Madrid Marcha

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Madrid Marcha
10 km walk (2022–present
)
Established2022

The Madrid Marcha, officially the Gran Premio Internacional Finetwork Madrid Marcha, is an annual

race walking competition held in Madrid, Spain. As of 2024, it is a World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold level meeting – the highest-level circuit of international race walking competitions.[1]

The meeting is organized by the

Diego García Carrera
.

History

The race was founded in 2022, organized by

Diego García Carrera. It is one of several high-level racewalking competitions in Spain including Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruña de Marcha, inspired by the success of Spanish racewalkers at international athletics championships.[2]

The course crosses San Bernardo and Fuencarral and finishes with an uphill to Callao Square. As of 2023, it is broadcast live on LaLiga+.[3]

Winners

Madrid Marcha senior race winners
Ed. Date Men's
10 km walk
Women's
10 km walk
R
Winner Time Winner Time
1st 16 May 2022  Perseus Karlström (SWE) 38:42  Qieyang Shijie (CHN) 43:07 [4]
2nd 30 Apr 2023  Francesco Fortunato (ITA) 38:56  Yang Jiayu (CHN) 43:20 [5]

Notes

References

  1. ^ "World Athletics Race Walking Tour | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  2. ^ "Diego García Carrera y Laura García-Caro suben al podio en el estreno de Madrid Marcha". Runner's World (in European Spanish). 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  3. ^ "El campeón olímpico Stano y la plusmarquista mundial Jiayu Yang marcharán en la Gran Vía". Runner's World (in European Spanish). 2023-04-21. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  4. ^ "I Gran Premio Internacional Madrid Marcha LaLiga | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  5. ^ "II Gran Premio Internacional Finetwork Madrid Marcha | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-11.