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Olympics: Wang Leads China 1-2 In Men's 20km Race Walk

Zeeshan Mehtab Published August 13, 2016 | 11:18 AM

Olympics: Wang leads China 1-2 in men's 20km race walk

RIO DE JANEIRO,(APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Augst,2016) - China's Wang Zhen won the men's 20km race walk on Friday, with compatriot Cai Zelin taking silver and Australia's Dane Bird-Smith bronze. Wang took over the lead from Cai with 3km to race to break for victory, Bird-Smith on his coattails. Wang then powered away to a convincing gold-medal performance in 1min 19.14 sec, Cai clocking 1:19:26 and Bird-Smith a personal best of 1:19:37.

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