2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk Arai finally taking a slight lead for silver, 8:05 behind Diniz. It was the second fastest 50k racewalk of all time, only behind Diniz' world record and the largest margin of victory in World Championship history. Before the competition records were as follows: The following records were set at the competition: The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 4:06:00. The final took place on 13 August at 07:46. The results were as follows: 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
2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk instead was invited to leave the course with a red paddle. Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: The race was started at 08:30. 2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk The men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 23 August. From the gun, the three Chinese athletes made it clear they were going to make an effort to take this home race. The effort almost worked, as the group ultimately led by Olympic bronze medalist Wang Zhen held the lead until the