10/06/2020   Podebrady (CZE) has now been re-scheduled for Saturday 10 October 2020






 

 

 

We finally try to return to normal.

 
The traditional international race walking event in Podebrady, Czech Republic, which was initially scheduled for April 4 and postponed due to the emergency situation decreed in the country due to the coronavirus, has now been re-scheduled for Saturday 10 October 2020.
 
The event, with its 88th edition, includes the "Permit Meeting" of the European Athletics Association (20km men and women) and a meeting between national teams from France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania and the Czech Republic (20km men and women and 10km U20 men and women)
It also counts as a national championship (20km men and women), integrating with the races of the minor categories and masters.
 
Awards:
 
a) first three male and female athletes will be awarded on condition that the performance is less than 1:22:30 (men) and 1:34:30 (women)
 
b) in case of higher performance, the expected premiums (Euro 1,000 per first, Euro 700 per second, Euro 500 per third) will be reduced to 50%
 
c) prize of Euro 500 to the winner in case the record of the 20km men's course belonging to Christopher Linke (1:18:59) obtained in 2017 is broken
 
d) prize of Euro 500 to the winner if the record of the route of the 20km women belonging to Eleonora Anna Giorgi (1:27:46) obtained in 2019 is broken
 
 
The link with the program and the registration form has been published on the Czech Athletics Federation website that organizes the event  ( click here ).