2007 / 2008 THE RACEWALKING YEAR IN REVIEW COMPLETE VICTORIAN RESULTS MAJOR AUSTRALIAN AND MAJOR INTERNATIONAL RESULTS Tim Erickson 26 February 2010 1 Table of Contents INTERNATIONAL 2007 IAAF RACEWALKING CHALLENGE FINAL, SARANSK, RUSSIA, SATURDAY 29 SEPT 2007 .................... 4 LUKE ADAMS WINS THE 2007 IAAF RACEWALKING CHALLENGE ..................................................................... 6 INTERNATIONAL 100KM AND 50KM EVENTS, SCANZOROSCIATE, ITALY, 21 OCTOBER 2007 ....................... 8 IRISH INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP 5000M WALKS, BELFAST, 26 JANUARY 2008 ................................................. 10 ITALIAN NATIONAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, GENOVA, 23 FEBRUARY 2008 .............................................. 11 GERMAN NATIONAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, SINDELFINGEN, 23 FEBRUARY 2008 ................................ 12 RUSSIAN WINTER RACEWALKING CHAMPIONSHIPS, SOCHI, 23-25 FEBRUARY 2008 ................................... 13 IAAF RACE WALKING CHALLENGE, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO, 8-9 MARCH 2008 ............................................... 14 CHINESE NATIONAL RACEWALKING CHAMPIONSHIPS, ZHENGZHOU, 14-16 MARCH 2008 ........................ 16 WAVa 3rd WORLD INDOORS CHAMPS, CLERMONT-FERRAND, FRANCE, 17-22 MARCH 2008 ....................... 19 EURUPEAN RACE WALKING MEET, DUCINCE, SLOVAKIA, SATURDAY 29 MARCH 2008 .............................. 21 IAAF RACE WALKING CHALLENGE, RIO MAJOR, PORTUGAL, SATURDAY 5 APRIL 2008 ............................. 23 IAAF RACEWALKING CHALLENGE, BEIJING, 18-19 APRIL 2008 ......................................................................... 24 IAAF RACEWALKING CHALLENGE, SESTO SAN GIOVANNI, ITALY, 1 MAY 2008 ........................................... 27 23rd IAAF WORLD RACE WALKING CUP, CHEBOKSARY, RUSSIA, 10-11 MAY 2008 ......................................... 29 IAAF RACE WALKING CHALLENGE, KRAKOW, POLAND, SAT 24 MAY 2008 .................................................... 31 IAAF RACE WALKING CHALLENGE, LA CORUNA, SPAIN, SATURDAY 7 JUNE 2008 ....................................... 32 RUSSIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, SARANSK, 7-8 JUNE 2008 ..................................................................... 33 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, BYDGOSZCZ, POLAND, 8-13 JULY 2008 .................................................... 34 GERMAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, NURNBERG, SATURDAY JULY 5 2008 ................................................ 36 ITALIAN TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS, CAGLIARI, ITALY, SATURDAY 19 JULY 2008 ............................................ 37 SPANIARD FERNANDEX SETS WORLD MARK FOR 10,000M WALK, SUNDAY 27 JULY 2008 ......................... 38 OLYMPIC 20 KM WALK FOR MEN, SATURDAY 16 AUGUST 2008 ......................................................................... 39 OLYMPIC 20 KM WALK FOR WOMEN, THURSDAY 21 AUGUST 2008 .................................................................. 41 OLYMPIC 50 KM WALK FOR MEN, FRIDAY 22 AUGUST 2008 ................................................................................ 43 IAAF RACE WALKING CHALLENGE FINAL, MURCIA, SPAIN, SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2008 ...................... 50 NATIONAL AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS, GOLD COAST, 23-28 SEPTEMBER 2007 ................................. 52 AUSTRALIAN ALL SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS, SYDNEY, 6-9 DECEMBER 2007 ............................................. 53 AUSTRALIAN 50 KM CHAMPIONSHIP, SUNDAY 16 DECEMBER 2007 ................................................................. 56 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL SERIES MEET, CANBERRA, SUNDAY 27 JANUARY 2008 ........................................ 60 ATHLETICS AUSTRALIA CUP, QSAC, BRISBANE, SATURDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2008 ............................................ 62 NSW TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS, SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK, 8-10 FEBRUARY 2008 ...................... 63 AUSTRALIAN 20 KM ROADWALKING CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, SAT 23 FEBRUARY 2008 .............. 64 AUST U20 10,000M TRACK CHAMPS, GRIFFITH UNI, GOLD COAST, 14-16 MARCH 2008 ............................... 67 AUSTRALIAN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS, BLACKTOWN, NSW, 21-24 MARCH 2008 .................................... 68 AUSTRALIAN CENTURIONS 12 HOUR AND 24 HOUR WALKS, COBURG, 19-20 APRIL 2008 .......................... 70 RACEWALKING AUSTRALIA CARNIVAL, CANBERRA, SUNDAY 8 JUNE 2008 .................................................. 72 2 AUSTRALIAN ROADWALKING CHAMPIONSHIPS, ALBERT PARK, SUNDAY 24 AUGUST 2008 ..................... 80 VICTORIAN VICTORIAN SCHOOLS T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS, U17-U20, MELBOURNE, 13-14 OCTOBER 2007 ..................... 86 VRWC RACES, ALBERT PARK, SUNDAY 28 OCTOBER 2007 ................................................................................... 87 VICTORIAN ALL SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS, SATURDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2007 ............................................... 