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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.
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- ↑ "Men 50km Walk World Championship Rome (ITA) 1987". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ↑ "Men 50km Walk World Championship 1991 Tokyo (JPN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ↑ "Men 50km Walk World Championship 1993 Stuttgart (GER)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ↑ "Belgian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
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