Race Walk Pontal

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Technique
1. Hip rotation extends stride
2. Arms held at 90°, pumped vigorously
4. Knee bends only as leg swings forward
3. Rear leg straight, pulled forward as front heel touches

To avoid disqualification
A. One foot must remain in contact with ground at all times
B. Front leg must be straight from when it makes contact with ground until it reaches vertical upright position

20km Race Walk
Olympic records
World records
Chen Ding (CHN) 
Elena Lashmanova (RUS)
Yusuke Suzuki (JPN)
Liu Hong (CHN) 
London 2012
London 2012
Nomi 2015
La Coruña 2015
1:18:46
1:25:02
1:16:36
1:24:38

50km Race Walk
Olympic record
World record
Sergey Kirdyapkin* (RUS) 
Yohann Diniz (FRA) 
London 2012
Zurich 2014
3:35:59
3:32:33

London Olympics men’s 20km race walk gold medalist Chen Ding (CHN) 

ATLANTIC OCEAN
100m
110 yards
Tim Maia Square
Avenida Lúcio Costa
Estrada do Pontal
PONTAL BEACH
Course 20km  50km

Detail view
6 miles
10km
Atlantic Ocean
RIO DE JANEIRO

Sources: Rio 2016, Olympic.org, IAAF
*Pending IOC decision on disqualification
Picture: AP