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15Aug 2026 by Nicola Maggio

European Championships – 2026: Birmingham (GBR) – Marathon Race Walk victories of Stano and Fiorini

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Second part of today's news on walking: the marathon Sofia Fiorini smashed the world record target time in the marathon race walk at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham on Saturday (15) morning. In summary Massimo Stano and Sofia Fiorini establish an Italian double in Birmingham Fiorini smashes the world record target time in the women's marathon race walk Stano completes the set of major titles in the men's marathon race walk In doing so, Stano finally completes the set of major titles having previously won 20km gold at the 2020 Olympics and 35km gold at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Among the top ten results of the entire European Championships, which European Athletics will reward with a bonus of 50 thousand euros, there are also…

15Aug 2026 by Nicola Maggio

European Championships – 2026: Birmingham (GBR) – Half Marathon Race Walk victories of McGrath and Perez

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For the first time ever, the European Athletics Championships come to Great Britain. Europe's biggest stars compete at the Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships. Race Walk events will take place outside the stadium and all four events are scheduled in the morning of Day 6, Saturday August 15 at 7:30. This will likely be a small additional complication for the judges, who will have to judge a group of 109 athletes (57 men and 52 women), of whom 58 (27 men and 31 women) will compete in the half-marathon walk and 51 (30 men and 21 women) will compete in the marathon walk. We believe that judging two technical events, which according to the Rules require very specific characteristics, combined with a mix of short-distance (and therefore faster) and…

08Aug 2026 by Nicola Maggio

Eugene (USA) – World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 2026 – Victories of Serena Di Fabio (ITA) and Isaac Beacroft (AUS)

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Hayward Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is located on the campus of the University of Oregon, which also owns the facility. It is named after Bill Hayward, head coach of the university's track and field department from 1904 to 1947. The 400-meter track and field facility has nine lanes. Hayward Field was built in 1919 as the home of the university's American football team, the Oregon Ducks football team. In 1921, a six-lane running track was added for the Oregon Ducks Track & Field team. After Oregon Ducks football moved to Autzen Stadium in 1967, Hayward Field became a pure track and field stadium. In 2015, the city of Eugene was selected by the IAAF, now World Athletics, as the host of the 2021…

04Jul 2026 by Nicola Maggio

Caorle (ITA) – Italian U20 National Championships – Alessio Coppola winner in men and Serena Di Fabio establish World U20 season best

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Caorle, near Venice, is hosting the 2026 edition of the Italian U20 Championships. The two 5,000m track walking events took place in the late afternoon of Saturday, July 4th. Men's U20 5000m With a large number of athletes at the start, the Technical Delegate opted for two timed sections. Athletes with the highest accreditation times, started first. The victory in this event went to Giorgio Cosentino with a time of 21:58.80. Second place went to Leonardo Innocenti in 22:25.92. Third place went to Niccolò Santoni in 22:28.17. The timed session of athletes accredited with the fastest times lives on the battle for the Italian U20 title between Alessio Coppola and Niccolò Vidal, both already selected for the upcoming U20 World Championships. The pair immediately took the…

25May 2026 by Nicola Maggio

Congratulations Alegna, well done Sofia for your beautiful battle in the temple of race walking

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La Coruña is always fascinating, and returning is always something new. Even for someone like the writer, who has had La Coruña as a travel destination since 1994. I was only away for two years, but I soon made up for it with other "Cantones" visits for friends' birthdays. Dear readers, some of my dearest friends were met in this beautiful port city on a promontory in Galicia, known for its stunning roman lighthouse (the Torre del Hercules), which offers a stunning panoramic view of the coast. It was in this city that Sergio Vazquez, passed away four years ago, conceived the "Gran Premio Internacional Cantones de La Coruña" on May 16, 1987, at 7:00 PM, after a year of tireless efforts and equally demanding organisational work. Floral tribute…

