Events & races

EMACNS 2022 in Grosseto. Registration also open to non-European athletes.

by Redazione
There are just over two months left and the Europe of Masters runners and walkers on road  will meet in Grosseto (Italy) for the first continental outdoor event of 2022. From 12 to 15 May the main city of the "Maremma Toscana" will host these championships, symbol of the complete return to sport after the bad period that the whole world has gone through due to the pandemic. The news is that Master athletes (Over 35) from ALL NATIONALITIES can register to races, not just EMA member federations a...
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Podebrady 2021: Half of Italian team blocked at the airport

by Alessandro Fato
Unexpected event at the airport for the Italian team of the European Cup. The part of the team departing from Fiumicino airport has seen its flight canceled due to problems with the aircraft. All postponed with a flight departing at 18:40 which however will force some of the team's athletes to stay overnight in Frankfurt. Tomorrow morning the unfortunate athletes will have to take another flight from Frankfurt to Prague, thus delaying their arrival in the Czech Republic by one day. The event ...
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Grosseto to host European Masters Championships 2022. All details

by Redazione
Organized by italian walkers for over 35 runners and walkers from all over Europe. Grosseto is preparing to host next year the European Masters Athletics Championships Non Stadia (EMACNS), which is expected to take place in the Tuscan city by mid-May 2022. Great satisfaction for the LOC President (and president of italian athletics team ASD Track and field master Grosseto) Ernesto Croci, a walker of course. These are his words: “A 2-year job that led to the assignment of the event, thanks also ...
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Perseus Karlstrom and Beki Smith wins in Adelaide the first race of IAAF RW Challenge

by Stefano La Sorda
Adelaide (AUS) - The first race of the IAAF Racewalking challenge is decided only in the final both for the men's and women's 20Km events; the competitions were also valid to assign the title of champion of Oceania and Australian. The men's 20Km race is won by Perseus Karlstrom (SWE) who in 1h20'30'' precedes Marius Liukas (LTU) in the last meters and only one second ; third Yerko Cortes (CHI) in 1h21'31'', fourth and champion of the Oceania, Quentin Rew (NZL) in 1h21'55''. One of the favorit...
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Grosseto, Rubino show: 2h30’50” on 35Km. Good result also for Tontodonati and De Luca

by Redazione
Grosseto (ITA) - In the presence of FIDAL President Alfio Giomi, Giorgio Rubino won the 35km of Grosseto last Sunday, first round of the Italian Club Championship. The racewalker of Fiamme Gialle Club has impressed with an excellent race, winning in 2h30'50''. Initial steps led by the trio Rubino, De Luca and Tontodonati, then the latter's escape ignited the powders. At times the race has turned into a 20Km, with Rubino who chased and passed the Aeronautica Club athlete, walking at an average of...
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Nick Christie and Katie Burnett‏ KING and QUEEN of USATF 50Km race walk

by Stefano La Sorda
Santee (USA) - The Anza-Borrego desert is not so far...Nick Christie probably thought also to this, while the most classic of crises tried to sink him. His race was going very regular, but we know that the 50Km reserve bad surprises; so the californian walker had to face a sharp physical drop between the 42nd and the 47th kilometer.  But this did not stop him, the finish was now close and Christie managed to put a bit of brilliance in the athletic gesture of the last 2Km, thus winning a heroic 5...
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Peru: Kimberly Garcia and Cesar Rodriguez are the champions of racewalk 20Km

by Redazione
Lima (PER) - César Rodríguez crossed the finish line raising his arms to celebrate his victory. This morning, under an inclement sun, he recovered the crown of national racewalking champion ahead of his opponent Luis Henry Campos, after last year the title had escaped him for a few centimeters. Moments later, the seventh in the world Kimberly García finished first in the women's race with a time of 1h38'03 ''. The two were protagonists of the first round of the national road race championship t...
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Bernardo and Santos new U18 Portugal champions. Banska Bystrica: indoor test for Czaková and Černý

by Redazione
January full of events, with indoor races in Slovakia, Portugal and United States, in addition to two road competition that took place in Spain last weekend. Banska Bystrica (SVK), 5 jan - In the little indoor track of sports high school in the slovak city, was held an indoor event dedicated to Matej Toth, also with youth categories races. In the 3000m wins for Dominik Černý in 11'55''76 and for Maria Czaková in 12'43''76. Results > Hanover  (USA), 7 jan - In New Hampshire, the women's m...
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The “Ugo Frigerio” Trophy returns to Genoa. Will compete also Olympic medals Cai Zelin and Lu Xiuzhi

by Federico Boldrini
Genoa returns to host the first round of the "Ugo Frigerio" Trophy, now in its 49th edition. Thanks to the organizational commitment of the "Gruppo Città di Genova", to the support of the Municipality of Genoa and the Liguria Region, the race also valid as the Entsorga Trophy Master, it will take place on the suggestive Corso Italia promenade in a 1Km approved IAAF road circuit. Already in recent years the race circuit had fascinated the international sporting institutions with a future perspec...
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Meryem Bekmez EXTRAORDINARY in Istanbul. 5 national record in one race!!!!!

by Stefano La Sorda
Istanbul (TUR) - "Record machine", as the Turkish Athletics Federation defined she. Meryem Bekmez (seventeen) last saturday triumphed in the indoor racewalk 5000m, after realizing a true feat. The racewalker coached by Çetin Aslan in one shot has achieved 5 national records: Turkish record U20 in the transition to 2000m: 8'35''50 Turkish record U20 and Over20 (Senior) in the transition to 3000m: 13'05''40 Turkish record U20 and Over20 (Senior) on 5000m: 21'54''20 Bekmez had alrea...
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