Madrid Marcha
| Madrid Marcha | |
|---|---|
 Diego García Carrera, who organizes the race | |
| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Event type | Race walking |
| World Athletics Cat. | A (World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold) |
| Distance | 10 km walk (2022–present[update]) |
| Established | 2022 |
The Madrid Marcha, officially the Gran Premio Internacional Finetwork Madrid Marcha, is an annual race walking competition held in Madrid, Spain. As of 2024[update], it is a World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold level meeting – the highest-level circuit of international race walking competitions.[1]
The meeting is organized by the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation and Diego García Carrera.
History[edit]
The race was founded in 2022, organized by Diego García Carrera. It is one of several high-level racewalking competitions in Spain including Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruña de Marcha, inspired by the success of Spanish racewalkers at international athletics championships.[2]
The course crosses San Bernardo and Fuencarral and finishes with an uphill to Callao Square. As of 2023[update], it is broadcast live on LaLiga+.[3]
Winners[edit]
| Ed. | Date | Men's 10 km walk | Women's 10 km walk | R | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Time | Winner | Time | |||
| 1st | 16 May 2022 |  Perseus Karlström (SWE) |
38:42 |  Qieyang Shijie (CHN) |
43:07 | [4] |
| 2nd | 30 Apr 2023 |  Francesco Fortunato (ITA) |
38:56 | Yang Jiayu (CHN) |
43:20 | [5] |
References[edit]
- ^ "World Athletics Race Walking Tour | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Diego García Carrera y Laura García-Caro suben al podio en el estreno de Madrid Marcha". Runner's World (in European Spanish). 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "El campeón olímpico Stano y la plusmarquista mundial Jiayu Yang marcharán en la Gran Vía". Runner's World (in European Spanish). 2023-04-21. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "I Gran Premio Internacional Madrid Marcha LaLiga | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "II Gran Premio Internacional Finetwork Madrid Marcha | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-11.