TAICANG  Larry Murphy Jersey , China, May 2 (Xinhua) -- With more and more international athletics tournaments to be held in China, the world governing body of the sport is glad to see the country developing into a major nation of athletics.

"Indeed, China is progressing and rapidly developing into a major and senior nation of athletics and we welcome that. It is already a superpower we can see in our sports, in particular in race walking," said Essar Gabriel, general secretary of IAAF  Kris Letang Jersey , prior to the 2014 Race Walking World Cup slated for May 3-4 in Taicang.

The biennial tournament has attracted some 360 athletes from nearly 50 countries and regions with five individual and five team gold medals on offer in junior men's and women's 10km, senior men's and women's 20km and senior men's 50km races.

"This is a participation record for the World Cup outside of Europe. It is also a 50% increase comparing to the 1995 Beijing edition in China. So we can see the progress made not only in the development of race walking as a worldwide sport but also in the rise of the sport in China," Gabriel said.

"This is a competition which has been running since 1961. It is a prestigious two-day event. It is the climax for not only the athletes here but also for athletes elsewhere in terms of race walking. We are looking forward to a great competition here in Taicang," he added.

Apart from the World Race Walking Cup in Taicang, China will also host the 2015 Cross Country Championship in Guiyang and the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing's famous "Bird's Nest" stadium which witnessed the opening ceremony of 2008 Olympics Games.

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