http://www.iaaf.org/index.htmlNews from IAAF.orgencopyrightSun, 11 May 2008 22:00:00 GMTrssCategoryhttp://www.iaaf.org/images/template/rssheader.gifhttp://www.iaaf.org/index.html13072IAAF.org - International Association of Athletics Federationshttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44844.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44844.html11 May 2008 - Cheboksary, Russia - Helsinki, Oslo and Zurich are names to immediately conjure up the notion of athletic greatness.

]]>Sun, 11 May 2008 22:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44821.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44821.html11 May 2008 - Cheboksary, Russia - The new World record-holder** didn’t look as if he had worked that hard to not only retain the World Walking Cup 50km title at the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup - but rewrite the record books.

]]>Sun, 11 May 2008 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=108/newsid=44831.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=108/newsid=44831.htmlThe new World record-holder** didn’t look as if he had worked that hard to not only retain the World Walking Cup 50km title at the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup - but rewrite the record books.

]]>Sun, 11 May 2008 12:46:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=108/newsid=44832.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=108/newsid=44832.htmlSun, 11 May 2008 12:44:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44830.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44830.html11 May 2008 – Cheboksary, Russia – The home country’s dominance of the 23rd World Walking Cup came full circle when Olga Kaniskina reigned supreme in the women’s 20km from start to finish.

]]>Sun, 11 May 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=108/newsid=44776.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=108/newsid=44776.htmlAny doubts that Francisco Javier Fernandez was a spent global force was laid to rest in Cheboksary on Saturday afternoon (10 May) at the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup.

]]>Sat, 10 May 2008 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44775.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44775.html10 May 2008 - Cheboksary, Russia - Any doubts that Francisco Javier Fernandez was a spent global force was laid to rest in Cheboksary on Saturday afternoon (10 May) at the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup.

]]>Sat, 10 May 2008 13:12:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=108/newsid=44771.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=108/newsid=44771.htmlSat, 10 May 2008 10:42:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=108/newsid=44768.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=108/newsid=44768.htmlSat, 10 May 2008 10:30:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44765.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44765.html10 May 2008 – Cheboksary, Russia – The junior men’s 10km, the first race of the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Cheboksary, Russia, went to form with Russia predictably opening the weekend in front of over 20,000 spectators with a win.

]]>Sat, 10 May 2008 10:02:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44778.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44778.html10 May 2008 - Cheboksary, Russia - The capital city of Chuvash Republic last night enthusiastically welcomed representatives from over 50 nations of the global athletics family in an impressive opening ceremony of the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Cheboksary, Russia, Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 May 2008.

]]>Sat, 10 May 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44735.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44735.html9 May 2008 – Cheboksary, Russia – In an exciting new initiative all the action from the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Cheboksary, Russia, 10-11 May will be broadcast via a LIVE audio/visual stream during the two days of competition.

]]>Fri, 09 May 2008 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44742.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44742.htmlFri, 09 May 2008 15:22:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44822.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44822.html9 May 2008 - Cheboksary, Russia - As is tradition on the eve of IAAF World Athletics Series events, the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup was marked by an IAAF Dinner in the host city on Friday night (9 May).

]]>Fri, 09 May 2008 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44736.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44736.html9 May 2008 – Cheboksary, Russia - One of the main favourites for victory in the men’s 20km at the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Cheboksary, Russia, 10 – 11 May 2008 will be Spaniard Francisco Javier “Paquillo” Fernández, the defending titleholder following his the magnificent display two years ago in La Coruña in front of an enthusiastic home crowd .

]]>Fri, 09 May 2008 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=103/newsid=44737.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=103/newsid=44737.html9 May 2008 - Cheboksary, Russia - For a long time Robert (Robbie) Heffernan showed potential for honours at highest level - but injuries and disqualifications halted his progress for much of the time since his first IAAF Race Walking Cup in 1999. Now the guidance of Robert Korzeniowski and the environment of his training group seems to have turned round the career of the affable Cork man - meaning he is, perhaps, Ireland's top hope for an athletics medal in Beijing.

]]>Fri, 09 May 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44725.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44725.html8 May 2008 – Cheboksary, Russia – The 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup takes place this weekend (Sat 10 and Sun 11 May) in the race walking mad city of Cheboksary, Russia. When the European Cup of Race Walking was held in the city in 2003 the streets were packed with over 50,000 spectators.

