SportsMaze

What changes the result

The rules behind the moments commentators get excited about. They build on the beginner rules.

I · Intermediate · 4 rules · Step 2 of 4

The event

  1. What is the penalty zone in race walking?Where a race uses a penalty zone, a walker with three red cards is not disqualified.
  2. Can a walker be disqualified in the finishing straight?Yes.

The race

  1. How does a race walk start?The race is started by a gun, cannon, air horn or another clear signal.

Conduct and kit

  1. What can get an athlete warned or disqualified?A walker can be put out of a race in two different ways.
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