Without those volunteers, these events would fall by the sidelines. Bob Bowman said the IAAF is likely to increase the women's distance in 1997 from 10K to 20K. This will not affect the masters, and other race distances are welcome at the national level. The change is still being debated. Bowman said the Walking Committee only recommends to the IAAF Council. Caution means showing an athlete the paddle.
Warning means a judge issuing a red card.
Also, the head judge will no longer judge, but will oversee the competition. Consensus could only be reached on a few distances to cut, but those decisions were thought to potentially be too hasty. More discussion, as well as talks with race directors, seems desireable. The chairman appointed Ray Funkhouser, Ron Daniel and Dan Pierce to research the concept and prepare a proposal for the 1996 convention. Also, for the first time, the top five high school racewalk performers were reported in a national magazine along with top performers in other track and field events.