Talk:Sheffield Star Walk

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Did you know... that finishers of the Sheffield Star Walk were rewarded with a hot mug of Oxo?

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Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 19:50, 5 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Women of Steel

... that up to 250,000 spectators came to watch the Sheffield Star Walk amateur walking race? "as many as a quarter of a million peopel would line the route" from: Skinner, Dennis; Maguire, Kevin. Sailing Close to the Wind: Reminiscences. Quercus. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-78206-158-8.
- ALT1:... that British Olympic race walker Roland Hardy's first competitive race was the Sheffield Star Walk during which he set a new course record? " His first competitive race was the 1949 Sheffield Star Walk - which he won, setting a new record and beating the old (1947) record by 53 seconds" from:"Vale Roland Hardy 1926-2016" (PDF). Victorian Race Walking Club. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ALT2:... that finishers of the Sheffield Star Walk were rewarded with a hot mug of Oxo? "a hot Oxo drink and medal greeted all those who finished" from: Stockdale, Jean A. My Spring: Royal Times and Ordinary Lives. Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-78088-648-0.
- ALT3:... that the Sheffield Star Walk, cancelled in 2000, was revived 13 years later to raise money for the Women of Steel statue (pictured)? "The walk hasn’t taken place since 2000 but ‘The Star’ brought a version of it back to raise money for the ‘Women of Steel’ statue." from: Bell, Lucy (31 March 2020). "Can you spot yourself in these retro pictures of Sheffield's famous Star Walk". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Holothuria hilla
Comment: Image for ALT3 only

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 12:16, 20 August 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Y Article is long enough (3792 characters), new enough (moved to mainspace 20 August, nominated same day), and article is within policy
Y Hooks are all short enough, interesting and well-cited. Like ALT3 with the image
Y File:Women of steel.jpg is freely licenced, used in the article, and looks good at low resolution
Y QPQ done
Overall, this nomination passes, congratulations. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:49, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]