World Athletics Challenge – Race Walking
Sport | Racewalking |
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Founded | 2003 |
Official website | Race Walking |
The World Athletics Challenge - Race Walking (formerly IAAF Race Walking Challenge) is a racewalking series organised by World Athletics. Athletes accumulate points in specific race walk meetings during the season. Performances in 10 kilometres race walk, 20 kilometres race walk and 50 kilometres race walk count towards athlete's final scores. Since 2011, racewalking performances at the World Athletics Championships and Olympic Games count towards the series. Women have competed in the 50 km distance since 2018.[1]
The series started as a global tour of elite-level, independently-held racewalking meetings. From 2007 to 2012, the series culminated in the IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final. The inclusion of the 2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup in 2008 marked a move to incorporate international championships into the series.[2] The World Cup returned to the tour in 2010, which was also the first time that the was added to the calendar.[3] The 2011 World Championships in Athletics was the first time that performances at a major global athletics championship were included in the series,[4] and this was followed by 2012 Summer Olympics a year later.[5] The series was remodelled in 2013, as the Challenge Final was abolished and instead all the global and continental racewalking competitions were included: the Oceania Race Walking Championships, the Asian Race Walking Championships, the European Race Walking Cup, the African Race Walking Championships, South American Race Walking Championships and the Pan American Race Walking Cup.[6] The 2014 series included the African Championships in Athletics and European Athletics Championships for the first time.[7]
The highest points score achieved in a single series is 48, which was achieved by Norway's Kjersti Plätzer in 2009 and was matched by China's Wang Zhen in 2012. Chinese female walker Liu Hong is the most successful athlete of the series, being the only person to win the series on three occasions. Australian Jared Tallent is the most successful man, with two men's titles and runner-up on two occasions.
Editions[]
Edition | Year | Start date | End date | Meets | Ref. |
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1 | 8 March | 7 June | 4 | [8] | |
2 | 20 March | 20 June | 5 | [9] | |
3 | 19 March | 4 June | 5 | [10] | |
4 | 25 March | 1 May | 4 | [11] | |
5 | 10 March | 29 September | 7 | [12] | |
6 | 8 March | 21 September | 8 | [2] | |
7 | 8 March | 19 September | 10 | [13] | |
8 | 2010 | 13 February | 18 September | 11 | [3] |
9 | 2011 | 19 February | 17 September | 10 | [4] |
10 | 25 February | 14 September | 12 | [5] | |
11 | 2013 | 23 February | 13 August | 14 | [6] |
12 | 2 February | 14 August | 12 | [7] | |
13 | 22 February | 28 August | 10 | [14] | |
14 | 21 February | 19 August | 11 | [15] | |
15 | 19 February | 13 August | 10 | [16] | |
16 | 11 February | 24 September | 10 | [17] | |
17 | 1 December 2018 | 22 October | 12 | [18] | |
18 | [19] |
Meetings[]
# | Meeting | City | Country | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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1 | Tijuana | Mexico | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Grande Prémio Internacional de Rio Maior em Marcha Atlética | Rio Maior | Portugal | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
3 | A Coruña | Spain | X | X | X | † | X | X | X | X | ‡ | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
4 | Coppa Città di Sesto San Giovanni | Sesto San Giovanni | Italy | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
5 | Kunshan | China | X | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Cixi | China | X | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Yangzhou | China | X | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Tlalnepantla de Baz | Mexico | X | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Naucalpan | Mexico | X | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | Shenzhen | China | X | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | Kraków | Poland | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
12 | IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final | Various | Various | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
13 | Chihuahua City | Mexico | X | X | † | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
14 | Beijing | China | X | ‡ | |||||||||||||||||
15 | IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships | Various | Various | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
16 | Memorial Mario Albisetti | Lugano | Switzerland | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
17 | Santa Eulària des Riu | Spain | X | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | Wuxi | China | X | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | Dublin | Ireland | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
20 | / Oceania Race Walking Championships |
Various | Australia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
21 | Olhão | Portugal | X | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | Dudinská Päťdesiatka | Dudince | Slovakia | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
23 | Alytus | Lithuania | X | X | †† | ||||||||||||||||
24 | Taicang | China | X | X | X | † | X | X | X | † | X | ||||||||||
25 | Various | Various | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
26 | Olympic Games | Various | Various | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
27 | Asian Race Walking Championships | Nomi | Japan | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
28 | Poděbrady | Czech Republic | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
29 | African Race Walking Championships | Belle Vue Harel | Mauritius | X | |||||||||||||||||
30 | European Race Walking Cup | Various | Various | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
