Letter to IAAF President Sebastian Coe: #savetheracewalking

8 March, 20199 March, 2019 by Stefano La Sorda

This is the letter from me to IAAF President Sebastian Coe. I hope with my heart he can help us. Save the race walking, we want racewalking 20km & 50Km, both women and men. Dear Mr President Sebastian Coe Stefano La Sorda speaking, former italian racewalker, member (now former) for many years of LOC in Lugano Trophy (international racewalking event in march every year), now racewalking coach and national racewalking judge in Suisse. My words will be sincere and even if I'm critical, I c...

Italian Federation President defends 50km. Also Giorgi, Bellucci and Pamich criticize IAAF decisions

14 February, 201914 February, 2019 by Redazione

Italian athletics take sides to defend the 50km. The President of FIDAL (italian athletics Federation) Alfio Giomi, interviewed a few days ago on the issue 50Km responded clearly, according to Adnkronos news published on Sportfair website. “We are absolutely against the abolition of the 50 km, we have already communicated to the IAAF and we hope that other federations will be heard and that can review this decision that we consider wrong". He Alfio Giomi, the President of Fidal , told...

Racewalking sold off at the olympic “marketplace”. IAAF RW Committe proposes change race distances (deleting 50Km and 20Km)

24 January, 201925 January, 2019 by Stefano La Sorda

The fight to save the racewalking is not over yet. After the attempt in April 2017 (submerged by the protests of racewalker all over the world), the IAAF RW Committee is again proposing to remove the 50Km and 20Km. An email from IAAF RW Committee was sent on January 10 to the Member Federations of each country (with an invitation to circulate among athletes and coaches and an invitation to sent answers and suggestions to luis.saladie@iaaf.org by January 28), claiming that now <<is the tim...