2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 50 kilometres walk The following records were set at the competition: The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 4:30:00. The final took place on 13 August at 07:46. The results were as follows: 2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 50 kilometres walk The women's 50 kilometres walk at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held on a 2 kilometre course comprising lengths of The Mall between Buckingham Palace and Admiralty Arch on 13 August. This was the first time women were offered this event in the world championships, finally equalizing all events for both genders. Only seven women toed the
Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 20 kilometres walk back after fighting a strategic battle with the rest of the field until the last lap. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (1.30.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to June 28, 2015). Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 20 kilometres walk The men's 20 kilometres walk competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games will take place on the 19 of July on a temporary circuit around the Ontario Place West Channel. The defending Pan American Games champion