Darrell Stone admits race walking is in desperate need of a “turbo boost” after Steyning’s traditional Easter Monday Walk was cancelled due to a lack of interest. Organisers have decided not to run the historic event next month as a result of dwindling entries which reflect the parlous state of the sport as a whole [...]
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Monthly Archives: February 2008
Feb 29
iaaf.org – Chinese walkers have Beijing medals in sight
The sight of Chinese walkers charging along up front in the early part of a men’s race has been a staple for 20 years. Not so common are the same athletes battling it out for honours at the end. It seems amazing that in a country of more than a billion there hasn’t been a [...]
Feb 28
Olympic time is just a cake walk – ChronicleLive
Evening Chronicle – TEESSIDE’S Johanna Jackson literally walked into the record books while on a training mission in Australia. The talented 23-year-old took in three walking races while Down Under – and won them all.And on Saturday, competing as a guest in the Australian Championships in Melbourne, she not only had former Commonwealth medalists in [...]
Feb 28
iaaf.org – Russian Walkers shine at national champs
The Russian National Race Walking and Throwing Championships were held in Adler which is a suburb of the city of Sochi, host of the 2014 Olympic Games, from 23 to 25 February. Athletes of four age groups (U-18, U-20, U-23, and senior) participated in the two championships.The throwers were the first to start. Unfortunately the [...]
Feb 27
iaaf.org – Luke Adams determined to walk his own path
A combination of Australian competitiveness, loving the journey and the friendships made (as well as sidestepping a bureaucrat or two) enabled Luke Adams to master the IAAF Race Walking Challenge of 2007. Ahead of a good hit out at the Australian 20km Olympic trials on 23 February, the popular 31-year-old looked back on last year’s [...]
Feb 25
“Nolan is the consummate Mas jumbie”
NOLAN AUSTIN SIMMONS has represented TT at the Commonwealth Games in race-walking, has competed in the now defunct London to Brighton Blue Ribbon 52-mile race, the San Fernando to Port-of-Spain race, as well as in the lone Port-of-Spain to San Fernando and back race. But it is his overwhelming interest in Carnival that led his [...]
Feb 24
Jo Jackson breaks british walking record – Sunday Mirror
Jo Jackson broke the eight-year-old British 20km walking record by a wide margin with victory at the Australian Championships in Melbourne. Jo Jackson breaks british walking record – Sunday Mirror Blogged with Flock
Feb 24
iaaf.org – Kaniskina speeds to 1:25:11 – but not enough judges!
World 20km Race Walking champion Olga Kaniskina on Saturday (23) at the Russian Winter Race Walking Championships in Alder, Russia, sped to the fastest ever time in history for the 20km distance. Kaniskina’s time of 1:25:11 is faster than the existing World record but the Russian Federation’s website is itself casting doubt that the mark [...]
Feb 24
European Athletics – Round up of National Indoor Championships from around Europe
Olympic 20km Walk Champion Ivano Brugnetti achieved a world leading 5,000m walk (18:33.06) time, while Elisa Rigaudo did the same at women´s 3,000m, finishing in 12:10.23. European Athletics – Round up of National Indoor Championships from around Europe Blogged with Flock
Feb 23
Jackson takes victory
Jo Jackson broke the eight-year-old British 20km walking record by a healthy margin with victory at the Australian Championships in Melbourne.The 23-year-old Redcar athlete, competing as a guest, clocked a time of one hour 31 minutes 40 seconds – an Olympic Games ‘A’ qualifier – to smash Lisa Kehler’s previous best of 1hr 33min 57sec.Jackson, [...]