Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it.

[2] It is no longer an Olympic event, having been changed to 20 km after 1952 for men and in 1999 for women, though it is still run in some international competitions.

[2][3] On May 28, 2000, Roman Rasskazov of Russia set a new 10-km race walk world record in Saransk in a time of 37:11.

[4] The all-time women's 10-km race-walk record is held by Yelena Nikolayeva of Russia, at 41:04.

[5] Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 38:27: Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 42:01: