# 2016 IAAF Road Race Label Events

The 2016 IAAF Road Race Label Events were the ninth edition of the global series of road running competitions given Label status by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series included all six World Marathon Majors in the Gold category. The series included a total of 88 road races: 44 Gold, 17 Silver and 27 Bronze. In terms of distance, 59 races were marathons, 19 were half marathons, 8 were 10K runs, and 2 were held over other distances.

## Races

* World Marathon Majors
| Date | Label | Distance | Competition | Venue | Country | Men's winner | Women's winner |
| 2 January 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Xiamen International Marathon | Xiamen | China | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 17 January 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon | Hong Kong | China | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 17 January 2016 | Bronze | Marathon | Chevron Houston Marathon | Houston | United States | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 22 January 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 31 January 2016 | Silver | Marathon | Osaka Women's Marathon | Osaka | Japan | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 7 February 2016 | Silver | Half marathon | Kagawa Marugame International Half Marathon | Marugame | Japan | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 14 February 2016 | Bronze | Half marathon | eDreams Mitja Marató de Barcelona | Barcelona | Spain | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 21 February 2016 | Bronze | Marathon | Zurich Marato de Sevilla | Seville | Spain | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 28 February 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo | Japan | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 28 February 2016 | Gold | 10K run | World's Best 10K | San Juan | Puerto Rico | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 6 March 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon | Ōtsu | Japan | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 13 March 2016 | Gold | Half marathon | RomaOstia Half Marathon | Rome | Italy | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 13 March 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Nagoya Women's Marathon | Nagoya | Japan | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 13 March 2016 | Bronze | Marathon | Zurich Marató Barcelona | Barcelona | Spain | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 20 March 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Seoul International Marathon | Seoul | South Korea | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 20 March 2016 | Gold | Half marathon | EDP Half Marathon of Lisbon | Lisbon | Portugal | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 20 March 2016 | Bronze | Marathon | New Taipei Wan Jin Shi Marathon | New Taipei City | Taiwan | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 20 March 2016 | Bronze | Marathon | Chongqing International Marathon | Chongqing | China | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 2 April 2016 | Gold | Half marathon | Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon | Prague | Czech Republic | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 3 April 2016 | Silver | Marathon | Daegu International Marathon | Daegu | South Korea | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 3 April 2016 | Bronze | Marathon | Milan Marathon | Milan | Italy | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 3 April 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris | Paris | France | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 10 April 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Maratona di Roma | Rome | Italy | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 10 April 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Vienna City Marathon | Vienna | Austria | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 10 April 2016 | Silver | Marathon | HAJ Hannover Marathon | Hannover | Germany | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 10 April 2016 | Gold | Marathon | NN Marathon Rotterdam | Rotterdam | Netherlands | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 17 April 2016 | Silver | Marathon | DOZ Marathon Lodz with PZU | Łódź | Poland | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 17 April 2016 | Bronze | Marathon | Brighton Marathon | Brighton | United Kingdom | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 17 April 2016 | Bronze | Marathon | Nagano Marathon | Nagano | Japan | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 18 April 2016 | Gold | Marathon | B.A.A. Boston Marathon | Boston | United States | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 24 April 2016 | Gold | Half marathon | Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon | Yangzhou | China | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 24 April 2016 | Silver | Marathon | Rock N Roll Madrid Maraton | Madrid | Spain | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 24 April 2016 | Silver | Marathon | Orlen Warsaw Marathon | Warsaw | Poland | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 24 April 2016 | Bronze | Half marathon | Vodafone Istanbul Half Marathon | Istanbul | Turkey | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 24 April 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Virgin Money London Marathon | London | United Kingdom | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 7 May 2016 | Bronze | 10K run | Okpekpe Intn'l 10km Road Race | Okpekpe | Nigeria | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 8 May 2016 | Bronze | Marathon | Harmony Geneva Marathon for Unicef | Geneva | Switzerland | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 8 May 2016 | Silver | Marathon | Yellow River Estuary International Marathon | Dongying | China | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 8 May 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Volkswagen Prague Marathon | Prague | Czech Republic | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 15 May 2016 | Bronze | Marathon | Lattelecom Riga Marathon | Riga | Latvia | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 15 May 2016 | Silver | Half marathon | Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon | Gifu | Japan | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 21 May 2016 | Gold | Half marathon | Mattoni Karlovy Vary Half Marathon | Karlovy Vary | Czech Republic | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 28 May 2016 | Gold | 10K run | Ottawa 10K | Ottawa | Canada | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 