Madrid Marcha

Madrid Marcha
Diego García Carrera, who organizes the race
LocationMadrid, Spain
Event typeRace walking
World Athletics Cat.A (World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold)
Distance10 km walk (2022–present)
Established2022

The Madrid Marcha, officially the Gran Premio Internacional Finetwork Madrid Marcha, is an annual race walking competition held in Madrid, Spain. As of 2024, it is a World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold level meeting – the highest-level circuit of international race walking competitions.[1]

The meeting is organized by the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation and Diego García Carrera.

History

The race was founded in 2022, organized by Diego García Carrera. It is one of several high-level racewalking competitions in Spain including Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruña de Marcha, inspired by the success of Spanish racewalkers at international athletics championships.[2]

The course crosses San Bernardo and Fuencarral and finishes with an uphill to Callao Square. As of 2023, it is broadcast live on LaLiga+.[3]

Winners

Madrid Marcha senior race winners
Ed. Date Men's 10 km walk Women's 10 km walk R
Winner Time Winner Time
1st 16 May 2022  Perseus Karlström (SWE) 38:42  Qieyang Shijie (CHN) 43:07 [4]
2nd 30 Apr 2023  Francesco Fortunato (ITA) 38:56  Yang Jiayu (CHN) 43:20 [5]

Notes

References

  1. ^ "World Athletics Race Walking Tour | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  2. ^ "Diego García Carrera y Laura García-Caro suben al podio en el estreno de Madrid Marcha". Runner's World (in European Spanish). 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  3. ^ "El campeón olímpico Stano y la plusmarquista mundial Jiayu Yang marcharán en la Gran Vía". Runner's World (in European Spanish). 2023-04-21. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  4. ^ "I Gran Premio Internacional Madrid Marcha LaLiga | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  5. ^ "II Gran Premio Internacional Finetwork Madrid Marcha | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-11.