(Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images) The men’s and women’s race walking events continued at the Rio Olympics on Friday and so did the Internet’s snark about the sport. But it wasn’t always such ...

“Okay, race walking is weird — but it is fun weird ... the first woman to compete in a men’s Olympic trials for a track and field event (the 50-kilometer race walk in 2012).

How long has race walking been in the Olympics? Race walking was first introduced at the 1908 London Olympics, and has been a part of every edition since, excluding the 1928 Games in Amsterdam. The ...

10. A marathon-distance run and a 10km run will take place, featuring over 20,024 participants, just hours after the men's Olympic marathon. Yes, there are three race walking events at the Paris ...