Walking races
WA Permit Meeting: half marathon men & women
Accompanying races: 5 km M/W/U18/Masters & 10 km U20
Over the past eleven years, they have collected a combined seven Poděbrady victories. Sweden’s Perseus Karlström and Germany’s Christopher Linke will once again be present on the Spa Colonnade this year.
readThe traditional international race walking meeting Poděbrady Walking will take place on the Spa Colonnade on May 8, 2026, but the organizers are already hard at work. Registration for athletes will also open in the…
readMassimo Stano's world record and much more. This was the third edition of the European Race Walking Team Championships, a follow-up competition to the European Cup. (Poděbrady Walking meeting, WA Race Walking Tour Gold…
readThe history of race walking associated with Poděbrady dates back to the nineteenth century. However, a long tradition does not linger at present, to the contrary. Its freshness is demonstrated by at least these outstanding events: in 1997 the Czech Athletics celebrated one hundred years with a successful World Cup, and in 2017 the elite from all over Europe met here at a similar event during the 120th anniversary of the local "queen of sports". In 2021 and 2023 the top athletes gathered at European Championship with the new world record at 35 track by María Peréz.
Race history