Key info for the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Brasília 26

Hundreds of athletes will head to Brazil for the Caixa World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Brasília 26 on 12 April.

The programme features six races (times stated are local time):
6:45am men’s marathon race walk
6:45am women’s marathon race walk
7:15am U20 men’s 10km race walk
8:15am U20 women’s 10km race walk
11:05am men’s half marathon race walk
12:50pm women’s half marathon race walk

The competition holds extra significance as it is the first time that athletes will contest the new standard senior race walking distances – half marathon and marathon – at a World Athletics Series event.

Entry lists are available here and feature a number of global medallists, including the host nation’s world 20km race walk champion Caio Bonfim, Peru’s double 2022 world champion Kimberly García, Canada’s world 35km race walk champion Evan Dunfee, Ecuador’s world 35km bronze medallist Paula Torres and Japan’s two-time world champion Toshikazu Yamanishi.

The races will take place on a 2km loop course for the marathon events and a 1km loop course for the half marathon events.

Scoring

In the senior races, each team can feature up to five athletes, with the top three athletes on each team to score. In the U20 10km races, teams can include up to three athletes, with the top two athletes on each team to score.

Each race will be scored separately and the team with the lowest aggregate of points will be judged the winner. If a team fails to finish with a complete scoring team, the athletes will be counted as individuals in the race result and be eligible for the corresponding individual medals.

In the event of a tie, it shall be resolved in favour of the team whose last scoring member finishes nearer to first place.

Prize money

Prize money will be awarded as follows for the senior team events: 

Team
1st US$15,000
2nd US$12,000
3rd US$9000
4th US$7500
5th US$6000
6th US$3000

How to watch

The Caixa World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Brasília 26 will be streamed live in a number of territories on the World Athletics website, as well as via broadcasters around the world.

Keep an eye on the dedicated event website, where TV information will be available ahead of the competition.

Fans will also be able to follow the action via the World Athletics live results platform, which will offer an enhanced experience. Sign up for free and log in to access even more data including detailed results, race splits and other real-time updates.

Register now so you are ready to follow as soon as the competition starts.

What time will the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Brasília 26 take place?

The time zone in Brasília is Brasília Time (BRT), which is 3 hours behind UTC.

When fans view the Caixa World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Brasília 26  timetable via the World Athletics website, the times will be displayed in local Brasília time as well as the time in the fan’s current location.

You can also sync your calendar to receive notifications when the event is live, with all the information in one place, via the eCalendar.