88 VRWC SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS, ALBERT PARK, SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER .................................................. 90 VRWC RACES, ALBERT PARK, SUNDAY 13 JANUARY 2008 ................................................................................... 92 VICTORIAN COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, ALBURY, NSW, 25-27 JANUARY 2008 ............................................. 94 VICTORIAN TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS, OLYMPIC PARK, 8-10 FEBRUARY 2008 .......................... 95 VICTORIAN YOUTH T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS, OLYMPIC PARK, MELBOURNE, SAT 23 FEB 2008 .................... 96 AMA 4 X 800 RELAYS, EAST BURWOOD, THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2008 ......................................................... 97 VMA AND AV T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, 8-9 MARCH 2008 ............................................................... 98 VICTORIAN LITTLE ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS, BENDIGO, 15-16 MARCH, 2008 ..................................... 100 VRWC AND VMA RACES, GEORGE KNOTT RESERVE, CLIFTON HILL, SUNDAY 13 APRIL 2008 ................. 102 VRWC RACES, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 19 APRIL 2008 ................................................................................... 104 VRWC RACES, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 26 APRIL 2008 ................................................................................... 106 VRWC RACES, ALBERT PARK,MAY 3 APRIL 2008 .................................................................................................. 108 VRWC RACES, ALBERT PARK,MAY 10 MAY 2008 ................................................................................................... 110 VRWC RACES, ALBERT PARK, MAY 17 MAY 2008 .................................................................................................. 112 VICTORIAN COUNTRY CHAMPS, SUNDAY 18 MAY 2008, VICTORIA PARK, BALLARAT .............................. 114 VRWC RACES, ALBERT PARK,MAY 24 MAY 2008 ................................................................................................... 116 VRWC RACES, ALBERT PARK,MAY 31 MAY 2008 ................................................................................................... 118 VRWC RACES, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 14 JUNE 2008 ..................................................................................... 120 VRWC RACES, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 21 JUNE 2008 ..................................................................................... 122 VRWC, VMA AND AV CHAMPIONSHIPS, ALBERT PARK, SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2008 ............................................ 124 VRWC EVENTS, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 5 JULY 2008 ..................................................................................... 128 RACEWALKING AUSTRALIA STATE CHALLENGE, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 12 JULY 2008 ..................... 130 VRWC RACES, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 19 JULY 2008 ..................................................................................... 132 VICTORIAN AND VRWC CHAMPIONSHIPS, ALBERT PARK, SUNDAY 27 JULY 2008 ...................................... 134 VRWC EVENTS, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 2 AUGUST 2008 .............................................................................. 137 AV AND VRWC EVENTS, ALBERT PARK, SUNDAY 10 AUGUST 2008 ................................................................. 139 VMA AND VRWC EVENTS, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 16 AUGUST 2008 ......................................................... 141 VRWC RACES, SATURDAY 29 AUGUST 2008 ........................................................................................................... 143 VRWC RACES, SATURDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2008 ...................................................................................................... 144 VICTORIAN TRIALS - PACIFIC SCHOOLS GAMES, SATURDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2008 .................................... 145 3 2007 IAAF RACEWALKING CHALLENGE FINAL, SARANSK, RUSSIA, SATURDAY 29 SEPT 2007 That an absolutely fabulous year this has been for racewalking and the last major race of the season finished on a real high with young Russian walker Vladimir Kanaykin setting a new 20km world record in the final of the 2007 IAAF Race Walking World Challenge in Saransk, Russia. Kanaykin is a former World Youth and Junior champion and took the European Cup title earlier this year in such emphatic fashion that there were predictions that it was only a matter of time before he took the 20km world record and that it was possible that he might in time own both the 20km and 50km records. The first prediction has now been validated, perhaps quicker than people thought. This really opens up the Olympics next year – a new wildcard has shown his hand in the strongest possible terms. so had the credentials for this wonderful walk. The women's 20km was perhaps a predictable won with Olga Kaniskina, the Osaka World champion, dominating with a world season