The World Athletics Council has approved the qualification systems for the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 and the World Athletics U20 Championships Nairobi 2021.

In line with the recommendation from the Race Walking Committee, approved by the Council last year and confirmed again last week, the World Championships will feature 20km and 35km race walking events for men and women in Oregon.

The qualification period for the marathon and 35km race walk opened on 30 November 2020 and ends on 29 May 2022. For the 10,000m, 20km race walk the window runs from 27 December 2020 until 26 June 2022. 

Defending world champions will be offered a wild card entry, as will the winners of the Race Walk Challenge. Area champions in selected disciplines shall also be considered as having achieved the entry standard.

The target number of athletes for each discipline is the same as in 2019, with one exception: there will be 60 places available in both the men’s and women’s 35km race walks; an increase on the 50 places for men and 30 places for women in the 50km race walk in 2019.

Entry standard World Championships 2022

20km race walk: 

- men: 1:21:00 

- women: 1:31:00

35km race walk: 

- men: 2:.33:00 (oppure 3:50:00 sulla 50km) 

- women: 2:54:00 (oppure 4:25:00 sulla 50km)

Entry standard World U20 Championships 2021

10.000m track walk:

- men: 43:40.00

- women:  50:30.00