Chinese Race Walking Grand Prix
Chinese Race Walking Grand Prix | |
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Date | March, April, or May |
Location | Taicang, Jiangsu, China |
Event type | Race walking |
World Athletics Cat. | A (World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold) |
Distance | 20 km race walk 35 km race walk 50 km race walk Marathon race walk mixed relay |
Established | 2011 |
The Chinese Race Walking Grand Prix, formerly known as the Taicang IAAF Race Walking Challenge, is an annual race walking competition held in Taicang, China. As of 2023, 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 Chinese Athletic Association, and it is typically held in March, April, or May. There was a domestic race walking competition held in Taicang as far back as 2010, but the meeting became sponsored by World Athletics (then IAAF) and attracted international talent starting in 2011.[2][3] In 2014, it served as the 2014 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, and in 2018 it hosted the championship again under its new name 2018 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships.[4][5] In 2024, it also served as the 2024 Olympic trials for China in the race walk.[1] The citizens of Taicang were reported to have a "deep passion" for walking, and the city fielded a race walking team at the 2014 edition.[5] The competition was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China, and it did not return until 2023, rebranded as the Chinese Race Walking Grand Prix (or National Race Walking Grand Prix).[6] There was a separate National Race Walking Grand Prix in Taicang in the past, but it did not receive Tour / IAAF Challenge status before 2023.[7]
Editions
Ed. | Name | Date | Ref. |
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1st | 2011 Taicang IAAF Race Walking Challenge | 22-24 April 2011 | [8] |
2nd | 2012 Taicang IAAF Race Walking Challenge | 30 March 2012 | [9] |
3rd | 2013 Taicang IAAF Race Walking Challenge | 1 March 2013 | [10] |
4th | 2014 IAAF World Race Walking Cup | 3-4 May 2014 | [11] |
6th | 2015 Taicang IAAF Race Walking Challenge | 1 May 2015 | [12] |
7th | 2016 Taicang IAAF Race Walking Challenge | 23 April 2016 | [13] |
8th | 2017 Taicang IAAF Race Walking Challenge | 15 April 2017 | [14] |
9th | 2018 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships | 5-6 May 2018 | [15] |
10th | 2019 Taicang IAAF Race Walking Challenge | 11 May 2019 | [16] |
11th | 2023 Chinese Race Walking Grand Prix | 8-9 April 2023 | [17] |
12th | 2024 Chinese Race Walking Grand Prix | 3-9 March 2024 | [18] |
Winners
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 "2024 World Athletics Race Walking Tour to kick off in Taicang". jiangsu.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12796512". Tilastopaja.
- ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12808672". Tilastopaja.
- ↑ "2018 World Race Walking Team Championships has world champion ambassador". chinaplus.cri.cn. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ↑ Jump up to: 5.0 5.1 "2014 IAAF World Race Walking Cup to open in Taicang". jiangsu.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ↑ "World champion Yang wins season debut at China's Race Walk Grand Prix - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12906862". Tilastopaja.
- ↑ Jump up to: 8.0 8.1 "Athletics recap for meeting #12808672". Tilastopaja.
- ↑ Jump up to: 9.0 9.1 "Athletics recap for meeting #12821593". Tilastopaja.
- ↑ Jump up to: 10.0 10.1 "Athletics recap for meeting #12839561". Tilastopaja.
- ↑ Jump up to: 11.0 11.1 "Athletics recap for meeting #12849731". Tilastopaja.
- ↑ Jump up to: 12.0 12.1 "Athletics recap for meeting #12859775". Tilastopaja.
- ↑ Jump up to: 13.0 13.1 "Athletics recap for meeting #12872377". Tilastopaja.
- ↑ Jump up to: 14.0 14.1 "Athletics recap for meeting #12891471". Tilastopaja.
- ↑ Jump up to: 15.0 15.1 "Athletics recap for meeting #12906528". Tilastopaja.
- ↑ Jump up to: 16.0 16.1 "Athletics recap for meeting #12929070". Tilastopaja.
- ↑ Jump up to: 17.0 17.1 "Athletics recap for meeting #13033011". Tilastopaja.
- ↑ Jump up to: 18.0 18.1 "Athletics recap for meeting #13056987". Tilastopaja.
- ↑ "Chinese Race Walking Grand Prix | World Athletics Race Walking Tour | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
Notes
- ↑ Races were limited to Chinese competitors. There were also senior men's and women's Team 20 km walks, which were won individually by Liu Xing (1:19:58) and Li Yanhong (1:32:30) respectively.