Athens 2004 silver medalist Denis Nizhegorodov (left) set a new world record in the 50 km walk by clocking three hours, 34 minutes and 14 seconds at the World Race Walking Cup on Sunday, 11 May, according to a Reuters report. The 27-year-old Russian bettered the time of 3:35.47 set by Australian Nathan Deakes on [...]
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Two Faces of Jefferson Perez
Jefferson Perez the race walker and Jefferson Perez the scholar. Jefferson became Ecuador’s first Olympic medalist when he won the gold medal in the 20-km speed walking competition during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Although his gold in Atlanta remains his only Olympic medal to date, Jefferson has bagged a total of three gold medals in [...]
