The 13th Indian Open race walk competition in Chandigarh over the weekend will see some of India’s prominent names in action competing across new distances for the first time as per World Athletics norms.
The standard distance in race walk till last year was 20km and 35km in all World Athletics events before it was changed to 21km and 42km. The men’s half marathon will feature Paris Olympians Akshdeep Singh, Paramjeet Singh Bisht, Suraj Panwar and Vikash Singh along with 2025 World Championships participant and winner in the 20km last year Servin Sebastian. Germany’s Frederick Weigel is the lone foreign entry in the 21km.
Published – February 21, 2026 05:00 am IST