2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 50 kilometres walk 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 start line. With the event in its infancy, Inês Henriques (POR) had set the world record in January. From the start, Henriques was dominating the race though Yin Hang (CHN) was
Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk The men's 10 kilometres walk event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920 and on Wednesday, August 18, 1920. Twenty-three race walkers from 13 nations competed. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics. The semifinals were held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920. Semifinal 1 This heat was one lap short, so the distance of this race was only 9600 metres. Semifinal 2 The final