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One month to go until the European Race Walking Team Championships

The idyllic Czech spa town of Podebrady will be playing host to this year's edition of the European Race Walking Team Championships, previously known as the European Race Walking Cup, on 16 May which has attracted interest from more than 250 race walkers representing 26 countries.

For the vast majority of prospective competitors, Podebrady will be familiar territory as the town hosted the 2017 edition of the biennial competition which was held under its previous alias of the European Race Walking Cup. And for any newcomers to Podebrady, this might not be their only excursion either as the event returns to Podebrady in both 2023 and 2025.

The roots of race walking in Podebrady date as far back as the nineteenth century and the town remains a lucrative fixture on the international circuit. The annual race walking gala is a European Athletics Race Walking Permit Meeting and this year's event will be held in conjunction with the European Race Walking Team Championships.

Last year's event, which was moved from its traditional springtime slot to the autumn owing to the coronavirus pandemic, was won by Sweden's Perseus Karlstrom and Italy's Antonella Palmisano, both of whom will be looking to extend their excellent records at the European Race Walking Team Championships .

After winning bronze in Podebrady four years ago, Karlstrom confidently strode to the individual title in the 20km race walk in Alytus, Lithuania in 2019 and recent form suggests the Swede is well placed to successfully defend his individual title in Podebrady next month.

21058 Pitch500X333 17 eppo 2520The Czech Athletic Association was granted an exemption from the ban on holding mass events for the European Men's and Women's Team Walking Championships, which is to take place on 16 May in Poděbrady. 

In the same way, a 15km test race (for veterans and young people) will take place the day before, ie on Saturday 16 May from 5 pm, we will inform you about the conditions of this race in previous articles on this website.

The question of the nominee of the Czech national team is still shrouded in mystery and this secret was not revealed even by the Czech Championships in Olomouc on April 10, even though there are only three weeks left until the actual championship !!!

So let's try to guess:

MEN: Hlaváč, Gdula, Nedvídek

WOMEN: Ďurdiaková, Pohlová-Kučerová

JUNIORS: Morávek, Zajíček ?, Krupka?

JUNIORS: Martínková, Zikmundová, Hlaváčová

The final nomination for the European Team Championships should be approved by the ČAS presidency on Monday, April 26.4.2021, XNUMX. We assume that it will be published on the federal website immediately after approval.

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