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Eight years on from his World Championships victory, Matej Toth has donated his Slovak singlet and name bib from the event

TOKYO, August 6 – Poland bagged a surprise Gold Medal when inexperienced Dawid Tomala beat the morning weather to come first in the 2020 Olympic Games 50km race walk in Sapporo today. None expected Tomala to beat a galaxy of the season’s top performers but he ultimately did that in perfect fashion to give Poland its fourth athletics Gold Medal.Above all, it was only the third 50km race in his career ever that turned out to be a decisive one....

Toshikazu Yamanishi and Antonella Palmisano As this extraordinary year draws to a close, we look back at the key moments of 2020 in each area of the sport. The series continues today with a review of race walks.   Who knew what lay around the corner when Yusuke Suzuki blew away cobwebs on New Year’s Day with a swift 20km in Tokyo? It was the 68th edition of the race, and the world record-holder, who won in 1:20:01 was little challenged by runner-up Motofumi Suwa finishing 48 seconds behind. ...