The Iconic Rome Half Marathon 2024: A Showcase of Europe's Road Running Elite

An exciting and iconic race dedicated to the European specialists of road running, who will be the protagonists of a great challenge on a unique track in the world and immersed in the history of Rome. Seventy days before the start of the European Athletics Championships, scheduled from June 7 to 12, the route of the half marathon has been unveiled. The best athletes from the continent will compete on the morning of Sunday, June 9, over a distance of 21.097km, and for the first time since 2006, the finish of the European Championships road race is expected inside the stadium, as happened eighteen years ago for the Goteborg marathon in Sweden, won by the Italian Stefano Baldini. The Rome 2024 half marathon will start from the Imperial Forums at 9 am for men, while the women's race will start at 9:30 am. The route of the athletes will touch some of the most iconic places of the Capital, skirting the Altar of the Fatherland at Piazza Venezia, then crossing Corso Vittorio Emanuele II and Piazza Navona, aiming for Castel Sant'Angelo and San Pietro, before moving towards Piazza Mazzini and reaching Lungotevere Guglielmo Oberdan. After running for about 6 kilometers, the athletes will enter a circuit of 4.1 km to be repeated three times, passing in front of the Ponte della Musica and crossing the Tiber on Ponte Duca D'Aosta. The final part of the half marathon will be run inside the Parco del Foro Italico, with the finish inside the Olympic Stadium in front of the public. An exciting revival of what happened in the marathons held on the occasion of the European Championships of 1974 and the World Championships of 1987 in Rome, both finished inside the stadium. In addition to the individual podiums, the Rome 2024 half marathon will also award team medals, which will be added to the 141 overall medals up for grabs during the event, including individual races and relays. Among the most awaited Italian athletes at the start are Yeman Crippa and Sofiia Yaremchuk, Italian record holders in both the marathon and half marathon distances. "It will be a super emotion to run in Rome, at home, among the culture and architectural beauties - comments Yeman Crippa, European champion of 10,000 meters - there is a lot of anticipation for Sunday, June 9, and I hope to see a lot of public supporting the Italian athletes and champions from all over Europe". "I can't wait for this day of celebration - the words of Sofiia Yaremchuk - We will run in history: the route is beautiful, kilometers of emotions will accompany us athletes from the start from the Imperial Forums, with the magical Colosseum behind us, up to arriving at the Parco del Foro Italico, to finish inside the Olympic Stadium. It will be a fantastic half marathon for Rome, the capital of European athletics". An unmissable morning, that of June 9, which will continue with the other races on the program including the men's high jump qualifications, with Gianmarco Tamberi ready to make his debut in view of the final on June 11.