Only on Saturday, December 2, we published the news that Perseus Karlstrom (SWE) was the only European athlete in the world ranking of 20km track walk and immediately one day after our French cousins successfully organize a Meeting in Balma with 20.000m track walk as one of the highlights.
This is a great pleasure, because it means that, in Europe, historical track races still have an interesting flavor for the athletes.
Interesting participation in this end-of-season meeting also in youth competitions with a total of 135 athletes at the start.
20.000m men track walk
There were seven to start, six French and one Italian.
Victory to Kyrian Vallee (FRA) in 1:35.10.80
Second place to Jean Blancheteau (FRA) in 1:35:11.03
Third place to Dorian Richard (FRA) in 1:38:23.92
Fourth place to Manuel Giordano (ITA) in 1:40:28.38
20.000m women track walk
Six at the start, with the home athlete Violaine Averous (FRA) who unfortunately is forced to abandon the race.
The victory goes to Mylene Ortiz (FRA) in 1:44:47.95
Second place to Maeva Casale (FRA) in 1:47:25.74
Third place to Roseline Chapillon (FRA) in 1:49:35.61
10.000m men track walk
Victory to Adrien Saint-Marc (FRA) in 50:29.07
Second place to Thibault Maron (FRA) in 50:47.11
Third place to Patrice Brochot (FRA) in 52:15.83
10.000m women track walk
Victory to Chahineze Nasri (TUN) who competes for CA Balma in France with a time of 45:14.91
Second place to Amandine Marcou (FRA) in 47:45.69
Third place to Laura Ceraiola (FRA) in 52:23.59.
It also changes the world list on the distance of 20,000m track walk for performance under 1:37:30.
On this occasion we inform our readers that we have been informed that the two Monterrey (MEX) races of the months of May and June 2017 were carried out on the road with only the start and arrival on the track.
The related results have therefore been removed from the world rankings.