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12Apr 2026 by Nicola Maggio

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

Results

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),…

22Mar 2026 by Nicola Maggio

Portuguese Half Marathon Race Walking Championships – Porto de Mos (POR)

Results

Short report (reported by FPA) Porto de Mós was the stage, this Sunday, for the first edition of the National Half-Marathon Road Race Walking Championships. In a race that marked the debut of the distance in national championships, João Vieira and Vitória Oliveira, with the athlete setting a national record, won the titles, on a day also marked by strong participation in the youth and veteran categories. It was a day of celebration in the town of Porto de Mós, which hosted, this Sunday, March 22, the first edition of the National Half-Marathon Road Race Walking Championships, a competition that brought together athletes from the U23, senior and veteran categories, organized by the Portuguese Athletics Federation, in collaboration with the Leiria Athletics Association and the Municipality of Porto de Mós.…

15Mar 2026 by Nicola Maggio

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

Results

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…

14Mar 2026 by Nicola Maggio

Race Walking Balkan Championships – Izmir (TUR)

Results

Short report of Balkan Walking Championships (Men & Women) The Balkan Walking Championships were held in Izmir, hosted by the Turkish Athletics Federation. In the championship, held in the Inciraltı Urban Forest in the senior, U20 and U18 age categories, and featuring 64 athletes from 6 countries, Turkish national athletes won a total of 11 medals: 4 gold, 5 silver, and 2 bronze. Turkey also won 4 first-place and 1 second-place trophies as a team. Turkey became the Balkan Champion in the overall standings with 4 gold, 5 silver, and 2 bronze medals (11 medals overall). Greece came in second with 3 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze medal (6 medals overall), while Ukraine finished third with 1 silver and 4 bronze medals, (5 medals overall). In the…

08Mar 2026 by Nicola Maggio

France Half Marathon Race Walking Championships – Lens (FRA)

Results

The first edition of the French Half Marathon Race Walking Championships was held in Lens this Sunday and will be remembered for the quality of its results. In her first experience at this distance, Pauline Stey flawlessly achieved the A qualifying standard for the European Championships in Birmingham, set at 1:34:00. Just one week after a stunning performance at the French Indoor Championships in the 3000m, where she lowered her own French record to 12:13.75, the Alsace Nord Athlé athlete confirmed her new status. Starting calmly alongside Clémence Beretta, the walker from the Bas-Rhin region quickly took control of the race, setting a sustained pace of 4:27 per kilometer. With remarkable consistency, the athlete, coached by Eddy Riva at the French National Training Center in Nancy, completed her first 21.097km…

28Feb 2026 by Nicola Maggio

Italian National Championships Short Track – Ancona (ITA)

Results

Women event Antonella Palmisano wins the Italian title in Ancona (11:56.74).Record-breaking women walkers: Sofia Fiorini breaks the best Italian U23 indoor 3000m performance (12:12.41), which had belonged to Anna Rita Sidoti since 1991 (12:25.54), and Serena Di Fabio returns to the Italian U20 record with 12:31.40. 1st place: Antonella Palmisano (11:56.74) split times: 3:54.0 - 7:52.4 (3:58.4) - 11:56.74 (4:04.34)2nd place: Sofia Fiorini (12:12:41)3rd place: Serena Di Fabio (12:31.40) Men event Francesco Fortunato takes the crown in the 5000m indoor walk at the Italian Championships in Ancona: 17:54.48 at the PalaCasali, a world record."I'm pleased with myself," said Francesco, who won his ninth Italian title in this sprint specialty, his 19th overall. "After the unfortunate misadventure of 2025, when the record wasn't validated due to a formality involving…

15Feb 2026 by Nicola Maggio

Japan National Championships Half Marathon Race Walk – Kobe (JPN)

Results

On his 30th birthday, Toshikazu Yamanishi gave himself the present of an inaugural world half marathon race walk record by clocking 1:20:34 at the Japanese Half Marathon Race Walking Championships – a World Athletics Race Walking Tour Bronze meeting – in Kobe on Sunday (15). Younger competitors with pedigree were ready to cause an upset, but Yamanishi’s master class underlined the number one on his gold-coloured race bib. Striding away from a dwindling lead group shortly after 17km, Japan’s two-time world champion passed the 20km mark in 1:16:26 – only 16 seconds outside the world record for the 20km race walk he set on the same course last year. He still had a lap and a bit to go but found another gear to notch a speedy 3:47 for the…

07Feb 2026 by Nicola Maggio

Italian National U20-U23 Championships Short Track – Ancona (ITA)

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Short Report On your marks, off we go, and a record is immediately achieved in the track race that opens the weekend at the PalaCasali. Serena Di Fabio is the joyous winner, breaking her Italian U20 record with a time of 12:40.77 in the 3000m walk, six seconds faster than last winter's 12:46.60. For the third consecutive year, the Pescara native, trained in Chieti by coach Nicola Piro, returns from Ancona with a best national performance in the series she began as U20, clocking 13:19.92, but it's the first time she's achieved this feat at an Italian Championship. The silver medalist at the U20 European Championships this summer, following her U18 continental gold medal in 2024 of the Fiamme Azzurre team said: "Starting with another record is really nice. We're…

25Jan 2026 by Nicola Maggio

Italia Marathon Race Walking Championships – Acquaviva delle Fonti (ITA)

Results

The first Italian Marathon Walking Championships in Acquaviva delle Fonti (Bari) crowned Andrea Agrusti and Sofia Fiorini as overall winners in the event that awarded the first Italian national team jerseys of the season. Race Walking Marathon – Men The men's race offered a script rich in technical content. German Karl Junghannss dominated the scene in 3:18:24, impeccable in managing the wind and maintaining the continuity of his pace. On a morning affected by bad weather, with strong winds and pouring rain, Andrea Agrusti the Sardinian walker from the Fiamme Gialle controlled the race for a long time before seizing the lead in the final stages to win in 3:19:46 over the 42.195km distance, which became part of the international program this year. It's the third career title for the…

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