The Asian Race Walking Championships is an annual race walking competition for athletes representing countries from Asia, organized by the
Asian Athletics Association
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(AAA). It was established in 2006 and has featured races for senior men (20 km and 50 km) and women (20 km). After the inaugural event 2006 in
Wajima,
Japan
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, the competition was split into two events: the 20 km (both men and women) were incorporated into the All-Japan Race Walking competitions held in mid March in
Nomi,
Japan
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The 50 km event was held about a month later in mid April in
Wajima,
Japan
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. This is established until the year 2008.
[
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Editions
Results
Results were compiled from the Athletics Weekly,[
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Men's results
20 kilometres
50 kilometres
Women's results
20 kilometres
All time medal table
See also
*IAAF World Race Walking Cup
The World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships is a racewalking event organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It has been held since 1961, and generally on a biennial basis. Women first entered the 1979 edition. ...
*European Race Walking Cup
The European Race Walking Team Championships (European Race Walking Cup until 2021) is a race walking event established in 1996, and organised by the European Athletic Association. In 1996, the team scores were calculated by aggregating the points ...
*Pan American Race Walking Cup The Pan American Race Walking Cup (''Spanish: Copa Panamericana de Marcha'') is a biennial race walking competition for athletes representing countries from the Americas, organized by the Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA). It was establishe ...
*South American Race Walking Championships The South American Race Walking Championships (''Spanish: Campeonatos Sudamericanos de Marcha Atlética'') is a biennial race walking competition organized by CONSUDATLE for athletes representing the countries of its member associations. Races for ...
*Oceania Race Walking Championships
The Oceania Race Walking Championships is an annual race walking competition not only for athletes representing countries from Oceania, organized by the Oceania Athletics Association (OAA). It was established in 2011 and has featured races for sen ...
*Central American Race Walking Championships The Central American Race Walking Championships (''Spanish: Campeonato Centroamericano de Marcha'') is an annual race walking competition organized by CADICA for athletes representing the countries of its member associations. The event was establish ...
References
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Race Walking Championships
Racewalking competitions
Recurring sporting events established in 2006
Continental athletics championships
2006 establishments in Japan
Sport in Ishikawa Prefecture
Nomi, Ishikawa
Wajima, Ishikawa