Start of the 2023 World Cup year

Updated 02.01.2023

With the turn of the year, the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Innsbruck-Stubai (WMTRC) kicked off the World Championships year 2023. 1,400 athletes from over 60 nations will compete in the "Heart of the Alps" from 6 to 10 June 2023. Preparations for the World Championships are in full swing, as the recently relaunched website shows.

The Mountain Running and Trail Running World Championships in Tyrol are approaching in leaps and bounds. At the beginning of June 2023, Innsbruck-Stubai will become the centre of trail running and mountain running. "Preparations for the World Championships have been in full swing for months and the turn of the year marked the start of a very intensive, but also exciting phase for us in the run-up to this major event," emphasises OC head Alexander Pittl.

The goals for the World Championships in Tyrol are ambitious. Accordingly, the official website has been revised and now presents itself in a new design. Athletes and sports enthusiasts alike will find all the important information about the sports event of 2023. The website provides an insight into the preliminary programme of the World Championships, presents the partner regions Innsbruck and Stubai and shows the four provisionally planned routes of the World Championships events. Maps, route profiles and important information on length, altitude and trail conditions are available.

"On varied, challenging and World Cup-worthy routes in the Kalkkögeln, at the foot of the Elfer peak with a view of the Stubai Glacier and on the Nordkette, the athletes will fight for medals. The symbiosis of urban charm and nature experience in combination with a sustainable and up-and-coming sport makes the anticipation for the World Championships rise," says Pittl.

The WMTRC 2023 Innsbruck-Stubai are the highlight and conclusion of a ten-day mountain and sports festival, which will be launched on 1 June 2023 with the 8th Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival (IATF). Within just a few years, the IATF has become the largest trail running event in Austria and the third largest in the DACH region. 5.000 athletes and just as many accompanying persons from over 60 nations are expected in the run-up to the World Championships and, depending on the routes, can already run on the World Championships trails. An attractive, top-class supporting programme and a great expo will also encourage sports enthusiasts to stay and watch the World Championships.