17K Runners Join 'My Capital' Festival in Moscow
Photo - © Press service of the festival 'My Capital'. The season of the big run - 2026 ended in Moscow with the sports festival 'My Capital' on October 3 and 4.
Consensus
- The 'My Capital' festival took place on October 3–4, 2026, in Moscow.
- Over 17,000 athletes participated in the event.
- The festival marked the end of Moscow's 2026 big running season.
- The event included races on 1 km, 5 km, 10 km, and 21.1 km distances.
- A handicap format was used for the professional 5 km race, with women starting 1 minute and 17 seconds before men.
- The 10 km and 21.1 km races followed a route simulating the Golden Ring of Russia within Moscow.
- Signs for cities of the Golden Ring were placed along the race route.
- The festival was organized by the 'Running the Golden Ring' national series, the Moscow Department of Sports, and the Russian Ministry of Sports.
- More than 20,000 spectators and viewers attended.
- The professional 5 km race was won by Vladimir Nikitin with a time of 13:53.
Points of divergence
- Vladimir Nikitin's time of 13:53 is a potential official national record for the 5 km road race, pending ratification by the Russian Athletics Federation. — riamo
- The Moscow Department of Sports reported that the festival attracted nearly 80,000 people across five major running events in Moscow during the season. — vm
- The Moscow Department of Sports stated that the city's running community exceeds one million people. — vm
- The Deputy Mayor of Moscow said the 'My Capital' marathon brought together over 30,000 participants and spectators from different regions. — vm
- The professional 5 km race included athletes such as Maria Yermakova, Lilia Mendaeva, Darya Shabunina, Nina Byshkina, Anna Mokina, Elena Sedova, Yegor Limonov, Denis Chertkov, Sergey Sharov, Viktor Gurgiy, and Vladimir Nikitin. — mn
- The 5 km amateur race was won by Dmitry Belousov (15:02) and Alexandra Voitova (17:54). — mn
- The 10 km race featured athletes including Nina Byshkina, Anna Mokina (who is also a 2024 winner), Nadежda Sizova, Maja Tonkikh, Yegor Limonov, Denis Cheretykov, Aleksandr Kustov, Aleksandr Yakutin, Daniil Avdeev, and Rinas Akhmadiev. — mn
- Rinas Akhmadiev remains the leader of the 'My Capital' 10 km race since 2024. — mn
Coverage (7 sources)
- More than 17 thousand athletes participated in the running festival "My Capital" — РИАМО
- More than 17 thousand athletes participated in the running festival "My Capital" — Московские новости
- Half-marathon 'My Capital' closed the season of major running events in Moscow — Вечерняя Москва
- Alexander Gorbenko: Half marathon 'My Capital' united more than 30 thousand participants and spectators — Вечерняя Москва
- You can run through the cities of the Golden Ring at the 'My Capital' festival on October 3-4 — Московские новости
- More than 17 thousand running enthusiasts will participate in the festival "My Capital" — Вечерняя Москва
- Festival 'My Capital' on October 3-4 will conclude the season of the big run in Moscow — РИАМО
Key entities
- Moscow
- Russia
- Vorobyovy Gory
- Department of Sports
- University Square
- Ministry of Sport
- Golden Ring
- Aleksandr Gorbenko