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Nordic Indoor Race Walking Championships

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Nordic Indoor Race Walking Championships
SportRacewalking
Founded1974
Ceased1978
CountryFinland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland

The Nordic Indoor Race Walking Championships (Norwegian: Nordisk mesterskap i kappgang innendørs) was a biennial one-day competition in indoor racewalking between athletes from the Nordic countries organised by Nordic Athletics. Established in 1974, it lasted for three editions before holding the last competition in 1978. The competition was held in February in even-numbered years, alternating with the Nordic Race Walking Championships held outdoors in odd-numbered years. Turku in Finland hosted the first and final editions, while Östersund in Sweden served as host for the second edition.[1]

Editions

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Edition Year City Country Date No. of athletes No. of nations
1st 1974 Turku Finland 23 February
2nd 1976 Östersund Sweden 15 February
3rd 1978 Turku Finland 4 February

References

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  1. ^ Competition Venues. Nordic Athletics. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
Editions