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…
The athletics competitions of the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games, which have been underway since July 24 and will continue until Saturday, August 8, opened today, Sunday, August 2, 2026. The two walking events, over the half-marathon distance, started at 8:00 a.m. on the urban circuit of Malecón Avenue. Half Marathon Race Walk Men Ricardo Ortiz delivered a commanding performance to claim gold in the Men's Half Marathon Race Walk Final, crossing the line in 1:29:41 to give Mexico a memorable victory on the streets of the Malecón Avenue circuit. The 31-year-old, who entered the race with a season's best of 1:24:59, controlled the race from the front for the majority of the 21.1-kilometre course, leading at virtually every split checkpoint from the 4km mark onwards. Colombia's…
The two race walking events for the 2026 Commonwealth Games were held at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow (GBR) on Friday, July 312, and Saturday, August 1. The two events were the 10,000m track walk. 10.000m track walk Men (Friday July 31, 2026) The Australian Isaac Beacroft won on July 31, 2016 in Glasgow the 10.0000m track walk of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (GBR), in 38.45,51. Second place to Stephen Kihu (KEN - 38.46.57, personal best) and bronze to Evan Dunfee (CAN - 40.03.39). Only five participants: Australia (3), Kenya (1) and Canada (1) The first two kilometres saw Declan Tingay in the lead ahead of a group that was proceeding entirely in single file. Split times are the following: 1.000m - Tingay in 3:53.89 2.000m - Stephen…
The European Athletics U18 Championships starts at 9:00. The sky is sunny, temperature: 26° Celsius and humidity 54% Final of 5.000m track race walk U18 girls Twenty-four girls at the start representing following Countries: CRO (1), ESP (2), FIN (2), FRA (2), GRE (2), HUN (2), IRL (1), ITA (2), LTU (1), POL (2), POR (2), SVK (1), TUR (2), UKR (2). The only athletes with a personal/season best under 23:00.00 are Caterina Carissimi (ITA - 22:45.79), Rebecca D'Alessandro (ITA - 22:50.91) and Paula Elvira (ESP - 22:59.51). Five more girls entered with a personal/season best under 24:00.00. They are: Ana Gonzalez (ESP - 23:05.23), Chara Gerou (GRE - 23:29.44), Andreane Sainson (FRA - 23:35.79), Justé Andrijauskaite (LTU - 23:38.91) and Eleonore Brenney (FRA - 23:43.93). Report of the race…
The fifth edition of the European Athletics U18 Championships will be held on Italian soil in Rieti, a town which has played host to many significant competitions over the years including the famous RietiMeeting, in which eight world records have been set, as well as the 2013 European Athletics U20 Championships. From July 16-19, 2026, at the Raul Guidobaldi Stadium, the best young athletes from all over Europe will come together for an event that promises to be truly spectacular! Race walking events are scheduled as following: - Day 3 (Saturday Jul. 18, 2026): at 9:05 the final of 5.000m track race walk U18 boys - Day 4 (Sunday Jul. 19, 2026): at 9:00 the final of 5.000m track race walk U18 girls The Jury Chief Judge: Mara Baleani (ITA)…
Medellín, at 1,495 meters above sea level, is the capital of Antioquia, a mountainous province in Colombia. Nicknamed the "City of Eternal Spring" for its temperate climate, it hosts the famous annual Flower Festival. Modern cable cars connect the city to the surrounding neighborhoods and offer views of the Aburrá Valley below. Sculptures by Fernando Botero decorate Plaza Botero in the city center, while the Museo de Antioquia displays other works by Colombian artists. From June 26, 2026, to June 28, 2026, Medellín hosted the 2026 edition of the Pan American Athletics Championships. The six-round event (three morning and three afternoon) was held under the auspices of Panam Athletics - Asociacion Panamericana de Atletismo. The walking events were held in the morning section on Sunday, June 28. The men's…
