Announcement from the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) from December 9.
We are deeply sorry to have to announce the cancellation of the 2023 IAU 50 km World Championships scheduled for 28th May 2023 in Port Elisabeth, South Africa.
The LOC and Athletics South Africa decided that they were unable to continue with preparations for the event due to several constraints and have withdrawn from the contract to be the host of the Championships. We are confident of still having the IAU 50 km World Championships in 2023. We are working through strong options to secure the World Championships and details will be forthcoming in the new year.
December 12 update on the 2023 IAU 50km World Championships
We have had some strong interests in holding the IAU 50km World Championships in 2023. However, keeping in line of transparent and open application/bid process we are inviting interested parties to please look at the underlined timelines to extend your Expression of Interest (EOI) and subsequent applications.
- December 12th, 2022 – Advertise the Expression of Interest (EOI) in hosting the 2023 IAU 50 km World Championships.
- December 27th, 2022 – Deadline to get back to IAU bidding committee with Expression of Interest (EOI), email to: [email protected]
- Dececember 28th, 2022 – Feedback from IAU bidding committee to organizers expressed interested to organize the Championships with requirements and documentation
- January 23rd, 2023 – Deadline to receive complete application, email to: [email protected]
- February 5th, 2023 – Decision on provided application
We are looking forward to hearing from you if you are interested.
IAU Executive Council
[Editor’s Note: for the latest information about the IAU 50 km World Championships and U.S. Team selection see our USATF MUT webpage.]
