We look ahead to the lads’s and girls’s 20km stroll and the brand new marathon combined relay occasion on the 2024 Video games
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Males’s 20km race stroll
Ultimate: August 1
Defending champion: Massimo Stano (ITA) 1:21:05
Olympic report: Ding Chen (CHN) 1:18:46, 2012
World champion: Alvaro Martin (ESP) 1:17:32
World chief: Koki Ikeda (JPN) 1:16:51
There may be little to decide on between plenty of the highest performers, with a Japan-China showdown doubtless.
Callum Wilkinson (Getty)
High contenders
Koki Ikeda (JPN) (1:16:51 in 2024)
Second in Tokyo and on the 2022 World Championships, he set a world lead in Kobe in February however was solely fifth on the World Race Strolling Tour occasion in La Coruna.
Zhang Jun (CHN) (1:17:26 in 2024)
Eighth in Tokyo, he was solely twenty ninth in Budapest and sixth in La Coruna this 12 months.
Massimo Stano (ITA) (1:17:26 in 2024)
The Olympic winner and 2022 world 35km champion begins as favorite, although simply misplaced to Zhang Jun in Taicang.
Toshikazu Yamanishi (JPN) (1:17:47 in 2024)
The Olympic bronze medallist gained the 2019 and 2022 world titles and gained in La Coruna this season.
Alvaro Martin (ESP) (1:17:49 in 2024)
Took the 20km and 35km world titles in Budapest and was second in La Coruna this 12 months.
British Problem: Callum Wilkinson was tenth in Tokyo and gained a world rating spot courtesy of ninth place on the European Champs. Eager to interrupt the British report.
AW Prediction: 1 Stano (ITA) 1:17:35; 2 Yamanishi (JPN) 1:17:39; 3 Martin (ESP) 1:17:42
Valentina Trapletti, Antonella Palmisano and Lyudmila Olyanovska (Getty)
Girls’s 20km race stroll
Ultimate: August 1
Defending champion: Antonella Palmisano (ITA) 1:29:12
Olympic report: Yelena Lashmanova (RUS) 1:25:02, 2012
World champion: Maria Perez (ESP) 1:26:51
World chief: Elvira Khasanova (RUS) 1:24:31
The absent Russians prime the rankings, however it’s the Chinese language who look to have the strongest squad.
High contenders
Zhenxia Ma (CHN) (1:26:07 in 2024)
Gained in Taicang and second in Antalya however completed solely eighth in La Coruna.
Kimberly Garcia (PER) (1:26:41 in 2024)
A double world champion in 2022 however second within the 35km in 2023, she has been in nice type in 2024 to win in Podebracy, Antalya and La Coruna.
Liu Hong (CHN) (1:26:47 in 2024)
The Rio champion who has additionally gained 4 world titles goes in her fifth Olympics. She already owns a full set of medals and, whereas seemingly previous her finest, was third in La Coruna.
Antonella Palmisano (ITA) (1:27:27 in 2024)
The defending champion additionally gained European gold in Rome and was third in Budapest. She is a sure challenger.
British Problem: No Brits had been near qualifying.
AW Prediction: 1 Garcia (PER) 1:26:54; 2 Palmisano (ITA) 1:26:57; 3 Liu Hong (CHN) 1:27:10
Blended marathon walks relay
Ultimate: August 7
This can be a curious new occasion, with none Olympic historical past, that has been added to the schedule. It replaces the person 50km occasion and can see groups, every made up of 1 male and one feminine athlete, compete over the marathon distance in 4 phases, alternating man/girl/man/girl.
High contenders
Italy (2:56:45 in 2024)
With a probable staff of Antonella Palmisano and Massimo Stano, they begin as favourites, having gained the inaugural combined marathon relay on the World Race Strolling Workforce Championships with a special line-up in Antalya this 12 months.
Japan (2:57:04 in 2024)
Their males are stronger than their girls, however they completed second in Antalya.
China (3:03:10 in 2024)
Given their excessive particular person rankings, their tenth and eleventh within the qualifying races aren’t indicative of their energy however they did qualify two groups.
Ecuador (2:56:49 in 2023)
A powerful duo prone to be within the medal combine.
British Problem: Britain should not among the many 25 certified groups.
AW Prediction: 1 ITA 2:54:55; 2 CHN 2:55:14; 3 ECU 2:56:00
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