{"id":2006043,"date":"2023-08-19T23:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T03:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/athletics-spains-martin-captures-first-gold-of-world-championships-in-20km-race-walk\/"},"modified":"2023-08-19T23:30:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T03:30:27","slug":"athletics-spains-martin-captures-first-gold-of-world-championships-in-20km-race-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/athletics-spains-martin-captures-first-gold-of-world-championships-in-20km-race-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain&#8217;s Martin wins first gold at World Championships in 20km race walk."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fathletics-spains-martin-captures-first-gold-of-world-championships-in-20km-race-walk%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2006043&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Lori \u2063Ewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUDAPEST (Reuters) \u2013 Alvaro Martin of\u200d Spain Wins Gold in 20-Kilometer Race Walk<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Martin<\/strong> moved into the lead with about 5km remaining to finish in one hour \u200b17 minutes \u2064and 32 seconds, the fastest time in the world this season, on the soggy 1km loop \u200dcourse that \u200bstarted and finished at picturesque Heroes\u2019 Square.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sweden\u2019s Perseus Karlstrom<\/strong>, a three<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/athletics-spains-martin-captures-first-gold-of-world-championships-in-20km-race-walk\/\" title=\"Spain's Martin wins first gold at World Championships in 20km race walk.\">-time world bronze medallist<\/a>, won \u200dsilver in 1:17:39, while <strong>Caio Bonfim\u200d of Brazil<\/strong> claimed the bronze (1:17:47) to match his medal\u2063 from the 2017 worlds in London.<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old <strong>Martin<\/strong>, who was fourth at the Tokyo Olympics and seventh \u2064at the worlds last year in\u2062 Eugene, shaved nearly two minutes off his best time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI \u2062missed (Olympic) bronze which\u200d motivated \u200bme to work hard,\u201d he\u200d said. \u201cIn Tokyo, I felt \u2064when I \u200dwas \u200din the fourth position\u2064 that I could win a medal. Unfortunately, it did not happen and that is\u200d why this gold medal is \u2064the \u2062next step towards the next Olympic Games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old \u2064clutched a \u2063Spanish flag down the home stretch, waving it in victory. He lapped defending champion Toshikazu \u200bYamanishi of Japan on his approach to the \u2062finish\u2063 line.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Martin<\/strong> missed the Spanish record by 10 seconds, but the next five walkers all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prager-trans-athletes-the-new-york-times-and-the-ivy-league\/\" title=\"PRAGER: Trans Athletes, The New York Times, And The Ivy League\">set national records<\/a> in a contest that had 18 men dip under the 1:20 mark in \u200cone race for the \u200cfirst time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI \u200chad an amazing race today,\u200c I did\u200b not expect to \u200cfinish\u200b this fast, it is amazing,\u201d\u2062 <strong>Martin<\/strong> \u200d added. \u201cI cannot express all \u200dmy feelings\u200c right now, it feels \u200dlike a\u200b dream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Athletes were almost on the \u2064starting line when a thunderstorm delayed the start of \u200bthe race\u200b by two hours.<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s Koki \u200bIkeda took the early lead and stretched the gap\u200b to 15\u2064 seconds before\u200d <strong>Martin<\/strong> \u2062passed him at 15km. Ikeda fell well off the pace to finish 15th.<\/p>\n<p>There will\u200c be a\u200c 35km race walk on Thursday but Saturday\u2019s shorter event is the distance walkers will race at\u200b the 2024 Paris Olympics after\u2062 the 50km \u2062event was contested for the\u2064 last\u200b time at the 2020 Tokyo Games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe next goal is the gold at the Olympic Games but the\u200c only thing I want to do now is\u200b to cry out of happiness,\u201d <strong>Martin<\/strong> said. \u201cI am going to enjoy this moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>  (Reporting by Lori Ewing;\u200b Editing by Toby Chopra and\u2062 Ken Ferris)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sports\/athletics-spains-martin-captures-first-2\/attachment\/world-athletics-championship-3\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sports\/athletics-spains-martin-captures-first\/attachment\/world-athletics-championship-2\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sports\/athletics-spains-martin-captures-first-2\/attachment\/world-athletics-championship-4\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>POSO Dog Rescue Honors Shelter Dogs\u2064 on International \u2064Homeless Animal Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Major Headlines\u200d in the U.S. This Week<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Trump Picks Tucker Over Fox, Elon Blocks the Block Button, and Rich Men \u2062North of Richmond Dominate<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>California Senate Candidate Eric Early Discusses Rising Crime in the State<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Suspected North Korean \u2064Hackers Target U.S.-South Korea Military Exercise<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Suspected North Korean Hackers Target U.S.-South Korea Military Exercise<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>California Autos Regulator Investigates Incidents Involving General Motors&#8217; Autonomous Vehicles<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>JetZero Receives U.S. Air Force Backing for Building Demonstrator<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alvaro Martin of Spain won gold in the 20km race walk at the World Athletics Championships, finishing in one hour, 17 minutes, and 32 seconds. 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