15/04/2018   Zrenjanin (SRB): Balkan race walk Championships 2018






A record number of 9 countries took part in the 17th edition of the Balkan Race Walking Championships in Serbian city of Zrenjanin (which has hosted the Balkan Cross Country Championships in 2013 as well). 

There were 71 athletes in total, 36 women and 35 men.

Turkey was the unopposed champion having won medals in each individual event. They ended up with 11’365 points, 3 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals. Second in the team ranking was Romania with 8’130 points, followed by Bulgaria who didn’t win any medals but had a full team and made 6.676 points.

 

The most important events

 

 

20km men

 

Victory to Dmytro Sobchuk (UKR) in 1:26.27

Second place to Oleksii Kazanin (UKR) in 1:26:56

Third place to Serkan Dogan (TUR) in 1:27:05

 

 

20km women

 

Victory to Panagiota Tsinooulou (GRE) in 1:39:01

Second place to Ozdemir Semiha (TUR) in 1:42:02

Third place to Mihaela Acatrinei (ROU) in 1:45:07