Race walker loses world record after course is found to be well short

Washington Post

30 Oct 2023 0 shares 1 views

Washington Post

Published 30 Oct 2023

Peru’s Kimberly Garcia said she and other Pan American Games competitors realized something was amiss “since the first kilometer” of the 20k event.

A world record in race walking is erased after the course was measured wrong

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