2011 IAAF Race Walking Challenge
The 2011 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 Race Walking Challenge Final, where they competed for a total pot of
US $200,000 in prize money.[1] Reigning Olympic champions Valeriy Borchin and Olga Kaniskina won the final race and the series.[2]
Calendar
The following ten meetings, as well as the competition final, formed the schedule of the 2011 Race Walking Challenge.[3] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 February | Australian 20k Racewalking Championships | C | 20 km (Men/Women) | Hobart | Australia | [4] |
| 5 March | IAAF Permit Chihuahua | C | 20 km (Men/Women) 50 km (Men) |
Chihuahua City | Mexico | [5] |
| 20 March | Gran Premio Citta di Lugano – Memorial Mario Albisetti
|
C | 20 km (Men/Women) | Lugano | Switzerland | [6] |
| 26 March | Dudinska 50-ka
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C | 10 km (Women) 20 km (Men) 50 km (Men) |
Dudince | Slovakia | [7] |
| 9 April | Grande Premio Internacional en Marcha Atletica
|
B | 20 km (Men/Women) | Rio Maior | Portugal | [8] |
| 22 April | IAAF Permit Taicang | B | 10 km (Men/Women) | Taicang | China | [9] |
| 1 May | Coppa Città di Sesto San Giovanni | B | 20 km (Men/Women) | Sesto San Giovanni | Italy | [10] |
| 26 June | Dublin International Racewalking GP | C | 20 km (Men/Women) | Dublin | Ireland | [11] |
| 27 August – 4 September | 2011 World Championships in Athletics | A | 20 km (Men/Women) 50 km (Men) |
Daegu | South Korea | [12][13][14] |
| 17 September | IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final | B | 10 km (Men/Women) | A Coruña | Spain | [15] |
Winners
| # | Meeting | Men's winners | Women's winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Ojeda (MEX)
|
 Inês Henriques (POR)
| ||
| 3 | Lugano
|
 Wang Zhen (CHN)
|
Liu Hong (CHN)
| |||
| 4 | Dudince
|
 Andriy Kovenko (UKR)
|
 Matej Tóth (SVK)
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 Olive Loughnane (IRL)
| ||
| 5 | Rio Maior
|
 Valeriy Borchin (RUS)
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Olga Kaniskina (RUS)
| |||
| 6 | Taicang | Wang Zhen (CHN)
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Si Tianfeng (CHN)
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Liu Hong (CHN)
| ||
| 7 | Sesto San Giovanni | Valeriy Borchin (RUS)
|
Olga Kaniskina (RUS)
| |||
| 8 | Dublin | Wang Zhen (CHN)
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 Antti Kempas (FIN)
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Liu Hong (CHN)
| ||
| 9 | Daegu | Valeriy Borchin (RUS)
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Sergey Bakulin (RUS)
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Olga Kaniskina (RUS)
| ||
| 10 | A Coruña | Valeriy Borchin (RUS)
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Olga Kaniskina (RUS)
|
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| Overall points winner | Valeriy Borchin (RUS) |
Olga Kaniskina (RUS)
| ||||
References
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-09.
- ^ Warburton, Paul (30 December 2011). 2011 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge REVIEW – Borchin and Kaniskina take leading roles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-05.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-09.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-09.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-09.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-23.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-28.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-10.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (22 April 2011). Chinese dominate in Taicang 20Km Race Walks – IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-24.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (1 May 2011). Borchin and Kaniskina dominate in Sesto San Giovanni – IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-09-21.
- ^ Warburton, Paul (27 June 2011). Victories go to China and Finland in Dublin. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-09-21.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (28 August 2011). Men's 20Km Race Walk – Final – Borchin retains World title Archived 9 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-09-21.
- ^ Johnson, Len (3 September 2011). Men's 50Km Race Walk – Final – Bakulin leads Russian 1-2 Archived 3 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-09-21.
- ^ Martin, David (31 August 2011). Kaniskina rockets to third successive gold medal with runaway win Archived 3 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-09-21.
- ^ Warburton, Paul (17 September 2011). Borchin and Kaniskina cruise to victories in A Coruña – IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-09-21.
External links
- Official homepage from IAAF
- Past winners from GBR Athletics
- Competition archive from IAAF