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Beijing 2026 · Tier 1

Athletics

Nine events across track, obstacle and field. The published result is a composite: finish time plus accumulated penalty time. RoboPodium stores the raw time and every penalty separately so the official figure can be reconstructed rather than merely repeated.

8Results held
47Entrants
10Divisions
RoboPodium editorial illustration. Not event photography, and not a depiction of any actual competitor or fixture.
Coverage state
Rules & structure: CompleteEntrants: 47 heldResults: 8 held

RoboPodium holds 8 verified results for this sport, published only after verification against their sources. No complete entrant list, draw or results feed has been verified, so this is not the full record of the competition.

Events

Official results

Published by the organising committee. Placings and figures are recorded exactly as issued; RoboPodium ranks nothing of its own here.

100 m obstacle

Final · 24 August 2026 · 20:45

Official 100 m obstacle final result
RankEntrantTime
1Shen Zhen Zhi Yuan Sai Dui 0061:28.32
2Tian Xiao Dui 0171:39.97
3Ning Xia Zhi Yuan Sai Dui 0021:40.35
4Bei Jing Zhi Yuan Sai Dui 0071:44.96
5Tian Zhuo Dui 0151:46.07
6Cheng Dou Zhi Yuan Sai Dui 0031:48.80
7Shang Hai Zhi Yuan Dui 0042:01.71
8Tian Jiao Dui 0162:04.22

400 m obstacle

Final · 24 August 2026 · 12:56

Official 400 m obstacle final result
RankEntrantTime
1Tian Jiao Dui 0164:11.44
2Shang Hai Zhi Yuan Dui 0044:19.13
3Tian Gong 0014:32.65
4Ning Xia Zhi Yuan Sai Dui 0024:40.03
5Tian Zhuo Dui 0154:47.91
6Tian Xiao Dui 0175:11.46
7Bei Jing Zhi Yuan Sai Dui 0077:39.86
8Shen Zhen Zhi Yuan Sai Dui 0067:46.92

400 m Small

Final · 23 August 2026 · 16:00

Official 400 m Small final result
RankEntrantLaneTimePenalty
1Tian Gong 001445.66
2Feng Huo Shan Dian Dui 078148.47
3Tian Xiao Dui 01751:14.80+30.00
4Tian Jiao Dui 01631:16.02+30.00
Rong Yao Shuang Chi Zhan Dui 0922Did not finish (DNF)

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Verified public results

Independently reported by two or more separate sources and checked against them. RoboPodium has not matched the competitor to an entry on an official list, so these are not counted in the coverage figures above, or in standings, rankings or records.

Control policy

autonomous · requiredteleoperated · forbidden

Divisions

DivisionEligibility envelopeNotes
100 m LargeHeight > 140.01 cmRobot height > 1.4 m.
100 m obstacleNo published eligibility limitsNo height cohort. Entry elects autonomous or teleoperated, locked at entry.
100 m SmallHeight ≤ 140 cmRobot height <= 1.4 m.
1500 mHeight > 120 cm
400 m LargeHeight > 140.01 cm
400 m obstacleNo published eligibility limitsNo cohort split published. Sixteen obstacles, run two lanes abreast, new for the 2026 edition. Distinct from the flat 400 m: the times are not comparable and the two must never share a table.
400 m SmallHeight ≤ 140 cm
4x100 m relayHeight > 120 cm · 4 on pitchHeight floor 1.2 m, not a cohort split. All four robots must be the same model — the one WHRG athletics event exempt from the one-robot-per-entity cap.
Long jumpNo published eligibility limits
Standing high jumpNo published eligibility limitsThree attempts. Measured as ground to LOWEST point of body at apex.

How a result is structured

Athletics result definition

Official
Official result as published by the WHRG Organising Committee. RoboPodium reproduces it unchanged.
  • Official time = finish time + accumulated penalty time.
  • Penalty tariff: +30 s impeding · +45 s direct contact · +1 s per inside-line foot-strike · +30 s full inside-lane entry · +10 s relay zone failure · +2 min 30 s per abandoned optional obstacle.
  • Field events: three attempts, ranked on best mark with full countback.
  • Placings: top 8; reduce by 2 below 8 robots; top 3 only below 6.
  • Awards: medals to the robot, and separately to the operators.

Known unknowns

  • Start lists and heat draws were fixed at a private online draw on 7 August and are not published.

Sources

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