| Madrid Marcha | |
|---|---|
 Diego García Carrera, who organizes the race | |
| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Event type | Race walking |
| World Athletics Cat. | A (World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold) |
| Distance | 10 km walk (2022–present) |
| Established | 2022 |
The Madrid Marcha, officially the Gran Premio Internacional Finetwork Madrid Marcha, is an annual race walking competition held in Madrid, Spain. As of 2024, it is a World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold level meeting – the highest-level circuit of international race walking competitions.
The meeting is organized by the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation and Diego García Carrera.
History
The race was founded in 2022, organized by Diego García Carrera. It is one of several high-level racewalking competitions in Spain including Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruña de Marcha, inspired by the success of Spanish racewalkers at international athletics championships.
The course crosses San Bernardo and Fuencarral and finishes with an uphill to Callao Square. As of 2023, it is broadcast live on LaLiga+.
Winners
| Ed. | Date | Men's 10 km walk | Women's 10 km walk | R | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Time | Winner | Time | |||
| 1st | 16 May 2022 |  Perseus Karlström (SWE) |
38:42 |  Qieyang Shijie (CHN) |
43:07 | |
| 2nd | 30 Apr 2023 |  Francesco Fortunato (ITA) |
38:56 | Yang Jiayu (CHN) |
43:20 | |
Notes
References
- "World Athletics Race Walking Tour | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- "Diego García Carrera y Laura García-Caro suben al podio en el estreno de Madrid Marcha". Runner's World (in European Spanish). 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- "El campeón olímpico Stano y la plusmarquista mundial Jiayu Yang marcharán en la Gran Vía". Runner's World (in European Spanish). 2023-04-21. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- "I Gran Premio Internacional Madrid Marcha LaLiga | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- "II Gran Premio Internacional Finetwork Madrid Marcha | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-11.