PARK. ON YOUR MARKS. SET, WALK. TO THE UNINITIATED, THE TERM RACE WALKING MAY SEEM LIKE A CONTRADICTION. THE REALITY IS THAT THE SPORT OFTEN MISLABELED AS SPEED WALKING, HAS BEEN AROUND FOR CENTURIES.

While track athletes are sprinting for gold at the Stade de France, other competitors will be walking to the finish line in Paris. Among the dozens of track and field events, there are three race ...

(NEXSTAR) – No, the Olympians competing in this year’s race walking events aren’t “cheating” — but it sure might look like it, if you’re unfamiliar with the official rules. Race walking was first ...

It's actually an Olympic sport, too.

Olympic race walking has been a part of the Olympic Games since 1908 Athena Sobhan is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously appeared in POPSUGAR, EUPHORIA, Betches and ...

Japan’s Toshikazu Yamanishi set a men’s half marathon race walk world record on Sunday, clocking 1:20:34 at the Japanese Half Marathon Race Walking Championships in Kobe.

Race walking is making an unexpected comeback in an era where high-intensity workouts and ultra-marathons dominate fitness headlines. This centuries-old Olympic sport blends athleticism and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – No, the Olympians competing in ...