Kammala wannan jumla: A ranar 29 ga Nuwamba, 2007, IAAF ta sanar da cewa sunan gasar za ta koma zuwa taken ta na farko na IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, farawa da
2008 IAAF Gasar Rabin Marathon ta Duniya a Rio de Janeiro, Brazil a ranar 12 ga Oktoba 2008.