World walking is not only that of the champions already famous and that of the emerging Countries, but also that of Countries that are racing and trying to get a result that will enable them to get the most aimed goal: to participate in a IAAF world level competition.

In this key we read the presence of countries mostly unknown in the race walking world, as those who participated in the recent South East Asian Games, which still gives a sense of the diffusion of race walk even where we would not have thought.

With the help of the International race walking judge Sardjto, who co-operate with Marcia dal Mondo, we managed to have a brief profile of the winner of the latest edition of the South East Asian Games, the Indonesian Hendro.

Hendro (Indonesia) was born at West Java, on Jan. 25, 1990. His height is 174 cm, and his weight 68 kgs, 

His personal best on 20 km Race Walk is 11.27:57 obtained in Nomi (Japan) on March 15, 2015 in the race were Suzuki established the new world record on the distance. 

The personal best on 10.000m track walk is 44:01.0 obtained in Jakarta (INA) on Sep. 5, 2013.

He started to start training in walk since his age 14 years old. 

He was second at Jakarta 2011 South East Asian Games, and became first in the edition of  Naypiydaw in Myanmar 2013.  

He learned very much from his experiences, especially after three times disqualification consecutively, in 2013 international races. 

After that, he had strong willingness to improve the technique as well as the achievement.

This is his progression on 20 km 

His coach is Mr. Hari Surahno and he trains 10 times a week. 

In 2014 he participated to World Cup in Tailing (CHN), his first dream, where he arrived 88th with the time of 1:29:24.

Now his dream is to compete in World Level Race like Olympics or World Championships. 

In Indonesia, actually race walk is not so popular. But the hope after two consecutive gold medal in South East Asian Games, it will be known by Indonesian people.

(by Sardjito - INA)