Borchin and Kaniskina dominate in Sesto San Giovanni – IAAF Race Walking Challenge
01.05.2011
Sesto San Giovanni, Italy - Reigning Olympic and World champions Valeriy Borchin and Olga Kaniskina claimed a Russian sweep at the 54th edition of the Coppa Città di Sesto San Giovanni, the fourth leg of the IAAF Race Walking Challenge.
Borchin dipped under 1:20 in the men’s 20Km, crossing the finish line in 1:19:43 despite very warm conditions and beating the surprise runner-up, Isamu Fujisawa from Japan by 2:28.
Reigning Olympic, World and European champion Olga Kaniskina dominated the women’s 20Km race in 1:29:32 beating Spain’s Beatriz Pasqual by 44 seconds. Ines Henriques from Portugal took third place in 1:30:29 ahead of her compatriot and last year’s Sesto San Giovanni’s winner Vera Santos (1:31.42).
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