2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk 2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk The men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held on a two kilometre course comprising lengths of The Mall between Buckingham Palace and Admiralty Arch on 13 August. Four days before the event, three time World Championship medallist, Australia's Jared Tallent was forced to withdraw from the event due to a hamstring injury. From the start, world record holder, 39 year old Yohann Diniz (FRA) walked with a sense of purpose. Save a silver medal in 2007, the World Championships had resulted in disqualifications and
2013 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk in the event. 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk The Men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Tampere, Finland, on 10 July. 10 July 2013 Intermediate times:<br> 2 km: 8:26 Hagen Pohle <br> 4 km: 16:44 Hagen Pohle <br> 6 km: 25:02 Pyotr Bogatyrev <br> 8 km: 33:17 Pyotr Bogatyrev <br> 10 km: 41:34 Pyotr Bogatyrev <br> 12 km: 49:52 Pyotr Bogatyrev <br> 14 km: 58:00 Pyotr Bogatyrev <br> 16 km: 1:05:58 Pyotr Bogatyrev <br> 18 km: 1:13:52 Pyotr Bogatyrev According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from