Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
The 2026 World Athletics Race Walking Tour has unveiled its schedule featuring a wide range of international competitions. The tour begins with the USATF International Invitational Race Walk and National Race Walk Marathon Championships in Santee, California, USA, on January 11.
Other January events include the Gran Premi de Marxa del Vendrell in Spain and the Copa Brasil Loterias CAIXA de Marcha Atletica in Brasília, Brazil, both on January 25. Australia will host a 10,000m Race Walking Championship at the AIS Athletics Track in Canberra on January 25-26.
February features the 3rd International Antalya Race Walking Tour in Turkey and the Ecuadorean Race Walking Championships in Machala, followed by the Japanese Half Marathon Race Walking Championships in Kobe and the Indian Race Walking Championships in Chandigarh in mid to late February.
March includes the 45th Dudinska 50 in Slovakia, the Asian Race Walking Championships in Japan, and the Australian Half Marathon Race Walking Championships in Adelaide. The Békéscsabai Gyalogló Gála will be held in Hungary toward the end of March.
Competitions in April and May include the Penn Relay Carnival in Philadelphia, USA, the Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup in Poland, and the International Race Walking Festival - Alytus 2026 in Lithuania. The Czech Republic and Portugal will also host events during this period, along with multiple competitions in Spain.
In June, the Záhorácka 20 race walking event will take place in Borsky Mikulás, Slovakia. Later in the year, the Lusatian Race Walking event is set for October in Zittau, Germany, and the World Race Walking Tour in St Anne's Park, Dublin, Ireland, will close the 2026 season in December.