Athletics 10,000 metres walk | |
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World records | |
Men | Eiki Takahashi (JPN) 37:25.21 (2020) |
Women | Nadezhda Ryashkina (URS) 41:56.23 (1990) |
The 10,000 metres race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a track race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it. 10,000 meters is 6.21 miles.[1]