Hongyu
Liu misses world best by 2 seconds in textbook finish
Sean Wallace-Jones for IAAF
Co-holder of the 20k world best and the reigning Asian 10,000m champion, Hongyu
Liu (CHN) stormed through the final lap of the 2km circuit in a fluid rhythmic progress,
gliding over the tarmac as she headed towards the finish in a final desperate race against
the clock and her own world best of 1:27:30.More...
Korepanov
wins 50km in Mezidon in fifth fastest time ever
Sean Wallace-Jones for IAAF
2 May 1999 Sergey Korepanov from
Kazakhstan won a resounding victory in the mens 50km race in Deauville-Mézidon
today and clocked the fifth fastest time ever recorded for the distance on the road in the
process:More...
Bernardo Segura crushes
competition in Men's 20km
Sean Wallace-Jones and Anna Legnani for IAAF
With a burst of speed in the final lap of
the 2km circuit here in Mezidon-Canon, Mexicos Bernado Segura, the owner of the
20,000m race walk record on the track, added the mens 20km World Cup title to his
bronze from the 1996 Olympics.More... Korzeniowski
- An interlude at 20km in Mézidon before defending his 50km title in Seville
30 April 1999 - Polands Robert Korzeniowski exudes confidence, as he looks forward
to tomorrows 20km race in this 19th edition of the IAAF World Race Walking Cup. More...
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Preview of the
Men's 50 Kilometres
Mark Butler for the IAAF
So strong is the Mexican squad that Miguel Rodríguez, their
number one last year, is the slowest of their team this year. Rodríguez was only sixth in
the 50K race during the Mexican "Walking Week" held last month at altitude in
Naucalpan. More...
Preview of the Women's
20 Kilometres
Mark Butler for the IAAF
Two women share the world 20K best time of 1:27:30 and both
are among the entries for the first ever IAAF World Cup women's race at this distance.
Nadezhda Ryashkina (RUS) and Liu Hongyu (CHN) both have good recent form. More...
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