06Jun 2026 by Nicola Maggio
57th edition of the Zahorakska Dvadsiatka – Borsky Mikulas (SVK)

57th edition of the Zahorakska Dvadsiatka – Borsky Mikulas (SVK)

Results
  Today, June 6, 2026, the 57th edition of the Zahorakska Dvadsiatka took place in Borsky Mikulas (SVK).The day included the men's and women's half marathon races and the men's and women's 10km races.   Half Marathon Men Immediately after the start, a small group of five athletes formed: Massimo Stano (ITA), Kazuki Takahashi (JPN), Salih Korkmaz (TUR), Karl Junghannss (GER), and Akshdeep Singh (IND), who gained a few meters of advantage over their closest pursuers. After covering the first kilometer and 0.95 meters in 4:33, they increased their pace each lap, completing the 5km in 20:39. The closest chaser was another Italian athlete, Gabriele Gamba, 1:01 behind (21:38). At the halfway point, Stano, Takahashi, Korkmaz, and Junghannss are in the lead (20:16 - 40:55), while Singh has lost ground.…
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02May 2026 by Nicola Maggio
The 52nd International Sports Walking Festival – Alytus 2026 (LTU)

The 52nd International Sports Walking Festival – Alytus 2026 (LTU)

Results
  On the first Saturday of May, the 52nd International Sports Walking Festival “Alytus 2026“. At the same time, it is – World Athletics Tour Silver competition and the first Lithuanian athletic walking half marathon championship. Half Marathon Men The international festival was dominated by Ukrainians: in fact the first six places in the race were won by Ukrainian athletes. Mykola Rushchak won the first place (1:26:16), second place to  Serhii Svitlychnyi (1:28:46), and the third place was won by Eduard Muravskyi (1:34:47). Although the country’s young male walkers do not have such ambitious goals yet, their performance in Alytus was pleasantly surprising. Twenty-year-old Lukas Lasevičius, who completed the half marathon distance for the first time, triumphed in the Lithuanian championship (1:45:13), silver was awarded to Tauras Jokūbas Grincevičius, who celebrated his…
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25Apr 2026 by Nicola Maggio
Polish Half Marathon Walking Championships – Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup 2026 – Warsaw (POL)

Polish Half Marathon Walking Championships – Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup 2026 – Warsaw (POL)

Results
  The first Polish Half Marathon Race Walking Championships took place on Saturday. The event was hosted by Robert Korzeniowski, who once again organized a walking meeting in Warsaw, part of the prestigious World Athletics Race Walking Tour and specifically Silver Label. Half Marathon Race Walking Women The first to attempt the half marathon were the women, on Świętokrzyska Street in the capital. Among them was experienced Katarzyna Zdziebło. The athlete from Mielec chased down Ilse Ariadna Guerrero Rodarte (MEX), who had taken the lead in the early stages. After overtaking her, she found herself battling for the next few kilometers against the strong gusts of wind that accompanied the walkers during the first stretch, the one heading west, where the road, which starts from the Warsaw embankment, climbs slightly.…
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