Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully assess that this is maintained throughout the race. Typically held on either roads or running tracks, common distances range from 3,000 metres (1.9 mi) up to 100 kilometres (62.1 mi).
Yohann Diniz is a French race walker. He is the current world-record holder for the 50 km race, with a time of 3:32:33, and for the 50,000 metres track walk, with a time of 3:35:27.
The 20 kilometre race walk is an Olympic athletics event that is competed by both men and women. The racewalking event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it.
The 50 kilometre race walk was an Olympic athletics event that first appeared in 1932 and made its final Olympic appearance in 2021. The racewalking event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it.
The men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium and Moscow streets on 14 August.
Gabriela Kimberly García León is a female racewalker from Peru. She won gold medals in the women's 20 kilometres walk and 35 km walk at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, becoming the first Peruvian medallist in championships history and the first Latin American to earn two titles at the same World Athletics Championships.
Massimo Stano is a male Italian racewalker. He competed in the 20 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, finishing in the 19th position, and the same event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, finishing in first place. On 24 July 2022, Stano won the 2022 World Athletics Championships with a championship record.
Matteo Giupponi is a male Italian racewalker who was bronze medal at the 2022 European Athletics Championships.
Teodorico Caporaso is a male Italian racewalker who won four international medals at senior level at the race walk competitions. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in 50 km walk.
Katarzyna Zdziebło is a Polish racewalker. She won silver medals in the women's 20 kilometres walk and 35 kilometres walk at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Zdziebło earned also a silver in the 20 km walk at the 2022 European Championships.
The 35 kilometres race walk is a road racewalking event which became a standard championship discipline in 2022, with initial world records to be recognised after 1 January 2023.
The men's 35 kilometres race walk at the 2022 European Athletics Championships took place at the streets of Munich on 16 August.
The men's 20 kilometres race walk at the 2022 European Athletics Championships took place at the streets of Munich on 20 August.
The women's 20 kilometres race walk at the 2022 European Athletics Championships took place at the streets of Munich on 20 August.
Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are scheduled to run over a ten-day period at four different venues from 1 to 11 August 2024, featuring a total of 48 medal events across three distinct sets: track and field, road running, and racewalking.
