11th IAU 24 Hour World & European Championships – 11-12th April 2015 – Turin, Italy

The International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) is pleased to bring the IAU 24 Hour World & European Championships to Turin, Italy. Italy has hosted world championships several times and it is our pleasure to go back there for one of our major events.

History of the IAU
The International Association of Ultrarunners came into existence in 1984. Today there are more than a thousand ultra races around the world with more than a hundred thousand ultra runners. It is no more an unrealistic event.

The IAAF granted its patronage to the IAU in 1988 and the 100km race became a standard
distance recognized by the Federation. Today IAU organizes 4 major events: 100 km World
Championship, 24 Hour World Championship, The Trail World Championship and the 50 km
World Trophy Final. IAU is also a strong supporter of the Commonwealth Championships.

This is in addition to the IAU labels that are attached to several races around the world.
With more than 79 federations in its current membership and thousand of elite athletes having participated in its events over the years, IAU has respectfully upheld its mandate of developing the sport of ultrarunning.

While it continues to serve the ultrarunning community, the IAU is looking forward to the next 23 years as it envisions reaching its 50th Anniversary.11 th IAU 24 Hour World & 20 th European Championships (Turin, Italy)

The 11thIAU 24 Hour World and 20th European Championships are taking place in Italy.
The event will take place in Turin, Italy 11-12th April 2015.

The 11th edition of the 24 Hour World Championships takes place in Turin, Italy April 11-12th2015. The race will also host the 20thEuropean Championships.

The race takes place on a 1700m course and starts at 10am local time. The IAU will be breaking several records at these championships with a total of three hundred and thirty seven athletes(337) representing forty one (41) countries.

The male and female winners, Jon Olsen (USA) and Mami Kudo (JPN) are not entered in this
year’s competition.

In the men’s field, Yoshikazu Hara (JPN) tops the field with a distance of 285.366km. Christian Fatton (SUI) is the second best in the field with 282.200km followed by Ricardo Rojas Peredo (ARG) having completed 277.534km. Lubomir Hrmo (SVK) with 270.388km and Ivan Cudin (ITA) having run 266.702km are in the field as well.

In the women’s field, Katalin Nagy (USA) with 243.720km is the best runner in the field. She is followed by Australian teammates Deb Nicholl and Bernadette Benson with distances of
239.564km and 238.261km respectively. Traci Falbo (USA) with 237.660km and Fiona Ross  (GBR) who has run 233.018km are also in the field.

The field looks very competitive with several runners within kilometers of each other going intothe main event this weekend.

This is the last 24 Hour World Championships before it goes into an alternate year format (with the 100km) starting in 2016.

Top Men:
1) Yoshikazu Hara JPN 285.366km
2) Christian Fatton SUI 282.200km
3) Ricardo Rojas Peredo ARG 277.534km
4) Lubomir Hrmo SVK 270.388km
5) Ivan Cudin ITA 266.702km

Top Women:
1) Katalin Nagy USA 243.720km
2) Deb Nicholl AUS 239.564km
3) Bernadette Benson AUS 238.261km
4) Traci Falbo USA 237.660km
5) Fiona Ross GBR 233.018km

Future of the Championship
24 Hour World Championships in the last five years has become one of IAU’s most popular
events. The popularity of the event combined with an increase in IAU membership has seen
rising numbers at this event.

The 11th edition of the championships has a record number of participants, both in numbers of runners and member federations, making an increased number of entrants in the competition.

From 2016, the 100km world championships will alternate with the 24 hour worlds with the latter being held in 2017. In non-world championship year, we will have the continental championship, for that event.
 
Nadeem Khan
IAU Director of Communications
nadeem.khan@iau-ultramarathon.org
+1-716-392-6657