| 2018 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 28th |
| Date | 5–6 May |
| Host city | Taicang, China |
| Events | 5 |
The 2018 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships was the 28th edition of the global team racewalking competition organised by the Association of Athletics Federations. [1]
The programme remained unchanged, with senior men's races over 20 km and 50 km, a 20 km senior women's race, and junior category events for both sexes over 10 km. However, following the approval by the IAAF of the women's 50 km walk as an official event, for the first time women were permitted to enter the 50 km. A separate women's 50 km was not scheduled, but women were allowed to enter the men's event and were treated as equal competitors for team scoring.
| Race | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km (junior) |  Zhang Yao | 40:07 PB | Wang Zhaozhao | 40:12 PB |  José Eduardo Ortiz | 40:17 NJR |
| 10 km (team) | China Zhang Yao Wang Zhaozhao | 3 pts |  Japan Shō Sakazaki Hiroto Jūsho | 14 pts |  Australia Kyle Swan Declan Tingay | 24 pts |
| 20 km | Kōki Ikeda | 1:21:13 | Wang Kaihua | 1:21:22 |  Massimo Stano | 1:21:33 |
| 20 km (team) | Japan Kōki Ikeda Toshikazu Yamanishi Isamu Fujisawa | 12 pts | Italy Massimo Stano Francesco Fortunato Giorgio Rubino | 29 pts | China Wang Kaihua Jin Xiangqian Niu Wenchao | 42 pts |
| 50 km | Hirooki Arai | 3:44:25 | Hayato Katsuki | 3:44:31 PB | Satoshi Mauro | 3:44:52 |
| 50 km (team) | Japan Hirooki Arai Hayato Katsuki Satoshi Mauro | 10 pts |  Ukraine Maryan Zakalnytskyy Ivan Banzeruk Valeriy Litanyuk | 29 pts |  Poland Rafał Augustyn Rafał Sikora Adrian Błocki | 37 pts |
| Race | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km (junior) |  Alegna González | 45:08 AJR |  Glenda Morejón | 45:13 | Nanako Fujii | 45:29 PB |
| 10 km (team) | China Li Wenxiu Ma Li | 10 pts | Ecuador Glenda Morejón Paula Milena Torres | 13 pts |  Turkey Meryem Bekmez Ayşe Tekdal | 25 pts |
| 20 km | Lupita González | 1:26:38 | Qieyang Shenjie | 1:27:06 | Yang Jiayu | 1:27:22 |
| 20 km (team) | China Qieyang Shenjie Yang Jiayu Wang Na | 17 pts | Italy Eleonora Giorgi Valentina Trapletti Antonella Palmisano Nicole Colombi | 38 pts |  Spain Maria Pérez Laura García-Caro Raquel González | 40 pts |
| 50 km | Liang Rui | 4:04:36 WR | Yin Hang | 4:09:09 | Claire Tallent | 4:09:33 AR |
| 50 km (team) | China Liang Rui Yin Hang Ma Faying | 8 pts | Ecuador Paola Pérez Johana Ordóñez Magaly Bonilla | 21 pts | Ukraine Khrystina Yudkina Vasylyna Vitovshchik Alina Tsviliy | 40 pts |
Overall of the 12 events senior and junior (men and women). [3]
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN)* | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Mexico (MEX) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Guatemala (GUA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Men and women's 4 events (individual and team)
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | China (CHN)* | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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World Championships organised by World Athletics | |
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| Outdoor | |
| Indoor | |
| Continental Cup* | |
| U20 | |
| U18 | |
| Cross Country | |
| Race Walking | |
| Women's Road Race | |
| Marathon | |
| Half Marathon | |
| Road Relay | |
| Relays | |
| Ultimate | |
| Road Running | |
