2020 review: race walks | NEWS
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. In fact, when it came to superlative performances in the strangest of years, Japanese race walkers w...
Source: worldathletics.org