Marathon race walk mixed relay

Athletics Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay

The marathon race walk mixed relay is a racewalking mixed relay event over the marathon distance that was first contested at the 2024 Summer Olympics on 7 August.

World Athletics and the International Olympic Committee introduced the race in April 2023. The distance of the race is that of a marathon; 26.219 miles or 42.195 kilometres. The relay involves two athletes, one man and one woman.

Each athlete has to complete two legs each, alternating in this order: male 11.45km, female 10km, male 10km, and female 10.745km.

The first race, serving as a qualifier for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, was organised in Antalya, Turkey, during the 2024 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships. This new event is controversial – criticised by some but welcomed by others for the variation in pace and placement that a relay provides. It was introduced to replace the 50km race walk at the Olympics.

Olympic Medalists

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2024 Paris details	Spain Álvaro Martín María Pérez	Ecuador Brian Pintado Glenda Morejón	Australia Rhydian Cowley Jemima Montag

External links

• World Athletics competition page
• IAAF WORLD RACE WALKING TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS – FACTS & FIGURES (PDF)