race walking

noun

1. the sport of rapid, continuous-foot-contact walking, requiring that the trailing foot not be lifted until the other meets the ground and the knee locks momentarily, and executed in an upright, rhythmic stride with the arms usually held bent and high and pumped close to the body.

Other Word Forms

• race walker noun

Example Sentences

It should offer a great vantage point for watching triathlon, road cycling, marathon and race walking events.

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Larson was back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway early Monday after the All-Star race, walking onto the front stretch to take the traditional photograph of the 33-driver field with the Borg-Warner Trophy in the midst of them.

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Who said that “race walking is like trying to see who can whisper the loudest?”

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Russia and Belarus athletes and officials barred from World Athletics Series events, including world race walking team championships in Oman this weekend, the world indoor championships in Serbia this month, and the world championships in Eugene, Oregon, in July.

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Heffernan's father Rob, an Olympic bronze medallist in race walking, said: "Finally it's official. So proud of you Cathal, this is only the beginning. Now it's time to work."

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