Racewalking Racewalking Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. This is assessed by race judges. Typically held on either roads or on running tracks, common distances vary from 3000 metres (1.8 mi) up to 100 kilometres (62.1 mi). There are two racewalking distances contested at the Summer Olympics: the 20 kilometres race walk (men and women) and 50 kilometres race walk (men only). Both are held as road
2011 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 20 kilometres walk 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 20 kilometres walk The Women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, at Městský stadion on 17 July. 17 July 2011 / 10:00 Intermediate times:<br> 2 km: 10:21 Alexandra Gradinariu <br> 4 km: 19:48 Tatyana Mineyeva <br> 6 km: 28:55 Nina Okhotnikova <br> 8 km: 37:48 Nina Okhotnikova <br> 10 km: 46:42 Nina Okhotnikova <br> 12 km: 55:31 Nina Okhotnikova <br> 14 km: 1:04:30 Nina Okhotnikova <br> 16 km: 1:13:32 Tatyana Mineyeva <br> 18 km: 1:22:25 Tatyana Mineyeva According to an unofficial count,