Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup

The Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup is an annual race walking competition held in Warsaw, Poland. As of 2024, it is a World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold level meeting – the highest-level circuit of international race walking competitions.[1]

Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup
Robert Korzeniowski, the namesake of the race, walking at the 1998 European Athletics Championships
LocationWarsaw, Poland
Event typeRace walking
World Athletics Cat.A (World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold)
Distance10 km walk (2022)
20 km walk (2023–present)
Established2022

The meeting is organized by the Polish Athletic Association, and it is typically held in April or May.

History

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
Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup 20K race winners
Ed.DateMen's 20 km walkWomen's 20 km walkR
WinnerTimeWinnerTime
1st9 Apr 2022  Rafał Sikora (POL)42:24.30 (10 km)  Katarzyna Zdziebło (POL)45:10.15 (10 km) [7][4]
2nd23 Apr 2023  Caio Bonfim (BRA)1:19:42  Kimberly García (PER)1:30:16 [6]
3rd5 May 2024  Qian Haifeng (CHN)1:19:05  Liu Hong (CHN)1:27:33 [8]

Bold indicates meeting record

References
  1. "World Athletics Race Walking Tour | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  2. "Kraków-Małopolska 2023 Flame of Peace to be paraded at race walking event". www.insidethegames.biz. 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  3. "Korzeniowski Cup: Marsz dla Ukrainy – Polski Komitet Olimpijski" (in Polish). 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  4. "Korzeniowski Race Walking Warsaw Cup Competition Information and Regulations" (PDF).
  5. "Zdziebło i Sikora najlepsi w mityngu Roberta Korzeniowskiego". www.pzla.pl. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  6. "2nd Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  7. "Korzeniowski Cup Warszawa Praga-Południe 2022" (in Polish).
  8. "3rd Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-05-09.

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