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 Race walking events during the Summer Olympics have been contested across a range of distances during the multi-sport event. There were three race walking events in the 2020 Summer Olympics including both women's and men's 20 kilometres walk and the men's 50-kilometre walk. The races were held in a final-only format.The first men's events came during the 1908 London Olympics, which featured 3500 meters and 10-mile distances. A 10-kilometre version of the event was launched in 1912's Summer Olympics and continued until 1952 (skipping three versions from 1928 to 1936). Also, there was a one-time 3000 m walk at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics. The men's 20 km walk became the standard short distance for males in 1956 and continues to be held ever since. The men's longer event of 50 kilometers was first announced during the 1932 Summer Olympics and was held for a continuous time to the present and even after a short drop from the programme in 1976 when the IAAF held a World Championship for the event in protest and it was restored.The first women's race was launched in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympics,