The 2011 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge was the 9th edition of the annual international race walking competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Ten meetings were scheduled for the competition: the race walk events at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, five IAAF permit meetings, and four area permit meetings.[1]
Athletes who gained enough points from competing at these meetings were entered into the IAAF World Race Walking Challenge Final, where they competed for a total pot of US $200,000 in prize money.[1]
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The following ten meetings, as well as the competition final, form the schedule of the 2011 World Race Walking Challenge.[2] The "A" category meetings are worth the most points, with progressively fewer points being available through the "B" and "C" categories.[1]
Date | Meeting | Category | Events | Venue | Country | Report |
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19 February | Australian 20k Racewalking Championships | C | 20 km (Men/Women) | Hobart | Australia | [3] |
5 March | IAAF Permit Chihuahua | C | 20 km (Men/Women) 50 km (Men) |
Chihuahua | Mexico | [4] |
20 March | Gran Premio Citta di Lugano – Memorial Mario Albisetti | C | 20 km (Men/Women) | Lugano | Switzerland | [5] |
26 March | Dudinska 50-ka | C | 10 km (Women) 20 km (Men) 50 km (Men) |
Dudince | Slovakia | [6] |
9 April | Grande Premio Internacional en Marcha Atletica | B | 20 km (Men/Women) | Rio Maior | Portugal | [7] |
22 April | IAAF Permit Taicang | B | 10 km (Men/Women) | Taicang | China | [8] |
1 May | Coppa Città di Sesto San Giovanni | B | 20 km (Men/Women) | Sesto San Giovanni | Italy | [9] |
26 June | Dublin International Racewalking GP | C | 20 km (Men/Women) | Dublin | Ireland | [10] |
27 August – 4 September | 2011 World Championships in Athletics | A | 20 km (Men/Women) 50 km (Men) |
Daegu | South Korea | [11][12][13] |
17 September | IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final | B | 10 km (Men/Women) | La Coruña | Spain | [14] |
# | Meeting | Men's winners | Women's winners | |||
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10 km | 20 km | 50 km | 10 km | 20 km | ||
1 | Hobart | Jared Tallent (AUS) | Claire Tallent (AUS) | |||
2 | Chihuahua | Eder Sánchez (MEX) | José Leyver (MEX) | Inês Henriques (POR) | ||
3 | Lugano | Wang Zhen (CHN) | Liu Hong (CHN) | |||
4 | Dudince | Andriy Kovenko (UKR) | Matej Tóth (SVK) | Olive Loughnane (IRL) | ||
5 | Rio Maior | Valeriy Borchin (RUS) | Olga Kaniskina (RUS) | |||
6 | Taicang | Wang Zhen (CHN) | Si Tianfeng (CHN) | Liu Hong (CHN) | ||
7 | Sesto San Giovanni | Valeriy Borchin (RUS) | Olga Kaniskina (RUS) | |||
8 | Dublin | Wang Zhen (CHN) | Antti Kempas (FIN) | Liu Hong (CHN) | ||
9 | Daegu | Valeriy Borchin (RUS) | Sergey Bakulin (RUS) | Olga Kaniskina (RUS) | ||
10 | La Coruña | Valeriy Borchin (RUS) | Olga Kaniskina (RUS) | |||
Overall points winner | TBD | TBD |
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