Athletes compete in the women’s 20km race walk final at The Mall. Yelena Lashmanova of Russia set a world record race walk on Saturday and won the Olympic gold medal.
The 20-year-old Lashmanova overtook defending champion Olga Kaniskina near the finish line and won in 1 hour, 25 minutes, 2 seconds, seven seconds ahead of the three-time world champion.
Qieyang Shenjie of China took bronze. Qieyang is the first Tibetan athlete China has ever fielded at the Olympics. She finished 14 second behind Lashmanova.
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i think speed walking is the coolest thing. i feel like i would be good at it. i’m good at keeping both feet on the...
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