kDudince, Slovakia – Polish Olympian and the 22nd placer at the World Championships in Berlin last year Rafal Augustyn with strong finish became the fourth Polish walker to win the 50 km Race Walk in Dudince EA Permit, an event that counts towards the 2010 IAAF Race Walking Challenge standings.In the 29th edition of the [...]
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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Mar 24
McGorum victorious at Abbey Park
Just one week after a successful 20Km international appearance in Lugano, Switzerland, Leicester's Fiona Mcgorum easily won the Midlands Area 20Km championship at Abbey Park finishing in a time of 1:54:29. Sarah Lightman took the silver medal position in 2:18:35 and Sue Rey finished 4th in 2:33:17 to secure the team title for the host [...]
Mar 17
iaaf.org – IAAF Council Meeting – Doha 2010, 15 March
26th IAAF World Race Walking Cup The Chinese Athletics Association and City of Taicang, that originally submitted a bid to host the 2012 edition, accepted the Council’s proposal to host the Cup in 2014. via iaaf.org – IAAF Council Meeting – Doha 2010, 15 March.
Mar 15
iaaf.org – Schwazer sets national 20km record in Lugano
Reigning Olympic 50km Race Walking champion Alex Schwazer broke the 20km Italian record today with 1:18:24 at the Gran Premio Città di Lugano Memorial Albisetti, a EA Race Walking Permit Meeting which is part of the 2010 IAAF Race Walking Challenge. Schwazer smashed the long-standing national record held by former Olympic and World champion Maurizio [...]
Mar 11
iaaf.org – 18-strong Australian squad for Chihuahua
2008 Double Olympic medallist Jared Tallent and former World champion and World record holder Nathan Deakes will lead an 18-strong Australian team into action at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Chihuahua, Mexico, 15/16 May. Tallent, 25, will line up for his fourth consecutive World Race Walking Cup in scintillating shape, his win in [...]
Mar 09
Athletics Weekly – Jackson smashes UK 10km race-walk record
By Steven Mills, March 9th 2010 Johanna Jackson shaved one-minute from her two-year-old UK 10km race-walk record and lifetime best at the CAU Inter Counties Championships Jo Jackson smashed her UK 10km race-walk record by one minute at the CAU Inter Counties Championships at the University of Warwick on Saturday. The Middlesbrough & Cleveland athlete [...]
Mar 09
iaaf.org – Ecuadorians shine at South American Race Walking Championships
Ecuadorians Rolando Saquipay and Mesías Zapata highlighted the 17th South American Race Walking Championships that took place in Cochabamba on 6-7 March. Competing at the always challenging altitude of 2574m, the thirty-year-old Saquipay won the 20km event in 1:24:50 7 March, leaving Colombian Gustavo Restrepo in second place with 1:27:40, and Chilean Yerko Araya in [...]
Mar 05
BBC Sport – Athletics – Waddington and Quirk to defend Parish Walk titles
Reigning Isle of Man Parish Walk champions Jock Waddington and Janice Quirk will look to defend their titles in June. Waddington retained his title last year while Quirk became the fastest women in the event’s history in finishing second to Waddington. Olympic 400m runner Roger Black is also set to compete in this year’s race. [...]
Mar 03
iaaf.org – Australia's 50km title opportunity in Chihuahua
Australia has been ‘near but no cigar’ when it comes to topping a team podium at the 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup. A second in the men’s 20km at La Coruna in 2006 was followed by a third in Cheboksary two years ago at the same distance – but it appears the green-and-gold vests [...]
Mar 02
YouTube – Trailer for the documentary "Chasing Henry"
via YouTube – Trailer for the documentary “Chasing Henry”.