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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28Feb 2026 by Nicola Maggio
Italian National Championships Short Track – Ancona (ITA)

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…
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15Feb 2026 by Nicola Maggio
Japan National Championships Half Marathon Race Walk – Kobe (JPN)

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…
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