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The World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships is a
racewalking Race walking, or racewalking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asses ...
event organised by
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. It has been held since 1961, and generally on a biennial basis. The first women's edition of the event happened in 1979. It was formerly known as the Lugano Cup after the city that hosted the first event, then became the IAAF World Race Walking Cup until 2016 and then IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships until 2018. In 2004, a junior division was added for athletes between 16 and 20. Since 2008 it has been a constituent meeting of the World Athletics Challenge – Race Walking. From 1975 to 1997 was awarded Lugano Trophy for combined team (20K + 50K). Since 1993 the medals have been awarded for the single events of the 20K and 50K teams, therefore in the 1993, 1995 and 1997 editions three team medals were assigned, from 1999 the combined was abolished and the team medals remained two until the present day.


Host cities

The 2016 Cup was due to be held in
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. However the IAAF's suspension of the All-Russia Athletic Federation prohibits Russia from hosting international competitions. This event was relocated. The 2020 Championships, planned in
Minsk Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...
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, was postponed due to the
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. World Athletics announce Oman to host 2022 Race during
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Events


Championships records

Key:


Men


Women


Medal summary

Legend: Where there is the symbol , the original top three result has been adjusted due to doping disqualifications.


Men


20 km


35 km


50 km

In 2008, Vladimir Kanaykin from was initially 2nd and silver medallist in 3:36:55, but disqualified because of doping violations.
In 2012, original gold medallist Sergey Kirdyapkin, Igor Erokhin original silver medallist and fourth-placer Sergey Bakulin all from Russia, had their times and placings annulled due to doping violations. In 2016, Alex Schwazer from was initially 1st and gold medallist, but disqualified because of doping violations.


Lugano Trophy

Team ranking that combining results of 20 km and 50 km.


Teams 20 km


Teams 35 km


Teams 50 km


Women


5 km

Invitational, non-cup event.


10 km


20 km


35 km


50 km


Teams 20 km

* Invitation event {, , - , 1975* , , 70 , , 46 , , 42 , - , 1977 , , colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgrey align=center, ''No team contest'' , - , 1979 , , 85 , , 74 , , 69 , - , 1981 , , 105 , , 104 , , 90 , - , 1983 , , 132 , , 130 , , 126 , - , 1985 , , {{flag, PR of China 104 , , {{flag, USSR 98 , , {{flag, Canada 74 , - , 1987 , , {{flag, USSR 203 , , {{flag, Spain 174 , , {{flag, Australia 167 , - , 1989 , , {{flag, USSR 218 , , {{flag, PR of China 212 , , {{flag, Italy 203 , - , 1991 , , {{flag, USSR 203 , , {{flag, Italy 180 , , {{flag, Mexico 162 , - , 1993 , , {{flag, Italy 196 , , {{flag, PR of China 193 , , {{flag, Russia, 1991 193 , - , 1995 {{X mark , , {{flag, PR of China 443 , , {{flag, Italy 427 , , {{flag, Russia 424 , - , 1997 , , {{flag, Russia 440 , , {{flag, Italy 435 , , {{flag, PR of China 425 , - , 1999 , , {{flag, PR of China 13 , , {{flag, Russia 16 , , {{flag, Mexico 54 , - , 2002 , , {{flag, Russia 9 , , {{flag, Italy 26 , , {{flag, Romania 42 , - , 2004 , , {{flag, PR of China 18 , , {{flag, Russia 28 , , {{flag, Romania 41 , - , 2006 , , {{flag, Russia 10 , , {{flag, PR of China 19 , , {{flag, Belarus 25 , - , 2008 , , {{flag, Russia 7 , , {{flag, Portugal 24 , , {{flag, Spain 38 , - , 2010 , , {{flag, Portugal 13 , , {{flag, Spain 22 , , {{flag, PR of China 32 , - , 2012 {{X mark , , {{flag, Spain 16 , , {{flag, Russia 27 , , {{flag, PR of China 32 , - , 2014 {{X mark , , {{flag, Russia 8 PR of , , {{flag, China 22 , , {{flag, Portugal 36 , - , 2016 {{X mark , , {{flag, PR of China 14 , , {{flag, Australia 40 , , {{flag, Colombia 58 , - , 2018 , , {{flag, PR of China 17 , , {{ITA 38 , , {{ESP 40 , - , 2022 , , {{flag, PR of China 10 , , {{GRE 30 , , {{IND 61 , - , 2024 , , {{flag, China 15 , , {{PER 15 , , {{ESP 31


