Race walkers on Friday slammed what they called a 'terrible mistake' to remove the 50km race from the Olympic programme and accused the 'suits' behind the move of not communicating enough with the athletes.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Men's 50km Walk - Sapporo Odori Park, Sapporo, Japan - August 6, 2021. Athletes during the race REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
The 50km distance has been part of the Games since 1936 but Friday's race might have been the last at an Olympics. The event has been dropped from the schedule for Paris 2024 because there is no equivalent race for women. Germany's Jonathan Hilbert, who won silver, said there was insufficient communication from executives.
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