29 May 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Ottawa Marathon | Ottawa | Canada | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 29 May 2016 | Bronze | Marathon | The Edinburgh Marathon | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 4 June 2016 | Gold | Half marathon | Mattoni Ceske Budejovice Half Marathon | České Budějovice | Czech Republic | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 11 June 2016 | Bronze | Marathon | Lanzhou International Marathon | Lanzhou | China | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 18 June 2016 | Bronze | 10K run | Corrida de Langueux | Langueux | France | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 25 June 2016 | Gold | Half marathon | Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon | Olomouc | Czech Republic | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 26 June 2016 | Bronze | 10K run | B.A.A. 10K | Boston | United States | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 3 July 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Gold Coast Airport Marathon | Gold Coast | Australia | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 31 July 2016 | Gold | Half marathon | Media Maraton de Bogota | Bogotá | Colombia | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 28 August 2016 | Bronze | Marathon | Telcel Mexico City Marathon | Mexico City | Mexico | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 10 September 2016 | Gold | 10K run | Birell Prague Grand Prix | Prague | Czech Republic | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 17 September 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Beijing Marathon | Beijing | China | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 17 September 2016 | Gold | Half marathon | Mattoni Usti nad Labem Half Marathon | Ústí nad Labem | Czech Republic | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 18 September 2016 | Silver | Marathon | Sanlam Cape Town Marathon | Cape Town | South Africa | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 18 September 2016 | Silver | Half marathon | Copenhagen Half Marathon | Copenhagen | Denmark | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 18 September 2016 | Silver | 10 miles | Dam Tot Damloop | Amsterdam | Netherlands | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 18 September 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Blackmores Sydney Marathon | Sydney | Australia | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 25 September 2016 | Bronze | Marathon | 38. PZU Maraton Warszawski | Warsaw | Poland | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 25 September 2016 | Gold | Marathon | BMW Berlin Marathon | Berlin | Germany | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 2 October 2016 | Gold | Marathon | RNR Lisbon Marathon EDP | Lisbon | Portugal | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 2 October 2016 | Gold | Half marathon | RNR Half Marathon Vodafone RTP | Lisbon | Portugal | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 2 October 2016 | Bronze | Marathon | Kosice Peace Marathon | Košice | Slovakia | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 2 October 2016 | Bronze | Marathon | Bournemouth Marathon | Bournemouth | United Kingdom | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 2 October 2016 | Bronze | Half marathon | Cardiff University / Cardiff Half Marathon | Cardiff | United Kingdom | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 9 October 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | Chicago | United States | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 16 October 2016 | Gold | Marathon | TCS Amsterdam Marathon | Amsterdam | Netherlands | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 16 October 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon | Toronto | Canada | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 23 October 2016 | Bronze | Marathon | Venice Marathon | Venice | Italy | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 23 October 2016 | Gold | Half marathon | Medio Maraton Valencia Trinidad Alfonso | Valencia | Spain | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 30 October 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Mainova Frankfurt Marathon | Frankfurt | Germany | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 30 October 2016 | Silver | 20K run | Marseille-Cassis 20km | Marseille | France | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 30 October 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Shanghai International Marathon | Shanghai | China | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 6 November 2016 | Gold | Marathon | TCS New York Marathon | New York City | United States | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 13 November 2016 | Bronze | Marathon | Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes | Nice | France | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 13 November 2016 | Silver | Marathon | BLOM BANK Beirut Marathon | Beirut | Lebanon | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 13 November 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Vodafone Istanbul Marathon | Istanbul | Turkey | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 13 November 2016 | Silver | Marathon | Saitama International Marathon | Saitama | Japan | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 20 November 2016 | Bronze | Half marathon | Semi-Marathon de Boulogne Billancourt Christian Granger | Boulogne-Billancourt | France | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 20 November 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Maraton Valencia Trinidad Alfonso | Valencia | Spain | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 20 November 2016 | Bronze | Half marathon | Airtel Delhi Half Marathon | New Delhi | India | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 4 December 2016 | Gold | Marathon | The 70th Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championships | Fukuoka | Japan | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 4 December 2016 | Gold | Marathon | Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore | Singapore | Singapore | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 11 December 2016 | Bronze | Marathon | Guangzhou Marathon | Guangzhou | China | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 18 December 2016 | Silver | 10K run | Corrida Internationale de Houilles | Houilles | France | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |
| 31 December 2016 | Silver | 10K run | 52a San Silvestre Vallecana Internacional | Madrid | Spain | [] (25x17px) | [] (25x17px) |