Teams 35 km

{, {{MedalistTable, class=wikitable sortable, type=Year , - , 2022 , , {{ECU 12, , {{ESP 28, , {{CHN 29


Teams 50 km

{, {{MedalistTable, class=wikitable sortable, type=Year , - , 2018 , , {{CHN 8, , {{ECU 21, , {{UKR 40


Mixed


Mixed relay

{, {{MedalistTable, class=wikitable sortable, type=Year , - , 2024 , , {{ITA 2:56:45 , , {{JPN 2:57:04 , , {{ESP 2:57:47


Medal table


Individual overall

Men and women senior and junior only individual events update to 2024 edition. {{Medals table , caption = , host = , flag_template = flagcountry , event = , team = , gold_RUS = 15 , silver_RUS = 16 , bronze_RUS = 19 , gold_CHN = 23 , silver_CHN = 25 , bronze_CHN = 10 , gold_MEX = 15 , silver_MEX = 10 , bronze_MEX = 8 , gold_GER = 11 , silver_GER = 8 , bronze_GER = 10 , gold_URS = 6 , silver_URS = 13 , bronze_URS = 13 , name_URS = ''{{URS'' , gold_ESP = 7 , silver_ESP = 9 , bronze_ESP = 8 , gold_GBR = 3 , silver_GBR = 5 , bronze_GBR = 1 , gold_ITA = 4 , silver_ITA = 3 , bronze_ITA = 9 , gold_AUS = 4 , silver_AUS = 2 , bronze_AUS = 6 , gold_SWE = 5 , silver_SWE = 2 , bronze_SWE = 4 , gold_ECU = 4 , silver_ECU = 2 , bronze_ECU = 0 , gold_COL = 3 , silver_COL = 0 , bronze_COL = 0 , gold_UKR = 1 , silver_UKR = 2 , bronze_UKR = 0 , gold_HUN = 1 , silver_HUN = 1 , bronze_HUN = 1 , gold_BLR = 1 , silver_BLR = 0 , bronze_BLR = 0 , gold_TCH = 1 , silver_TCH = 0 , bronze_TCH = 0 , name_TCH = ''{{TCH'' , gold_KAZ = 1 , silver_KAZ = 0 , bronze_KAZ = 0 , gold_SVK = 1 , silver_SVK = 0 , bronze_SVK = 0 , gold_POL = 0 , silver_POL = 2 , bronze_POL = 2 , gold_NOR = 0 , silver_NOR = 1 , bronze_NOR = 2 , gold_POR = 0 , silver_POR = 1 , bronze_POR = 2 , gold_FIN = 0 , silver_FIN = 1 , bronze_FIN = 3 , gold_JPN = 3 , silver_JPN = 6 , bronze_JPN = 2 , gold_USA = 0 , silver_USA = 0 , bronze_USA = 2 , gold_FRA = 0 , silver_FRA = 0 , bronze_FRA = 1 , gold_ROU = 0 , silver_ROU = 0 , bronze_ROU = 1 , gold_BRA = 0 , silver_BRA = 0 , bronze_BRA = 2 , gold_CZE = 0 , silver_CZE = 0 , bronze_CZE = 1 , gold_GUA = 0 , silver_GUA = 0 , bronze_GUA = 1 , gold_PER = 1 , silver_PER = 1 , bronze_PER = 1 , gold_KEN = 0 , silver_KEN = 0 , bronze_KEN = 1


