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    "title": "On Athletes Dominate with Double 1-2 Sweeps in Copenhagen",
    "modified_at": "2026-09-19 14:39:13",
    "published_at": "2026-09-19 14:41:00",
    "url": "https://press.on-running.com/on-athletes-dominate-with-double-1-2-sweeps-in-copenhagen",
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    "body": "<p><strong>COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, SEPTEMBER 19, 2026</strong> &ndash; Swiss sportswear brand On is celebrating a historic performance at the World Athletics Road Running Championships Copenhagen 26, after taking gold and silver in both the men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s road mile events. </p><p>Agathe Guillemot (FRA) claimed gold in the women&#039;s race with a world-leading European record of 4:22.74, closely followed by teammate Freweyni Hailu (ETH), who earned silver in 4:24.35. In the men&rsquo;s race, Robert Farken (GER) secured gold in a world-leading German record of 3:51.80 ahead of teammate Yared Nuguse (USA) in 3:52.33, while Oliver Hoare (AUS) finished sixth, setting an Australian record of 3:53.65.</p><p>On athletes controlled the narrative along Copenhagen&rsquo;s &Oslash;sterbrogade course at the road racing championships, now in its second year. Guillemot and Hailu remained patient within the lead pack before Guillemot unleashed a decisive kick in the final 200 meters to capture her first individual global title and move to fourth on the world all-time list, with Hailu securing her second consecutive global road mile silver. </p><p>Minutes later, Farken produced a remarkably similar late surge to pass Nuguse, taking the win and moving into second on the world all-time list, as On athletes completed back-to-back 1-2 finishes.</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/9c7fe1a3-7f9e-4f9c-aee1-4ec5fc7d253e/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-9c7fe1a3-7f9e-4f9c-aee1-4ec5fc7d253e\"\n                data-id=\"9c7fe1a3-7f9e-4f9c-aee1-4ec5fc7d253e\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/9c7fe1a3-7f9e-4f9c-aee1-4ec5fc7d253e/-/inline/no/Copenhagen+Double.png\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/9c7fe1a3-7f9e-4f9c-aee1-4ec5fc7d253e/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p>The championships also served as the competitive debut for the new LightSpray Cloudboom Volt Pro, a product born directly from athlete demand. When On athletes challenged the brand&rsquo;s innovation team to create an uncompromised shoe engineered for low-stack, aggressive road racing, On delivered in a rapid eight-month collaborative sprint. </p><p>Built specifically for the intensity and fast turns of road mile racing, the World Athletics-approved shoe weighs slightly over 100 grams (USM 9.5). It combines a low stack height for direct power transfer with an aggressive rocker shape and a precision LightSpray upper, demonstrating the power of athlete-led Swiss engineering at the highest level of competition. The LS Cloudboom Volt Pro was released in limited quantities earlier this week in selected On stores.</p><p>Both Farken and Nuguse wore the new LightSpray Cloudboom Volt Pro, while Guillemot wore the Cloudboom Strike 2 and Hailu wore the LightSpray Cloudboom Strike 2. </p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/c9b6ccc4-3a82-4a1f-8ecd-1e942fc07864/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                    srcset=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/c9b6ccc4-3a82-4a1f-8ecd-1e942fc07864/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/ 1x, https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/c9b6ccc4-3a82-4a1f-8ecd-1e942fc07864/-/resize/2400x/-/format/auto/ 2x\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-c9b6ccc4-3a82-4a1f-8ecd-1e942fc07864\"\n                data-id=\"c9b6ccc4-3a82-4a1f-8ecd-1e942fc07864\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/c9b6ccc4-3a82-4a1f-8ecd-1e942fc07864/-/inline/no/260919_103631sm201614.jpg\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/c9b6ccc4-3a82-4a1f-8ecd-1e942fc07864/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<hr /><p><strong>About On</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.on.com/en-ch/explore/about-on\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u><strong>On</strong></u></a> was born in the Swiss Alps in 2010 with the mission to ignite the human spirit through movement &ndash; a mission that still guides the brand today. Sixteen years after market launch, On delivers industry-disrupting innovation in premium footwear, apparel and accessories for high-performance running, outdoor, training, tennis, all-day activities and football. On&rsquo;s award-winning CloudTec&reg; and LightSpray&trade; innovation, purposeful design and groundbreaking strides within the circular economy have attracted a fast-growing global fan base &ndash; inspiring humans to explore, discover and Dream On.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">On is present in more than 90 countries globally and engages with a digital community on <a href=\"http://www.on.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u><strong>www.on.com</strong></u></a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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