Chinese athletes at IAAF World Athletics Championships
Men's 20 km race walk
Chen Ding, silver medal (champion at London Olympics)
Chen Ding finished second in 1:21:09 while Spaniard Miguel Angel Lopez trailed 12 seconds to take the bronze in 1:21:21.
It was the first race completed by Chen since he made Olympic history by breaking the Olympic record by 13 seconds, and becoming the youngest ever race walking gold medallist at one day short of his 20th birthday. [Full story]
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| Chen Ding of China celebrates his second place after the men's 20 km race walk final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Aug 11, 2013. [Photo/Agencies] |
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| Chen Ding of China competes in his final lap inside the Luzhniki Stadium on his way to finishing second in the men's 20 km race walk final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow, Aug 11, 2013. [Photo/Agencies] |
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