Muscat: The World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships (Muscat 22) will kick off on March 4, 2022 at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The two-day event is hosted by the Sultanate of Oman and organised by the World Athletics, in cooperation with the Oman Athletics Association.
As many as 1,000 male and female runners from 60 countries from around the world will participate in the tournament to contest the seven laps of the race.
The championship will witness the participation of the Omani national team, consisting of 16 players distributed between the two general categories for a distance of 20 km and 35 km, in addition to the male category for a distance of 10 km.
Sports teams from about 60 countries from all over the world will participate in the tournament to compete for seven categories, namely the 10 km walk race (age below 20) for both genders, 20 km walk race for females, 8 km sequential walking race (master class), 35 km walk race (unisex), 20 km walk race for males and a 10 km walk race (master class – unisex).
The championship’s referees list will include 80 Omani referees who will be responsible for the competitors’ adherence to the championship’s procedures and regulations before the start of the races. It also includes 22 international referees distributed in the race tracks to ensure fair competition for all competitors.
The World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships is organised every two years by the World Athletics. The event is a long-distance walking race. It is considered different from running in that there must be one foot in contact with the ground at all times.
It is worth noting that the tournament was scheduled to be held in the Belarusian city of Minsk, but it was canceled and postponed several times due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and travel restrictions.
