The 3rd European Race Walking Conference

The 3rd European Race Walking Conference took place at Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, England, from 11-13 November 2016. Organised by a team from one of Europe’s top hubs for race walking, the National Centre for Race Walking Foundation, with support from European Athletics, the conference attracted 59 participants from 10 nations. The programme reflected the current race walking environment with examples of good practice based on athlete-centred philosophies. It included keynote presentations from both the organises and guest speakers, workshops and a special in-depth roundtable discussion led by members of the athlete support team for Tom Bosworth (GBR) who placed 6th in the Men’s 20km Walk at the 2016 Olympic Games with a UK Record performance of 1:20:13. This report provides an overview of the conference by giving descriptions of the weekend’s sessions.