Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. It was the first time the 50 kilometres race walk appeared in the men's athletics at the Games. This was only the second time women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program and the first time that women competed in the javelin throw at the Olympics. There was a total of 386 participants from 34 countries competing. Paavo Nurmi from Finland was suspended one week before the Games by the IAAF
The Long Walk Mythology Entertainment production company. Fotrally is an annual walking event that has been held in Sweden since 2009. Inspired by the novel, it was featured in a 2015 documentary on Sveriges Television. Contestants must remain within a length of road defined by officials who move at 5 kilometers per hour. They may obtain pre-arranged support (food, medicine, etc.) every six hours, and are given a maximum of 24 minutes per day to use a rolling toilet. The race is finished when only one contestant remains. The Long Walk The Long Walk is a novel by American writer Stephen King, published