Lusatian Race Walking 2026

Lusatian Race Walking is an international race walking competition held in Weinaupark, Zittau, close to the German-Czech border. It is organized by AC Rumburk and O-SEE Sports as a cross-border initiative, and it is part of the World Athletics Race Walking Tour at Silver level, holding World Ranking Competition status. The primary senior races feature half marathon and marathon distances for men and women, with 5 km and 10 km options also included. The event includes a broad range of age categories, from 1 km for U12 children through 2 km, 3 km, 5 km, and 10 km youth races, in addition to 30 km races for masters athletes from M35 to M50. Race officials participate in the meeting as well: a judging seminar is conducted alongside the competition, involving international officials and featuring video analysis of Olympic-level race walking judging shared online.