Athletics Qualification to Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games

[Jur 683]

There's a rumour that comes from the Spanish Federation about IAAF's RaceWalking comitee doing a proposal to change RW disrances at the games to 10k and 30k.

The vote is supose to happend at the IAAF Doha meeting.

 

I hope this doesn't go forward....

[heywoodu 14,942]

Great idea! Let's also change the marathon to 5,36 kilometers, meaning I can finish a marathon  

[dcro 10,210]

We also need to replace 100 m with 34 m dash. I don't care for 3-digit distances.

 

 

[Dragon 1,839]

1 hour ago, Jur said:

There's a rumour that comes from the Spanish Federation about IAAF's RaceWalking comitee doing a proposal to change RW disrances at the games to 10k and 30k.

The vote is supose to happend at the IAAF Doha meeting.

 

I hope this doesn't go forward....

Unfortunately the rumour is true.

https://www.vrwc.org.au/newsletters/heelandtoe-2019-num16.pdf

[AlFHg 330]

And so my hopes of a 5km sprint race goes down 

[Jur 683]

I don't understand why the committee keeps saying 20/50 races are not popular. Like 10/30 would do much change for it, it's stupid and they are only cutting history and taking the most brutal endurance out of the game.

 

Really I can't believe people like them have Race Walking future in their hands......

[heywoodu 14,942]

1 hour ago, dcro said:

We also need to replace 100 m with 34 m dash. I don't care for 3-digit distances.

 

 

Only if there's a certain numer of centimeters added. Nothing wrong with a 200,87 meters in my opinion.

[heywoodu 14,942]

The people who don't like race walking don't like race walking because it's race walking, not because of it's distance.

[heywoodu 14,942]

42 minutes ago, Dragon said:

Unfortunately the rumour is true.

https://www.vrwc.org.au/newsletters/heelandtoe-2019-num16.pdf

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2) Introduction of the Race Walking Electronic Control System (RWECS) for use in competition by 2021* to increase credibility of the discipline and facilitate the feasibility of different distances. Without this technology, we strongly advise against changing the current distances.

 

Well, that's double. I 100% want technology to be used in race walking, but apparently that increases the chances of changing distances which I'd hate..

[O_faiax 12]

Absolute nonsense. Maybe they think it would be easier for the women's 30 km to be competitive in 2024, since IOC wants full gender equality