]]>Thu, 08 May 2008 19:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44726.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44726.html8 May 2008 – Cheboksary, Russia – Five races (men’s 50km, men’s and women’s 20km and junior men’s and women’s 10km) will be contested this weekend at the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Cheboksary, Russia, 10 – 11 May 2008, we now preview the Men’s events.

]]>Thu, 08 May 2008 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44734.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44734.html8 May 2008 - Cheboksary, Russia - The Provisional Entry List for the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Cheboksary, Russia, 10 – 11 May 2008 is now available.

]]>Thu, 08 May 2008 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=103/newsid=44720.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=103/newsid=44720.html7 May 2008 - Officially, the fastest competitor for this Sunday's IAAF World Race Walking Cup 50km is Italy's Alex Schwazer, not that the double World Championship bronze medal winner is approaching this event expecting to secure a podium place.

]]>Wed, 07 May 2008 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44719.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44719.html7 May 2008 - Cheboksary, Russia – The pre-eminent women’s race walker of 2008, Norway’s Kjersti Plätzer, the 2000 Olympic Games 20km silver medallist, has had to withdraw from this weekend’s 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Cheboksary, Russia, 10-11 May.

]]>Wed, 07 May 2008 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=108/newsid=44767.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=108/newsid=44767.htmlWed, 07 May 2008 02:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=108/newsid=44766.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=108/newsid=44766.htmlWed, 07 May 2008 01:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44716.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44716.html]]>Tue, 06 May 2008 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44714.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44714.html6 May 2008 - Mexico City, Mexico - Eder Sanchez leads a 13 member Mexican contingent for the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Cheboksary, Russia, 10-11 May, hoping to bring the first medal for the country in this biennial event since 2002.

]]>Tue, 06 May 2008 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=101/newsid=44696.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=101/newsid=44696.html5 May 2008 - Monte-Carlo - Huge crowds are expected to greet race walkers from 55 Member Federations of the IAAF who will compete at the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Cheboksary, Russia, Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 May 2008.

]]>Mon, 05 May 2008 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=101/newsid=44615.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=101/newsid=44615.html29 April 2008 - Monte-Carlo - A total of US$367,500 is on offer for the senior races - men’s 50km and men’s and women’s 20km - from the IAAF as prize money at the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Cheboksary, Russia, Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 May 2008.

]]>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:26:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=101/newsid=44531.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=101/newsid=44531.html22 April 2008 - If ever people-power played a part in getting an IAAF World Athletics Series event to its city, it has to be the folk of Cheboksary, Russia, who will enjoy the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup, 10 – 11 May 2008.

]]>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=103/newsid=44384.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=103/newsid=44384.html8 April 2008 - Approaching her fifth Olympic Games this summer Susana Feitor wants to believe she can finally “do something” in a World Race Walking Cup and Olympic year.

]]>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:46:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44383.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44383.html6 April 2008 - Nesvizh, Belarussia – The Belarus National Race Walking Championships took place on Saturday 5 April in Nesvizh, which is situated in the Minsk region of Belarussia.

]]>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:15:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44269.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44269.html1 April 2008 - Tricky thing when your name is Tallent – headline writers want to either make mischief or praise your virtues.

]]>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44121.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44121.htmlThu, 20 Mar 2008 02:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44092.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44092.html19 March 2008 - The Ecuadorian city of Cuenca, the hometown of Jefferson Pérez was the venue of the XVI edition of the South American Race Walking Championships on 15-16 March, and in spite of its 2561m of altitude, some good performances were produced, especially by Colombian athletes.

]]>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44072.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44072.html16 March 2008 - Even though the best and internationally known walkers did not attend the National Road Walking Championships in Zhengzhou this weekend, that didn't mean there weren't fast times.

]]>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:13:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=103/newsid=44037.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=103/newsid=44037.html13 March 2008 - Having a baby doesn’t seem to have harmed Paula Radcliffe’s quest for Olympic glory – and another new mother also eyes the ultimate prize.

]]>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:39:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44035.html?cid=rssfeed&att=index/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=44035.htmlSun, 09 Mar 2008 02:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=43638.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=43638.htmlFri, 29 Feb 2008 08:47:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=43630.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=43630.htmlWed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=43323.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=43323.html9 February 2008 - Miami, Florida - Two-time Olympian and 1999 Pan American bronze medallist Philip Dunn won the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials 50km Race Walk in convincing fashion on Saturday (9) at Crandon Park in Miami, Florida.

]]>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=43046.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WRW08/news/kind=100/newsid=43046.htmlSun, 27 Jan 2008 02:00:00 GMT