2010 IAAF Race Walking Challenge

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The 2010 IAAF Race Walking Challenge was the eighth edition of the annual international racewalking series organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Ten meetings are scheduled for the competition: the 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, four IAAF permit meetings, and five area permit meetings. [1]

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Athletes who have gained enough points from competing at these meetings will be entered into the IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final, where they will compete for a total pot of US $200,000 in prize money. [1]

Calendar

The following ten meetings, as well as the competition final, form the schedule of the 2010 Race Walking Challenge. [2] The "A" category meetings are worth the most points, with progressively fewer points being available through the "B" and "C" categories. [1]

DateMeetingCategoryEventsVenueCountryReport
13 February Australian 20k Racewalking Championships C 20 km (Men/Women) Hobart Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [3]
21 February Meeting de Marcha Atlética da Cidade de Olhao C 20 km (Men/Women)
50 km (Men)		 Olhão Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal [4]
14 March Gran Premio Citta di Lugano – Memorial Mario Albisetti C 20 km (Men/Women) Lugano Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland [5]
27 March Dudinska 50-ka C 10 km (Women)
20 km (Men)
50 km (Men)		 Dudince Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia [6]
10 April Grande Premio Internacional en Marcha Atletica B 20 km (Men/Women) Rio Maior Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal [7]
1 May Coppa Città di Sesto San Giovanni B 20 km (Men/Women) Sesto San Giovanni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [8]
15–16 May 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup A 20 km (Men/Women)
50 km (Men)		 Chihuahua City Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico [9] [10] [11]
29 May Na Rynek Marsz! B 10 km (Men/Women) Kraków Flag of Poland.svg  Poland [12]
11 June International Race Walking Festival – Alytus C 20 km (Men/Women) Alytus Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania [13]
19 June Gran Premio Cantones de La Coruña B 20 km (Men/Women) A Coruña Flag of Spain.svg  Spain [14]
18 September IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final B 10 km (Men/Women) Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China [15]

Winners

#MeetingMen's winnersWomen's winners
10 km20 km50 km10 km20 km
1 Hobart Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jared Tallent  (AUS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Claire Tallent  (AUS)
2 Olhão Flag of France.svg  Bertrand Moulinet  (FRA)Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Dionísio Ventura  (POR)Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Vera Santos  (POR)
3 Lugano Flag of Italy.svg  Alex Schwazer  (ITA)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Yanfei  (CHN)
4 Dudince Flag of Slovakia.svg  Matej Tóth  (SVK)Flag of Poland.svg  Rafał Augustyn  (POL)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Zuzana Schindlerová  (CZE)
5 Rio Maior Flag of Norway.svg  Erik Tysse  (NOR)Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Vera Santos  (POR)
6 Sesto San Giovanni Flag of Italy.svg  Alex Schwazer  (ITA)Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Vera Santos  (POR)
7 Chihuahua Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Hao  (CHN)Flag of Slovakia.svg  Matej Tóth  (SVK)Flag of Spain.svg  María Vasco  (ESP)
8 Kraków Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhu Yafei  (CHN)Flag of Russia.svg  Olga Kaniskina  (RUS)
9 Alytus Flag of France.svg  Herve Davaux  (FRA)Flag of Slovakia.svg  Zuzana Malíková  (SVK)
10 La Coruña Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhu Yafei  (CHN)Flag of Spain.svg  Beatriz Pascual  (ESP)
11 Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Zhen  (CHN)Flag of Russia.svg  Tatyana Sibileva  (RUS)
Overall points winnerFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chu Yafei  (CHN)Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Vera Santos  (POR)

Challenge rankings

References

  1. 1 2 3 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge Handbook Archived 15 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-22.
  2. ↑ 2010 Race Walking Challenge Archived 19 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-22.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Len (13 February 2010). Family affair – Jared and Claire Tallent take Hobart wins – IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-22.
  4. ↑ Fernandes, Antonio, Manuel (21 February 2010). Santos beats the conditions in Olhão – IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-22.
  5. ↑ Schwazer sets Italian record at European Athletics Race Walking meet in Lugano Archived 16 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine . European Athletics (14 March 2010). Retrieved on 2010-03-17.
  6. ↑ Juck, Alfons (28 March 2010). Augustyn sub 3:50 for 50km in Dudince. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-28.
  7. ↑ Fernandes, António Manuel (11 April 2010). Santos and Tysse take Rio Maior wins – IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-11.
  8. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2 May 2010). Schwazer and Santos dominate in Sesto San Giovanni – IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-05-02.
  9. ↑ Warburton, Paul (16 May 2010). Experience pays off for Vasco – Women's 20km Race report. IAAF. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  10. ↑ Warburton, Paul (15 May 2010). Surprise winner Toth spoils Mexican Party – Men’s 50km Race Report. IAAF. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  11. ↑ Warburton, Paul (16 May 2010). Wang saves best for last for Chinese sole individual gold in Chihuahua. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-05-30.
  12. ↑ Kaniskina and Chu take 10Km wins in Krakow – IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF (30 May 2010). Retrieved on 2010-05-30.
  13. ↑ Davaux and Malikova win at EA Walking Permit Meeting in Alytus. European Athletics (12 June 2010). Retrieved on 2010-06-20.
  14. ↑ Valiente, Emeterio (20 June 2010). Zhu and Pascual nab La Coruña titles – IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-20.
  15. ↑ Jalava, Mirko (2010-09-018). Teenager Wang Zhen blazes 37:44 over 10Km in Beijing – IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-18.
  16. ↑ 2010 IAAF Race Walking Challenge – Men's Standings before Final Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-06.
  17. ↑ 2010 IAAF Race Walking Challenge – Women's Standings before Final Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-06.
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