The Italian Athletics Championships () is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera (FIDAL), which serves as the Italian national championship for the sport. It is typically held as a two-day event in the Italian summer around late June to early August. The venue of the championships is decided on an annual basis. The winners have been Italian nationals.
The competition was first held in 1906 and has been held each year since with the exception of 1915âÂÂ1917, and 1944. The first women's events were held in 1923.
The 10,000 m walk on track ran until 2011. Since 2012 the race has been replaced with the 10 km walk on road.
The 10 km walk on road has been held since 2012, previously the race was run on 10,000 m walk on track.
From 2022, in accordance with the international competitions of World Athletics and European Athletic Association, the distance becomes 35 km.
From 1974 to 1994 were held 3000 metres, from 1995 5000 metres.
The 5000 m walk race, generally held on the track, was established at the Italian championships in 1981 and ran until 2010.
In same editions the race was disputed on 10,000 m track.