The signalling paddles for race-walking officials: a complete set as standard, protective case included — the part rivals make you pay for separately.
Same build, same materials, two jobs on the course: judging the technique, or running the penalty zone. Read them side by side.
Two yellow paddles for the caution symbols and one red to notify a disqualification — the tools to judge loss of contact and bent knee, call after call.
The paddles for the penalty zone: the modern rule that turns the third red card into a time penalty, so the athlete serves it and stays in the race instead of being disqualified.
RWPaddle started from a gap nobody was filling: judges had no clean way to carry and protect their paddles between calls. We draw each one and 3D print it ourselves in Italy, as MEGADV / Printshapes — and the case grew straight out of that request from the field: hands free, paddles safe.
Every paddle is drawn and 3D printed by MEGADV / Printshapes in Italy — we own the build from first sketch to final layer.
Feedback from the field guided every revision: grip, weight and how fast the symbol reads from a distance.
Reinforced 3D print and materials chosen to survive a season of travel, at the most accessible price around.
Choose how to proceed: a ready-to-use kit for you, or a tailored supply for your club.
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The race walking kit judges technique — loss of contact and bent knee, plus the red disqualification paddle. The penalty kit is for the penalty zone: the paddles used to manage the time penalty that keeps an athlete in the race. Same build and the same included case; different job on the course.
It's the modern rule (formerly the 'pit lane') now used in international events: the third red card becomes a time penalty. The athlete serves it in a marked area and rejoins the race, instead of being disqualified. The penalty kit gives judges clear paddles to run it.
Yes — every kit ships with its protective case as standard (3-slot for the marcia and penalty 3, 5-slot for the penalty 5). No other kit on the market includes one.
Yes — loose paddles from both families and spare cases are on the loose paddles page. They're meant for refills: there's a minimum order and the per-paddle price is higher than in a kit, because the kit with its case is the better value.
Absolutely — use the quote form and we'll prepare a dedicated price for bulk orders, mixing race walking and penalty kits as you need.
