2026 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships

2026 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships
Host cityBrasília
CountryBrazil
OrganizerWorld Athletics
Edition31st
Nations000
Athletes000
Events12
Dates12 April 2026
Race length10K, Half marathon, Marathon
WebsiteBrasilia26

The 2026 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships are scheduled to take place in Brasília, Brazil, on 12 April 2026 and will be the 31st edition of the global team race walking competition organised by World Athletics. They will include the World Athletics Half Marathon Race Walk and Marathon distance (42.195 km) Race Walk Championships, which were last held in 2024 Antalya, Turkey. The junior (U20) category events for both male and female over 10 km.[1]

Championships timetable

Sunday, April 12, 2026
7:10 a.m. BRT (UTC-3) - Men & Women's Marathon

7:30 a.m. BRT (UTC-3) - Men's (U20) 10 km

8:30 a.m. BRT (UTC-3) - Women's (U20) 10 km

11:05 a.m. BRT (UTC-3) - Men's Half Marathon

12:50 p.m. BRT (UTC-3) - Women's Half Marathon

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Participation

A total of 000 athletes are entered for the championships, with 00 teams being represented: 00 nations and the Athlete Refugee Team.


References