20km race walking is a sport compete for time to walk 20km.
Video, Women's 20km race walking is a state of in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Regulations commentary seen in 5 minutes
Race walking
- In race walking, you will need either foot is in contact with the ground at all times.
- The front legs must extend the knee until it is perpendicular to the ground from arriving on the ground.
- Eyes do the judging referee declares the disqualification and attention to the offender.
The competition area
- Distance of the course, the error must be less than or equal to 20m and, in more than 20km.
Start
- Gun after the starting signal will be; "(prepared set) Set".
- (Aka Flying) will not be allowed in each race only once a false start.
Finish
- Will finish when the body of the player reaches the finish line.
- Record is the time taken to pass through the goal line from the starting signal will be the official record.
The road to gold medal
- Without dividing the semi-finals-qualifying round, such as, do only one round of the finals.
World Record / Japanese record
20km race walking
| Record | Name | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
World | 1:17:16" | Vladimir Kanaikin ( | 2007/09/29 |
World | 1:25:08" | Vera Sokolova ( | 2011/02/26 |
| Japan | 1:19:29" | Liu Kanazawa philosophy | 2000/01/30 |
| Japan | 1:28:03" | Seto Masumi Fuchi | 2009/01/25 |