Maiden challenge victories for Dunfee, Thorne and De Sena in Monterrey
Benjamin Thorne and Evan Dunfee made it a Canadian double and joined Brazil’s Erica de Sena as they all enjoyed their first victories at the IAAF Race Walking Challenge in Monterrey on Sunday (19).
First impressions – Ben Thorne
World bronze medallist Ben Thorne is a rising star in the 20km race walk. Here the Canadian offers his personal take on our first impressions questions.
After Rome success, Canada’s race-walking trio looks ahead to Rio
The perceived wisdom is that athletics is an individual sport. But there are three amigos from Canada who would beg to differ.
Press conference highlights – IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships Rome 2016
On the eve of the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships Rome 2016, three of the world’s top race walkers spoke at the IAAF/LOC press conference in the sunny Loggia Garden at the Sheraton Parco de Medici in the Italian capital on Friday (6).
Canadian team aiming for podium place in Rome
Athletics Canada has selected four athletes for the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships Rome 2016 on 7-8 May.
Thorne’s sharp rise to the podium
Perhaps nobody was surprised as Ben Thorne when he crossed the Bird’s Nest finish line third in the men’s 20km race walk, earning Canada’s first medal of the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015.
Report: men’s 20km race walk – IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015
For more than a fleeting moment, it looked as though Asia – and specifically China – would win their first IAAF World Championships gold medal in the men’s 20km race walk.