The women's 20 kilometres race walk was held on a 2 kilometre course comprising lengths of The Mall between Buckingham Palace and Admiralty Arch on 13 August.[1][2]
| Women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2017 World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 13 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 60 from 34 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:26:18 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Summary
editDefending champion, Olympic champion and defending champion Liu Hong was absent. Still the race started faster than the Olympics. A pack of 20 formed on the front. That pack was whittled down to 10 by the halfway point. After Kimberly García (Peru) fell off the pace, the group was reduced to just five by the 12-kilometre mark: two Chinese, Yang Jiayu and Lü Xiuzhi; María Guadalupe González (Mexico); Antonella Palmisano (Italy); and Erica de Sena (Brazil).[3] de Sena fell off the pace when the other four accelerated the pace at 16K. Another lap later, Palmisano couldn't handle the pace which looked like the break for the three medalists. Yang didn't have the same awards, but she was leading the group with the Olympic silver and bronze medalists.
The three were racing to the finish. Less than 100 metres before the finish, the chief judge stepped out to show Lü the red card signifying she had accumulated three red cards from judges around the course and was disqualified. Lü didn't believe the message and tried to finish, but it was true. Yang raced González to the line, winning by barely a second. Palmisano came in 17 seconds later to get an unexpected bronze.[4] The top five did negative splits (walking the end of the race faster than the beginning). de Sena improved her own South American continental record. Four others set national records.
Records
editBefore the competition records were as follows:[5]
| Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 1:24:38 | Liu Hong |  CHN | 6 Jun 2015 | A Coruña, Spain |
| Championship | 1:25:41 | Olimpiada Ivanova |  RUS | 7 Aug 2005 | Helsinki, Finland |
| World leading | 1:25:18 | Elena Lashmanova | RUS | 18 Feb 2017 | Sochi, Russia |
| African | 1:30:43 | Grace Wanjiru Njue |  KEN | 26 Jun 2016 | Durban, South Africa |
| Asian | 1:24:38 | Liu Hong | CHN | 6 Jun 2015 | A Coruña, Spain |
| NACAC | 1:26:17 | Maria Guadalupe González |  MEX | 7 May 2016 | Rome, Italy |
| South American | 1:27:18 | Erica de Sena |  BRA | 7 May 2016 | Rome, Italy |
| European | 1:24:58 | Elena Lashmanova | RUS | 25 Jun 2016 | Cheboksary, Russia |
| Oceanian | 1:27:44 | Jane Saville |  AUS | 2 May 2004 | Naumburg, Germany |
The following records were set at the competition:[6]
| Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South American | 1:26:59 | Érica de Sena | BRA | 13 Aug 2017 |
| Brazilian | ||||
| Colombian | 1:28:10 | Sandra Arenas |  COL | 13 Aug 2017 |
| Peruvian | 1:29:13 | Kimberly García |  PER | 13 Aug 2017 |
| Hungarian | 1:30:05 | Viktória Madarász |  HUN | 13 Aug 2017 |
| Hong Kong | 1:35:04 | Ching Siu-nga |  HKG | 13 Aug 2017 |
Qualification standard
editThe standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1:36:00.[7]
Results
editThe final took place on 13 August at 12:21. The results were as follows:[8]
References
edit- ^ "20 Kilometres Race Walk Women − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ Start list
- ^ "20 Kilometres Race Walk Splits | IAAF World Championships London 2017 | iaaf.org". Archived from the original on 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Report: Women's 20km race walk – IAAF World Championships London 2017 | REPORT | World Athletics".
- ^ "20 Kilometre Race Walk Women – Records". IAAF. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "20 Kilometres Race Walk Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.