World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships to begin in Antalya, Türkiye

The World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships will start on Sunday in the Turkish Riviera resort city of Antalya, the very first time Türkiye has hosted the event.

In the event to be held in the EXPO 2016 area, 431 athletes from 52 countries will compete for spots in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, set to start in July.

In the MIX relay, held by World Athletics (WA) for the first time in this championship, 127 athletes will compete.

Representing Türkiye in the championship will be Meryem Bekmez, Kader Dost, Ayse Tekdal, Emine Ceylan, Elif Nur Ozbey, Selin Cadir, Salih Korkmaz, Mazlum Demir, Hayrettin Yildiz, Sahin Senoduncu, Ozan Bayram, Diyar Bayram, Harun Bilir, Tulin Ek, Esma Oztekin, Serife Berra Guven, Mehmet Gungor, Seyhmus Capat and Ilhan Govce.

The World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships, known as the Lugano Cup after the city where it was first held until 2016, was first organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 1961.

Below is a list of the countries and cities that have hosted the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships through this years, including 2024:

YearCityCountry

1961 Lugano Switzerland

1963 Varese Italy

1965 Pescara Italy

1967 Bad Saarow East Germany

1970 Eschborn West Germany

1973 Lugano Switzerland

1975 Grand-Quevilly France

1977 Milton Keynes United Kingdom

1979 Eschborn West Germany

1981 Valencia Spain

1983 Bergen Norway

1985 St John's, Isle of Man Isle of Man

1987 New York City United States

1989 L'Hospitalet Spain

1991 San Jose United States

1993 Monterrey Mexico

1995 Beijing China

1997 Podebrady Czech Republic

1999 Mezidon-Canon France

2002 Turin Italy

2004 Naumburg Germany

2006 La Coruna Spain

2008 Cheboksary Russia

2010 Chihuahua Mexico

2012 Saransk Russia

2014 Taicang China

2016 Rome Italy

2018 Taicang China

2020 postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

2022 Muscat Oman

2024 Antalya Türkiye