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The toughest athletics discipline is finally getting a face and a voice: the Belgian Walking Association is launching its inspiring sports website !

When speaking about athletics, people mainly think of sprint numbers or running events such as the 800m, 1500m or 5000m on the track, and the marathon. But race walking is also an athletic discipline that pushes the human body to its limits.
Yet, this sport often remains under the radar in Belgium. With the launch of its new platform, the Belgian Walking Association aims to change that. The goal is to give this spectacular sport the visibility it deserves.

Race walking is an Olympic discipline with a rich history. Nowadays, it is often overlooked by the  media and not always taken seriously. This is unjustified as the performances are extraordinary. For both the Olympic distances (20 km & 50 km) and the extreme distances over 200 km, athletes must combine iron discipline with impressive endurance.
According to John Nunn, a former athlete from the USA, the 50 km race walk is the most grueling event at the Games. And this statement might well be true.
The 50 km race walk is a true test for the endurance of the human body. Many race walkers who reach the finish line collapse almost immediately and receive some form of medical assistance.
This distance is widely considered as one of the most legendary and grueling events in Olympic history.

A relevant paper on race walking at the Olympic Games can be consulted on the BWA website via the following link: https://www.belgianwalkingassociation.com/en/testimonials-bwa/testimonials-cat/did-you-know-this-about-race-walking.htm

A platform for fans, athletes and members of walking sport federations

With the launch of its inspiring sports site, the Belgian Walking Association, abbreviated as BWA, is definitively establishing race walking as a prominent sport in Belgium. The website serves as a central, international platform to showcase the beauty of the sport – both competitive and recreational – to the media and the general public.  

The BWA platform offers (provide):

♦ Current World rankings 'Race walk' including: 
      * World ranking 100 km Race walk men & women
      * World ranking 200 km Race walk men
      * World ranking 24 hour Race walk women
      * World Centurion ranking
♦ Current race walking results with historical data 
♦ Sports portraits: in-depth profiles of well-known race walkers
♦ Gallery of the Great Champions: a visual tribute to the absolute top athletes
♦ Start to walk ► a path for the population to an active and a healthy lifestyle
♦ Preservation of the sport's inheritance ► because we must preserve the valuable memory and the link with the past of the sport, it is important to preserve the sport's inheritance and transmit it to the public through digital platforms.  

Time for change

BWA invites sports journalists, editors and sports enthusiasts  to take a look at the revamped sports platform to discover unique achievements within this sport discipline. 

For further information, please contact Theo Bické, manager of the Belgian Walking Association, abbreviated BWA.

E-mail: theo.bicke@telenet.be

Website: https://www.belgianwalkingassociation.com/en