The 50 kilometre race walk is an Olympic athletics event. 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 longer of the two Olympic race walking distances â and the longest athletics event on the Olympic programme â is the only athletics event at major championships still contested by men only.
Race walking is an endurance event which also requires great technical ability, particularly with respect to its two distinguishing rules. The 50 km race walk is the longest event in the athletics programme at the Olympic Games.
The 50km racewalk is an Olympic distance competed by men and is the longest Olympic race walk distance. 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.
Takayuki Tanii won Japan's first world championships medal in race walking by capturing the men's 50-km bronze at the IAAF World Championships on Saturday.
The 50 kilometre race walk is an Olympic athletics event. 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 longer of the two Olympic race walking distances â and the longest athletics event on the Olympic programme â is the only athletics event at major championships still contested by men only.
Race walking is an endurance event which also requires great technical ability, particularly with respect to its two distinguishing rules. The 50 km race walk is the longest event in the athletics programme at the Olympic Games.
The 50km racewalk is an Olympic distance competed by men and is the longest Olympic race walk distance. 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.
Takayuki Tanii won Japan's first world championships medal in race walking by capturing the men's 50-km bronze at the IAAF World Championships on Saturday.
