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For the men's 20 kilometres race walk event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 48 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by walking the entry standard of 1:20.10 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.
The route, specially designed for the Paris 2024 Games and approved by World Athletics, was unique, demanding, and technical. Paris 2024 unveiled the routes for the Olympic marathon and the two races – a 42.195 km course and a 10 km course – open to the general public as part of the mass event running. [5]
The men's world record for the 20 km race walk is held by Yusuke Suzuki, who walked 1:16:36 at the Asian Race Walking Championships in his home town of Nomi, Japan.Suzuki's new World Record came exactly one week after Yohann Diniz's mark who walked a then record time of 1:17:02 in Arles at the 2015 French championships.
The track and field competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games begin with the men's and women's 20km race/walk at 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1. Raekwon Noel in the pool for Guyana
Starting Friday, the world's best athletes will be competing in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Here are the athletes who will represent Portugal. ... Ana Cabecinha – 20km race walk. Cátia ...
The 1906 Intercalated Games, now not considered an official Olympic event, was the first venue for racewalking under the Olympic banner. Poor technique and judging significantly affected the 1500 m walk event, to the point where a rematch over 3000 m was added at short notice and judged by Constantine I of Greece.
He trained with Andrés Chocho in Cuenca for the Olympics and abroad since April 2024. [ 7 ] He won the gold medal in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2024 Summer Olympics with a time of 1:18:55, [ 2 ] only 9 seconds behind the Olympic record established in the 2012 Summer Olympics by Chen Ding .
Montag represented Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the Women's 20 kilometres walk on 1 August and the Mixed marathon walk relay on 3 August 2024. [25] She won the bronze medal in both events, and was the first Australian woman in 52 years to win two medals in track and field at the same Olympic Games. [26]