Last Updated on January 13, 2023 by Andrew Pirie
2019 Asian Race Walking Championships
March 18, 2019
With the possibility, 20k Racewalk might be cut from the 2019 SEA Games. This is not only a blow for the other SEA Nations but also for the hosts. The Philippines was not represented by any athletes the 2019 Asian Race Walking Champs in Nomi Japan March 17, 2019. And attempts to level up this event in the Philippines by the PATAFA have been rather limited.
Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam all sent representatives to the 20km Race Walk Champs.
The Standards for the 20k Walk at the World Champs re 1:22.30 for Men and 1:33.30 for Women. In Men 19 athletes went under this standard at this meet. 9 Japanese did, in fact the Top 5 athletes in the Men’s Division were all Japanese. However, only 3 can qualify.
Men Qualified for Worlds in Doha, Qatar (Total 19)
- 3 of 9 Japanese
- 2 China Men
- 1 Australian
- 1 Kazakh
- 3 Koreans
- 2 Indian
Women qualified for Worlds in Doha, Qatar (Total 10)
- 3 Chinese (China got 1-2-3 in this event)
- 3 Aussies
- 3 Japs
- 1 Kiwi
Regarding Olympic Qualifiers Qualifying began on September 28, 2018. And Standards are higher than worlds at 1:21 and 1:31.
Men’s Qualified for Olympics in Tokyo, 2020 (Total 11)
- 3 of 6 Japanese
- 1 China Man
- 1 Aussie
- 1 Kazakh
- 1 Korean
- 1 Indian
Women Qualified for Olympics in Tokyo, 2020 (Total 4)
- 3 Chinese
- 1 Aussie
Looking at the difference between the world and Olympics its fair to say only around half the number of athletes that can qualify for worlds in this event can make the high Olympic standards.
Below are the results of the meet.
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