Athletics Race Walk Introduction

Race walking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Stride length is reduced, so to achieve competitive speeds, race walkers must attain cadence rates comparable to those achieved by Olympic400 meter runners and they must do so for hours at a time since the Olympic events are the 20 kilometer race walk and 50 kilometer race walk.

There are two rules that govern race walking. The first dictates that the athlete's back toe cannot leave the ground until the heel of the front foot has touched. Violation of this rule is known as loss of contact. The second rule requires that the supporting leg must straighten from the point of contact with the ground and remain straightened until the body passes directly over it. These rules are judged by the human eye, which creates controversy at today's high speeds. Athletes may sometimes lose contact for a few milliseconds per stride which can be caught on high-speed film, but such a short flight phase is undetectable to the human eye.

Race walking is an Olympic athletics event with distances of 20 kilometers for both men and women and 50 kilometers for men only. 

Race walking first appeared in the modern Olympics in 1904 as a half-mile walk in the 'all-rounder,' the precursor to the 10 event decathlon. In 1908, stand alone 1,500m and 3,000m race walks were added, and excluding 1924 there has been at least one race walk in every Olympics since. The women's race walk became an Olympic event only in 1992, following years of active lobbying by female internationals. Sport Ticket Exchange offers you Athletics Race Walk Tickets on affordable rates. You can buy any of Olympic Tickets including Athletics Race Walk Tickets from Sport Ticket Exchange in easy and secure way.