10 kilometres race walk
The 10 kilometres race walk, or 10-kilometer racewalk, is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it. 10 kilometers is 6.2 miles.
| Athletics 10-kilometer walk | |
|---|---|
Men's racewalk. Walker at right appears to be illegal in that both feet are off the ground, but an infraction is only committed when loss of contact is visible to the human eye. | |
| World records | |
| Men | Roman Rasskazov 37:11 (2000) |
| Women | Yelena Nikolayeva 41:04 (1996) |
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