PARIS, France — Tug of wars, live-pigeon shooting and single synchronized swimming were among the absurd Olympic sports throughout time. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics introduced new sports like climbing, ...

TOKYO, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Evan Dunfee of Canada and Spanish defending champion Maria Perez prevailed in suffocating Tokyo humidity to win the first gold medals of the 20th World Athletics ...

Brazil's Caio Bonfim took gold in the men's 20-kilometre race walk at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Saturday. He crossed the line in 1 hour 18 minutes and 35 seconds ahead of China's ...

TOKYO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Brazil's Caio Bonfim blazed to his first world title in the 20 kilometre walk on Saturday after a time penalty for world record holder Toshikazu Yamanishi opened up the race ...

NOW, RACEWALKING IS ANOTHER SPORT WE GET TO HEAR ABOUT IN THE OLYMPICS. UNFORTUNATELY, NO AMERICANS IN THIS YEAR’S EVENT, BUT WE DO HAVE OLYMPIAN ROBIN STEVENS JOINING US, SHE COMPETED IN TOKYO FOR ...

Japan’s Toshikazu Yamanishi smashed the men's world 20 kilometre race walk record on Sunday at the Japanese 20km race walking championship in Kobe. The two-time world champion clocked 1 hour 16 ...

Have you ever found yourself on a walk, craving a more intense workout but dreading the idea of an all-out run? Enter race walking: a sport that 'combines the endurance of long-distance running with ...