! ⚡️ #wariga23 #runriga23 #worldathleticschampionships
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Thanks to each of you who took part in making the World Champs happen. Without you VOLUNTEERS, it wouldn't be possible. 💜  #wariga23 #runriga23
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Paldies Latvijas Skolu kausa komandām, kuras piedalījās Pasaules čempionātā skriešanā. 🏃🏼‍♀️ Lielākās komandas: ▪️Sporta skola “Arkādija ▪️Rīgas Centra humanitārā vidusskola ▪️Rīgas Imantas vidusskola ▪️Rīgas 1.pamatskola - attīstības centrs ▪️Limbažu BJC kapela Eži #wariga23
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🔎 Find out which countries were represented the most at the World Champs! #wariga23 #runriga23 – at Riga, Latvia
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Lepojamies ar @athleticslv skrējējiem, kuri godam pārstāvēja valsti Pasaules čempionātā skriešanā! 🇱🇻 #wariga23
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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. 🏅 #wariga23 – at Riga, Latvia
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1️⃣3️⃣ 3️⃣3️⃣4️⃣ runners took part in the World Champs mass races. Were you one of them? 👏🏼 #wariga23 #worldathleticschampionships
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Thank you Geoff! It was a great pleasure working with you in Riga! #riga
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Operating numerous paces behind him since 1979. Feedback confirms that @WorldAthletics staged its best road running conference yet on the eve of @WARiga23
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Catch up on all the reports from the inaugural #WorldRunningChamps in Riga ⬇️

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