Author: Stefano La Sorda
Stefano La Sorda
Stefano La Sorda is the creator of this website and writes about racewalking since 2000. He is FIDAL “Instructor” since 1997 and national judge for the Swiss Walking Federation since 2015; he has also a member of local organizing committee in international competition of Lugano Trophy “Memorial Mario Albisetti” from 2006 to 2015, holding various positions. From 1993 to 2008 he was competitive racewalker, also wearing the jerseys of track and field clubs CUS Genoa and Italian Navy; with the latter club he obtained in 1999 the silver medal on 50Km walk in the Italian Championships U23.

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Tzadzimaki promising debut on 20km. Denopoulos and Makri 50Km Greece champions

15 January, 201815 January, 2018 by Stefano La Sorda

Schinias (GRE) - Took place yesterday the Greek Championships on racewalk 50Km, an event enriched also by other challenges from 1Km to 20Km depending on the category. The races were characterized by strong and cold winds, particularly difficult climates and prohibitive conditions, especially for the 50K walkers. Promising debut for the young U20 Yiorgos Tzatzimakis, who gets a good time of 1h30'36'' on 20Km; the athlete coached by Ilias Gkaravelas has once again shown that he has the ability to...

Beki Smith and Declan Tingay new Australia’s 10000m race walking champions

14 January, 201814 January, 2018 by Stefano La Sorda

Canberra (AUS) - The new 2018 australian champions are Beki Smith and Declan Tingay, who win the national title of racewalk 10000m, a competition also characterized by the participation of famous international racewalker. Beki Smith in 45'56''08 won only in the final laps on the second Alana Barber (NZL) in 46'03''24, and on the other australian Claire Tallent in 46'06'59; bronze of the championships for Jemima Montag in 46'18''42. In the men's field Perseus Karlstrom (SWE) won in 39'22''41, fol...

Vladimir Savanovic challenge Tom Bosworth for record of walk 1500m. Will it really happen?

11 January, 201812 January, 2018 by Stefano La Sorda

Overbold? Maybe. But the serbian Vladimir Savanovic launched the "glove" of the challenge without too many pleasantries to the british Tom Bosworth, holder of the best world performance on the unusual distance of the racewalking mile (1609,344m). The athlete from the Balkans, which everyone will remember for the spectacular start in the 50Km of Rio 2016, has addressed directly to his opponent with a clear and unequivocal Facebook post: "Challenging world record holder Tom Bosworth on the distan...

Inês Henriques portuguese champion on 35km with national record: 2h45’51”

7 January, 201811 January, 2018 by Stefano La Sorda

Porto de Mós (POR) - National record for Inês Henriques, dominating the Portuguese women's racewalking Championship, which this year awarded the title on 35Km in the city of Porto de Mós. The holder of the world record on the women's 50Km, has managed with relative ease the competition, covering the first 5Km in 24'01" and increasing in regular way up to close the last 5Km in 23'04". The final classification sees the victory of Inês Henriques with 2h45'51", followed by Mara Ribeiro in 3h02'29" a...

Basic concepts for the training of young U16 walkers

1 January, 20185 January, 2018 by Stefano La Sorda

Sorry, racewalking friends. Currently this page is available only in Italian. English language content will be available in the coming weeks.

Slovak media rejoice: “Toth is innocent!”

22 December, 20178 January, 2018 by Stefano La Sorda

The last 24 hours of tension for Matej Toth are finally over; for him a real liberation has arrived. Already in the late afternoon of yesterday, numerous Slovak websites reported the news that the IAAF had renounced to appeal of the TAS against the absolution of the strong racewalker from doping charges. This morning the confirmation of the Slovak Athletics Federation has arrived, with a statement posted on his official website: <<On Thursday, December 21, shortly before 19:00, the Athle...

Former racewalker Giovanni De Benedictis, chasing a thief and arrest him!!!

6 June, 20177 January, 2018 by Stefano La Sorda

Former racewalker (bronze on 20Km in Barcellona '92) now policeman, Giovanni De Benedictis, chasing for 800 meters a thief and arrest him!!! Original article (italian language): http://www.corriere.it/cronache/17_aprile_12/tenta-rapina-bar-fugge-carabiniere-bronzo-olimpiadi-insegue-arresta-7c77832e-1f2f-11e7-a630-951647108247.shtml

Alex Schwazer 8 year ban: came the motivations of TAS-CAS

17 March, 201721 March, 2021 by Stefano La Sorda

In the chaos created by the pro-Schwazer newspapers, on January 31, 2017, the long-awaited motivations from the TAS had arrived as a "slap" in relation to the eight-year doping disqualification imposed on the south tyrolean, by now former athlete. On that occasion some italian journalists wrote about the document, but reporting only minimal details, not allowing readers to understand what were the reasons for sporting justice. Only at the beginning of March was the same Court of Arbitration for...