29Mar 2026 by Nicola Maggio
Hungarian Half Marathon Race Walking Championships – Békéscsaba (HUN)

Hungarian Half Marathon Race Walking Championships – Békéscsaba (HUN)

Results
  Half Marathon Walking Hungarian Gala in Békéscsaba. Walkers competed in the new Olympic distance for the first time in Hungary at this year's national championship in Békéscsaba. Hungarian championships have already been held on official distances since last October: last October, a half marathon championship was held in Zittau, Germany, and this year, a marathon championship was held in Gyűgy, Slovakia. The latter produced two European championships: Bence Venyercsán and Norbert Tóth, who qualified for the Birmingham event, and the former won the gold category competition with the best European time, a level of success that was last achieved 25 years ago by Sándor Urbanik, who won in 50 kilometers. The 47th time that the Walking Gala is being held in Békéscsaba, and it has been listed among the…
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15Mar 2026 by Nicola Maggio
Asian Half Marathon Race Walking Championships & World Athletics Race Walking Tour Bronze – Nomi (JPN)

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…
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