Russia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics 76 competitors: The following competitors from Russia won medals at the Championships Decathlon Heptathlon Russia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics Russia competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea. The All-Russia Athletic Federation has announced a squad of 83 athletes. Among the team of 34 men and 49 women are defending World champions Yaroslav Rybakov (High Jump), Valeriy Borchin (20 km Race Walk), Sergey Kirdyapkin (50 km Race Walk), and Olga Kaniskina (20 km Race Walk). The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on
10 kilometres race walk 10 kilometres race walk The 10 kilometres race walk, or 10-kilometer racewalk, is a racewalking event. The 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. 10 kilometers is 6.21 miles. It was introduced at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm for men, and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for women. It is no longer an Olympic event for women, having been changed to 20 km in 1999, though it is run in some international competitions. On May 28,