Masatora Kawano, Rebecca Henderson set world marathon race walk records at All Japan Race Walking meet
File photo: Japan’s Masatora Kawano set the inaugural men’s world marathon race walk record. | Photo Credit: AFP
File photo: Japan’s Masatora Kawano set the inaugural men’s world marathon race walk record. | Photo Credit: AFP
Australia’s Rebecca Henderson and Japan’s Masatora Kawano set world marathon race walk records in women’s and men’s categories, respectively, at the All Japan Race Walking meeting in Takahata on Sunday.
Kawano set the inaugural men’s world record for the distance, with a time of 2:55:14 at the World Athletics Race Walking Tour Bronze event.
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Henderson, meanwhile, improved on the 3:15:11 women’s world record set by Sofia Fiorini at the European Championships in Birmingham in August.
The half marathon and marathon became official race walk distances on January 1, 2026. A time of 2:56:30 was set as the performance standard required for the inaugural men’s world marathon race walk record.
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