Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup
| Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup | |
|---|---|
 Robert Korzeniowski, the namesake of the race, walking at the 1998 European Athletics Championships | |
| Location | Warsaw, Poland |
| Event type | Race walking |
| World Athletics Cat. | A (World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold) |
| Distance | 10 km walk (2022) 20 km walk (2023–present[update]) |
| Established | 2022 |
The Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup is an annual race walking competition held in Warsaw, Poland. As of 2024[update], it is a World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold level meeting – the highest-level circuit of international race walking competitions.[1]
The meeting is organized by the Polish Athletic Association, and it is typically held in April or May.
History[edit]
The race is named after Robert Korzeniowski, Olympic champion in racewalking from Poland.[2] The first edition of the race was organized as a fundraiser for Ukrainian athletes in opposition to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] Although a 20 km walk was originally planned for 2022, only a 10 km walk for professionals was contested as a 20 km was contested two weeks later on the same course for the Polish Athletics Championships.[4][5] From 2023 onwards, the featured race distance was 20 km, along with several shorter distances for youth and masters athletes.[6]
Winners[edit]
| Ed. | Date | Men's 20 km walk | Women's 20 km walk | R | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Time | Winner | Time | |||
| 1st | 9 Apr 2022 |  Rafał Sikora (POL) |
42:24.30 (10 km) | Katarzyna Zdziebło (POL) |
45:10.15 (10 km) | [7][4] |
| 2nd | 23 Apr 2023 |  Caio Bonfim (BRA) |
1:19:42 |  Kimberly García (PER) |
1:30:16 | [6] |
| 3rd | 5 May 2024 | |||||
Bold indicates meeting record
References[edit]
- ^ "World Athletics Race Walking Tour | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Kraków-Małopolska 2023 Flame of Peace to be paraded at race walking event". www.insidethegames.biz. 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Korzeniowski Cup: Marsz dla Ukrainy – Polski Komitet Olimpijski" (in Polish). 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ a b "Korzeniowski Race Walking Warsaw Cup Competition Information and Regulations" (PDF).
- ^ "Zdziebło i Sikora najlepsi w mityngu Roberta Korzeniowskiego". www.pzla.pl. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ a b "2nd Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Korzeniowski Cup Warszawa Praga-Południe 2022" (in Polish).