Spanish race walker Martin wins opening gold at Athletics Worlds
BUDAPEST, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Spain's Alvaro Martin claimed the first gold at the 2023 World Athletics Championships by winning the men's 20km race walk here on Saturday.
Martin, 29, pushed himself forward with 5km to go, winning his first gold in a major event with this season's world leading result of 1:17:32.
"I had an amazing race today, I did not expect to finish this fast, it is amazing. I cannot ex