Race walking. Turbocharged toes pacing with purpose, striding with pride, all with a need for speed. These professionals have ...

PARIS – The official start of the Olympic track and field competition began Thursday with the men’s and women’s 20km race walk. Stade de France is the home for track and field during the Paris ...

(NEXSTAR) – No, the Olympians competing in this year’s race walking events aren’t “cheating” — but it sure might look like it, if you’re unfamiliar with the official rules. Race walking was first ...

Antonella Palmisano topped the women’s 20km race walk podium on Friday at Sapporo’s Odori Park with an incredible time of 1:29:12, picking up the pace in the final four kilometers and beating silver ...

PARIS, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Moments after Brian Pintado of Ecuador had blazed to a glorious gold medal in the 20km race walk at the Paris Olympics, he pulled out a tiny photo of his two children from his ...

SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) -Italy’s Massimo Stano won the Olympic men’s 20km race walk on Thursday, pulling ahead of the pack in the final stages to claim his country’s third gold medal in the event.

SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) -Italy’s Antonella Palmisano won the women’s Olympic 20km race walk on Friday with a time of one hour, 29 minutes and 12 seconds, bringing her country its first gold medal in ...

BUDAPEST, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Maria Perez completed a Spanish double in the 20 kilometres race walk at the World Athletics Championships after comfortably beating Australia's Jemima Montag to win the ...

LONDON (Reuters) – Yang Jiayu raced to gold in a thrilling finish to the 20km walk at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday but her compatriot Lyu Xiuzhi learned she had been dramatically ...