31 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Various | Various | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
32 | South American Race Walking Championships | Various | Various | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
33 | African Championships in Athletics | Various | Various | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
34 | European Athletics Championships | Various | Various | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
35 | Monterrey | Mexico | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
36 | Suzhou | China | X | X |
- The IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships was known as the IAAF World Race Walking Cup until 2016
- † = Meeting hosted IAAF World Cup/Team Championships
- ‡ = Meeting hosted Challenge Final
- †† = Meeting hosted the European Race Walking Cup
- The 2016 and 2017 Chihuahua meeting was held in Ciudad Juárez
- The 2019 series featured three Oceania championship events: the 50 km, the 20 km and the 10,000 m walks[18]
Results[]
Men[]
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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2003 () | Robert Korzeniowski Poland |
33 | Paquillo Fernández Spain |
28 | Aigars Fadejevs Latvia |
27 |
2004 () | Robert Korzeniowski Poland |
28 | Jefferson Pérez Ecuador |
27 | Ivano Brugnetti Italy |
23 |
2005 () | Paquillo Fernández Spain |
30 | Nathan Deakes Australia |
29 | Juan Manuel Molina Spain |
19 |
2006 () | Paquillo Fernández Spain |
28 | Ilya Markov Russia |
28 | Hatem Ghoula Tunisia |
20 |
2007 () | Luke Adams Australia |
36 | Erik Tysse Norway |
33 | Paquillo Fernández Spain |
32 |
2008 () | Jared Tallent Australia |
46 | Jefferson Pérez Ecuador |
40 | Eder Sánchez Mexico |
38 |
2009 ()[20] | Eder Sánchez Mexico |
44 | Hao Wang China |
42 | Luke Adams Australia |
22 |
2010 ( | )Chu Yafei China |
40 | Matej Tóth Slovakia |
30 | Wang Hao China |
28 |
2011 ( | )Valeriy Borchin Russia |
44 | Wang Zhen China |
30 | Chu Yafei China |
17 |
2012 () | Wang Zhen China |
48 | Jared Tallent Australia |
40 | Chen Ding China |
38 |
2013 ( | )Jared Tallent Australia |
34 | Joao Vieira Portugal |
28 | Matej Tóth Slovakia |
26 |
2014 () | Ruslan Dmytrenko Ukraine |
29 | Jared Tallent Australia |
23 | Caio Bonfim Brazil |
18 |
2015 () | Matej Tóth Slovakia |
29 | Miguel Ángel López Spain |
25 | Chen Ding China |
24 |
2016 () | Wang Zhen China |
36 | Jared Tallent Australia |
27 | Andrés Chocho Ecuador |
26 |
2017 () | Éider Arévalo Colombia |
36 | Caio Bonfim Brazil Andrés Chocho Ecuador |
25 | Not awarded | |
2018 () | Diego García Spain Lebogang Shange South Africa |
27 | Not awarded | Andrés Chocho Ecuador |
25 |
Women[]
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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2003 () | Gillian O'Sullivan Ireland |
29 | Kjersti Plätzer Norway |
24 | Elisabetta Perrone Italy |
22 |
2004 () | Elisa Rigaudo Italy |
30 | Claudia Ștef Romania |
26 | María Vasco Spain |
24 |
2005 () | Ryta Turava Belarus |
29 | Susana Feitor Portugal |
24 | Claudia Ștef Romania |
22 |
2006 () | Claudia Ștef Romania |
28 | Ryta Turava Belarus |
20 | Jane Saville Australia |
18 |
2007 () | Ryta Turava Belarus |
40 | Kjersti Plätzer Norway |
37 | Sabine Zimmer Germany |
27 |
2008 () | Kjersti Plätzer Norway |
44 | Athanasia Tsoumeleka Greece |
38 | Claudia Ștef Romania |
26 |
2009 ()[20] | Kjersti Plätzer Norway |
48 | Olive Loughnane Ireland |
26 | Elisa Rigaudo Italy |
28 |
2010 ( | )Vera Santos Portugal |
40 | Melanie Seeger Germany |
30 | Inês Henriques Portugal |
25 |
2011 ( | )Olga Kaniskina Russia |
44 | Liu Hong China |
34 | Melanie Seeger Germany |
10 |
2012 () | Liu Hong China |
36 | Beatriz Pascual Spain |
32 | Lü Xiuzhi China |
30 |
2013 ( | )Elena Lashmanova Russia |
38 | Inês Henriques Portugal |
34 | Ana Cabecinha Portugal |
23 |
2014 () | Liu Hong China |
34 | Eleonora Giorgi Italy |
23 | Ana Cabecinha Portugal |
22 |
2015 () | Liu Hong China |
40 | Eleonora Giorgi Italy |
27 | Érica de Sena Brazil |
25 |
2016 () | Maria Guadalupe González Mexico Qieyang Shenjie China |
34 | Not awarded | Eleonora Giorgi Italy |
32 | |
2017 () | Érica de Sena Brazil |
34 | Maria Guadalupe González Mexico |
28 | Inês Henriques Portugal |
24 |
2018 () | Qieyang Shenjie China |
34 | Érica de Sena Brazil |
23 | Inês Henriques Portugal |
22 |
See also[]
- IAAF Combined Events Challenge
- IAAF World Cross Challenge
References[]
- ^ 2015 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
- ^ a b 2008 IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ a b 2010 IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ a b 2011 IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ a b 2012 IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ a b 2013 IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ a b 2014 IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ 2003 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ 2004 IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ 2005 IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ 2006 IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ 2007 IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ 2009 IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ 2015 IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ 2016 IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ 2017 IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ 2018 IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ a b 2019 IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ 2020 IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ a b Plätzer and Sanchez receive US$30,000 each – IAAF Race Walking Challenge 2009. IAAF (2009-09-22). Retrieved on 2009-10-01.
External links[]
- Official website
- Results 1961–2006 at gbrathletics.com
- 2008 Rules (PDF)
- World Athletics Challenge – Race Walking
- World Athletics competitions
- Recurring sporting events established in 2003
- Racewalking competitions
- Annual athletics series