On March 3, the 2024 World Athletics Federation Race Walking Tour and National Race Walking Grand Prix (1st stop) and Paris Olympic Trials (1st stop) were held in Taicang, Jiangsu Province.
Runners in the men's 20km race walk.
Champion China's Zhang Jun (middle), runner-up Italy's Massimo (left) and third runner-up Brazil's Bang Fen pose for a group photo at the men's 20km race walk award ceremony.
China's Zhang Jun (front) competes in the men's 20km race walk. In the end, he won the championship with a time of 1 hour, 17 minutes and 26 seconds.
Runners in the men's 20km race walk.
Runners in the men's 20km race walk.
Runners in the men's 20km race walk.
China's Zhang Jun (front right) crosses the line in the men's 20km race walk. In the end, he won the championship with a time of 1 hour, 17 minutes and 26 seconds.
China's Zhang Jun (second from left) and Wang Chaochao (front, second from right) in the men's 20km race walk. In the end, Zhang Jun won the championship with a time of 1 hour, 17 minutes and 26 seconds, and Wang Chaochao won the fifth place with a time of 1 hour, 17 minutes and 48 seconds.
China's Ma Zhenxia (right) and Yang Jiayu in the women's 20km race walk. In the end, Ma Zhenxia won the championship with a time of 1:26:07.292, and Yang Jiayu won the second place with a time of 1:26:07.550.
China's Ma Zhenxia (center), Yang Jiayu (left) and Liu Hong won the women's 20km race walk.
China's Qieyang Shijie (left) and Liu Hong in the women's 20km race walk. In the end, Sister Qieyang Shi won the fourth place with a time of 1 hour, 27 minutes and 05 seconds, and Liu Hong won the third place with a time of 1 hour, 26 minutes and 47 seconds.
China's Ma Zhenxia (left) and Yang Jiayu reach the finish line in the women's 20km race walk. In the end, Ma Zhenxia won the championship with a time of 1:26:07.292, and Yang Jiayu won the second place with a time of 1:26:07.550.
China's Ma Zhenxia (left) and Yang Jiayu in the women's 20km race walk. In the end, Ma Zhenxia won the championship with a time of 1:26:07.292, and Yang Jiayu won the second place with a time of 1:26:07.550.
Runners in the women's 20km race walk.
Photo: Ji Haixin.