{"id":87268,"date":"2025-12-17T22:26:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T22:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/87268\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T22:26:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T22:26:07","slug":"cross-country-championship-expected-to-bring-economic-boost-global-attention-to-capital-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/87268\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross Country championship expected to bring economic boost, global attention to capital city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/01\/10\/visit-tallahassee-host-2026-world-athletics-cross-country-championships-countdown-event-this-weekend\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/01\/10\/visit-tallahassee-host-2026-world-athletics-cross-country-championships-countdown-event-this-weekend\/\">date for the World Athletics Cross Country Championship<\/a> quickly approaches, chairs of the event excitedly anticipate its economic impact. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The family-friendly event comes to the capital city on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/07\/09\/upcoming-world-athletics-cross-country-championships-unveils-logo-2026-race-set-tallahassee\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/07\/09\/upcoming-world-athletics-cross-country-championships-unveils-logo-2026-race-set-tallahassee\/\">January 10 at Apalachee Regional Park.<\/a> The event is the pinnacle of cross-country, as the sport is no longer in the Olympics. Organizers said that they expect Olympians to be in attendance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">So far, 2500 tickets have been sold from all 50 states, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/10\/10\/cross-country-championship-tickets-sale-now\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/10\/10\/cross-country-championship-tickets-sale-now\/\">with tickets still on sale<\/a>. While this is not the largest event Tallahassee has hosted, it is the first world championship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-center article-text\">More Tallahassee news:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Executive Director of Visit Tallahassee, Kerri Post, said she is looking forward to the event. \u201cI\u2019m so excited. I know this is just going to be a tremendous event for our community, not just in the visitor spending of everybody coming, but also truly the global visibility for our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The two-kilometer course is designed with Florida themes. The start line is a replica of the Old Historic Capital and when it opens, the runners appear as if they\u2019re running out of the capital. It also includes sand from Florida\u2019s beaches, a man-made \u201crollercoaster\u201d and a mud pit. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Organizers are also working on making changes to allow alcohol to be sold. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tune in to Eyewitness News at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. for the full story. 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