Individual senior

{{Medals table , caption = , host = , flag_template = flagcountry , event = , team = , gold_RUS = 10 , silver_RUS = 12 , bronze_RUS = 12 , gold_CHN = 13 , silver_CHN = 16 , bronze_CHN = 6 , gold_MEX = 14 , silver_MEX = 8 , bronze_MEX = 5 , gold_GER = 11 , silver_GER = 8 , bronze_GER = 10 , gold_URS = 6 , silver_URS = 13 , bronze_URS = 13 , name_URS = ''{{URS'' , gold_ESP = 6 , silver_ESP = 6 , bronze_ESP = 6 , gold_GBR = 3 , silver_GBR = 5 , bronze_GBR = 1 , gold_ITA = 3 , silver_ITA = 2 , bronze_ITA = 8 , gold_AUS = 3 , silver_AUS = 2 , bronze_AUS = 5 , gold_SWE = 5 , silver_SWE = 2 , bronze_SWE = 4 , gold_ECU = 4 , silver_ECU = 1 , bronze_ECU = 0 , gold_UKR = 1 , silver_UKR = 2 , bronze_UKR = 0 , gold_HUN = 1 , silver_HUN = 1 , bronze_HUN = 1 , gold_BLR = 1 , silver_BLR = 0 , bronze_BLR = 0 , gold_TCH = 1 , silver_TCH = 0 , bronze_TCH = 0 , name_TCH = ''{{TCH'' , gold_KAZ = 1 , silver_KAZ = 0 , bronze_KAZ = 0 , gold_SVK = 1 , silver_SVK = 0 , bronze_SVK = 0 , gold_POL = 0 , silver_POL = 2 , bronze_POL = 2 , gold_NOR = 0 , silver_NOR = 1 , bronze_NOR = 2 , gold_POR = 0 , silver_POR = 1 , bronze_POR = 2 , gold_FIN = 0 , silver_FIN = 1 , bronze_FIN = 2 , gold_JPN = 3 , silver_JPN = 4 , bronze_JPN = 1 , gold_USA = 0 , silver_USA = 0 , bronze_USA = 2 , gold_FRA = 0 , silver_FRA = 0 , bronze_FRA = 1 , gold_ROU = 0 , silver_ROU = 0 , bronze_ROU = 1 , gold_BRA = 0 , silver_BRA = 0 , bronze_BRA = 2 , gold_PER = 1 , silver_PER = 1 , bronze_PER = 1 , gold_KEN = 0 , silver_KEN = 0 , bronze_KEN = 1


Individual junior

{{Medals table , caption = , host = , flag_template = flagcountry , event = , team = , gold_RUS = 5 , silver_RUS = 4 , bronze_RUS = 7 , gold_CHN = 10 , silver_CHN = 9 , bronze_CHN = 4 , gold_MEX = 1 , silver_MEX = 2 , bronze_MEX = 3 , gold_ESP = 1 , silver_ESP = 3 , bronze_ESP = 2 , gold_COL = 3 , silver_COL = 0 , bronze_COL = 0 , gold_ITA = 1 , silver_ITA = 1 , bronze_ITA = 1 , gold_JPN = 0 , silver_JPN = 2 , bronze_JPN = 1 , gold_CZE = 0 , silver_CZE = 0 , bronze_CZE = 1 , gold_GUA = 0 , silver_GUA = 0 , bronze_GUA = 1 , gold_ECU = 0 , silver_ECU = 1 , bronze_ECU = 0 , gold_FIN = 0 , silver_FIN = 0 , bronze_FIN = 1 , gold_AUS = 1 , silver_AUS = 0 , bronze_AUS = 1


Doping

The competition conducts doping tests on participating athletes and several have been disqualified from the races as a result. Ukraine's Olga Leonenko became the first doping disqualification, having originally finished seventh in 1995. Daniel Plaza became the first man in 1997 and was again disqualified in 1999. Nine years passed without incident then in 2008 two Russians were excluded Viktor Burayev and Vladimir Kanaykin – the latter was the first athlete to be stripped of a medal at the cup.IAAF World Race Walking Cup Taicang 2014 Facts & Figures
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In 2010 fourth place Erik Tysse was removed. Four athletes were disqualified for doping at the 2012 edition: silver medallist Igor Yerokhin was the most prominent, followed by fifth place Sergey Morozov, then Turkish walkers Recep Çelik and Handan Koçyiğit Cavdar. Yuriy Andronov became the fifth Russian to be caught doping at the event in 2014. Outside of the event, several medallists have been later disqualified for doping, including women's winners Olga Kaniskina and Elena Lashmanova, and men's runners-up Valeriy Borchin and Alex Schwazer.Lane, Samantha (2015-01-21)
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See also

* European Race Walking Cup * Pan American Race Walking Cup * South American Race Walking Championships * Asian Race Walking Championships * Oceania Race Walking Championships * Central American Race Walking Championships


References

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External links


Official competition webpage


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