UNIOR MEN’S 10KM: Russian duo of Parshin and Markov dominate
19.05.2013
They tried to tie the race – but the two leading Russians forgot all about electronic recording.
Nikolay Markov and Pavel Parshin held hands aloft as they crossed the finish line, but that pesky tenth of a second split them at last.
The latter got the nod, but you can bet the room they share at the Saransk Walking Centre in Russia sees the two medals side by side on their table.
The pair was exactly that from the gun, inseparable, save for a couple of minutes when Spaniard Alvaro Martin got in between them at the beginning.
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