23May 2026 by Nicola Maggio

XXXIX Gran Premio Internacional de Marcha Cantones de A Coruña – La Coruna

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Mexico’s Alegna González and China’s Shi Shengji were victorious at the Gran Premio Cantones, a World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold meeting, held in La Coruña on Saturday (23). Contesting the half marathon, world 20km silver medallist González achieved her first win in Cantones, while 19-year-old Shi became the first Chinese race walker to triumph in the Spanish coastal city since Wang Zhen in 2016. Half marathon women The women’s contest opened with an early lead by Antía Chamosa, Spain’s world 20km race walk seventh-place finisher. The 26-year-old gave the local fans something to cheer about over the new circuit as she took command of the race to become a solo leader from the gun. Chamosa, who is a training partner of double world champion María Pérez, set a 4:25…

16May 2026 by Nicola Maggio

Grande Prémio Internacional de Rio Maior 2026 – Rio Maior (POR)

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Men's Half Marathon Only fifteen athletes started. A bit small number for a race that is part of the Race Walking Tour - Gold Label and has almost always been one of the most popular events among European athletes in recent years. The first part of the race saw a group composed of Hayato Katsuki (JPN), Jordy Arrobo (ECU), and Perseus Karlstrom (SWE), who, after the first 1,095m lap in 4:32, ran the following laps between 3:59 and 4:06 per lap. At the 5k mark, they stopped the clock at 20:45. They were followed a few meters behind by Noel Chama (MEX), who passed the first quarter of the race in 20:50, and by Matheus Correa (BRA) in 20:56. At the halfway point, Arrobo led the leading group in…

08May 2026 by Nicola Maggio

Poděbrady Walking 2026 – WA Race Walking Tour Gold Meeting

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10km U20 Women The race of the U20 athletes offered the solo of Serena Di Fabio (ITA) who went immediately to the top of the race and maintained the position until the end. Equally interesting, although with some technical problems detected by the jury, was the race of the other two Italian athletes in the race who accompanied the winner on the podium settling for places of honor: Rebecca D'Alessandro and Francesca Gloria Buselli. Behind the Italian trio arrived the two Spanish athletes Paula Elvira Moreno and Ana Gonzalez. Official results: 1.- Serena Di Fabio (ITA): in 43:28 2.- Rebecca D'Alessandro (ITA): in 45:51 3.- Francesca Gloria Buselli (ITA): in 47:14 4.- Paula Elvira Moreno (ESP): in 47:48 5.- Ana Gonzalez (ESP): in 47:55 10km U20 Men After…

12Apr 2026 by Nicola Maggio

Caixa World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Brasilia 2026 – Race Walk Marathon

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For the first time in the event’s history, the competition will be held in South America – and in the Southern Hemisphere – marking a significant moment for the discipline and for the sport more broadly. The marathon race walk is the first event at the start at 6:45 Weather forecast this early morning in Brasilia: mostly cloudy until 8 AM; temperature increasing from 19° C to 21° C; humidity around 80%-90%; wind from East around 15 km/h with gusts max 30 km/h. The course is a 2 km loop for the marathon and 10 km distances. Race Walk Marathon - Men Japan’s Hayato Katsuki delivered a commanding performance to win the marathon race walk at the Caixa World Athletics Race Walking Championships Brasilia 26 on Sunday (12),…

15Mar 2026 by Nicola Maggio

Asian Half Marathon Race Walking Championships & World Athletics Race Walking Tour Bronze – Nomi (JPN)

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Japan’s Motofumi Suwa achieved the best race of his career at the Asian Race Walking Championships – a World Athletics Race Walking Tour Bronze meeting – in Nomi, Japan, on Sunday (15). The surprise winner’s 2:58:21 marathon race walk performance was an improvement of more than six minutes on his previous PB from October. It also placed him more than a minute clear of his compatriot Hiroto Jusho who also comfortably dipped under three hours, securing second place in 2:59:31. In the women’s race, Yukiko Umeno followed up her half marathon win in Kobe last month with another comfortable victory, this time over double the distance in 3:33:47. Suwa does boast a 1:18:42 20km race walk PB but he was a modest 13th in 1:23:29 in Kobe for the…

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