Organisers IAAF Date October 3–4 Athletes participating 160 | Edition 10th Nations participating 18 | |
The 1981 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 3 and 4 October 1981 in the streets of Valencia, Spain. The event was also known as IAAF Race Walking World Cup.
Contents
Complete results were published.
Participation
The participation of 160 athletes (111 men/49 women) from 18 countries is reported.
Qualifying Rounds
From 1961 to 1985 there were qualifying rounds for the men's competition with the first two winners proceeding to the final. This year, México, the Soviet Union, the German Democratic Republic, Italy, Spain, the United States, Australia, Canada, and China proceeded directly to the final.
References
1981 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA