Race walkers
Multiple global medallists – including double world champions Alvaro Martin and Maria Perez – will be among the athletes in action at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Antalya 24 on 21 April.
The programme features five races (times stated are local time):
7:00 U20 men’s 10km race walk
8:00 U20 women’s 10km race walk
9:10 senior women’s 20km race walk
11:05 senior men’s 20km race walk
12:55 marathon race walk mixed relay
The competition holds extra significance this year, as it is a qualifying event for the marathon race walk mixed relay at the Paris Olympic Games.
All races will be contested on a 2km loop course located close to the Antalya Expo Centre in Antalya, Turkiye.
It is a wide, flat course with large turning points at both ends. The start and finish area is in front of the Expo 2016 Botanical Park.
Scoring
In the senior 20km races, each team can feature up to five athletes, with the top three athletes on each team to score. In the U20 10km races, teams can include up to three athletes, with the top two athletes on each team to score.
Each race will be scored separately and the team with the lowest aggregate of points will be judged the winner. If a team fails to finish with a complete scoring team, the athletes will be counted as individuals in the race result and be eligible for the corresponding individual medals.
In the event of a tie, it shall be resolved in favour of the team whose last scoring member finishes nearer to first place.
Prize money will be awarded as follows for the senior team events:
Team
1st US$15,000
2nd US$12,000
3rd US$9000
4th US$7500
5th US$6000
6th US$3000
If a world record is broken in the senior women’s or men’s 20km races, a prize of US$50,000 will be awarded, subject to ratification.
Marathon race walk mixed relay and Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualification
The marathon race walk mixed relay makes its World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships debut in Antalya. The event involves teams of one man and one woman who will complete the marathon distance (42.195km) in legs of 12.195km (man), 10km (woman), 10km (man) and 10km (woman). Athletes must carry a wristband that will be transferred to the next athlete within the 20m long takeover zone. Scoring for the relay will be according to the finishing order.
Each nation can have up to three teams competing in the marathon race walk mixed relay in Antalya. The first 22 teams to finish will automatically qualify for the marathon race walk mixed relay at the Olympics in Paris. Up to five of those first 22 teams can be a second team from the same country.
In Antalya, the composition of each team and the competing order will be declared on the day of competition.
Entry lists for the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Antalya 24 were published on Thursday (11) and are available here.
