Peru's Leon dashes China's hope of winning 1st gold at Oregon worlds
EUGENE, July 15 (Xinhua) -- With four athletes in competition including two former Olympic champions, China looked sure to take the first gold medal of the Oregon world athletics championships. Still, Kimberly Garcia Leon surprised everyone by winning the women's 20km race walk title.
Leon walked side by side with Qieyang Shijie, the London Olympic champion, for 13 kilometers before pulling away with 5km to go,