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Russia - 15 out of 20 medals - “It’s normal to expect as many victories as this” – Cheboksary 2008
11 May 2008 - Cheboksary, Russia - Helsinki, Oslo and Zurich are names to immediately conjure up the notion of athletic greatness.
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Super-human Nizhegorodov hammers Deakes’ World record into history – Cheboksary 2008
11 May 2008 - Cheboksary, Russia - The new World record-holder** didn’t look as if he had worked that hard to not only retain the World Walking Cup 50km title at the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup - but rewrite...
Kaniskina supreme – Cheboksary 2008
11 May 2008 – Cheboksary, Russia – The home country’s dominance of the 23rd World Walking Cup came full circle when Olga Kaniskina reigned supreme in the women’s 20km from start to finish.
Fernandez successfully bolts for home – Cheboksary 2008
10 May 2008 - Cheboksary, Russia - Any doubts that Francisco Javier Fernandez was a spent global force was laid to rest in Cheboksary on Saturday afternoon (10 May) at the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup.
Bartsaykin’s World record sets the festival of Race Walking off on a high note - Cheboksary 2008
10 May 2008 – Cheboksary, Russia – The junior men’s 10km, the first race of the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Cheboksary, Russia, went to form with Russia predictably opening the weekend in front ...
Cheboksary welcomes the world
10 May 2008 - Cheboksary, Russia - The capital city of Chuvash Republic last night enthusiastically welcomed representatives from over 50 nations of the global athletics family in an impressive opening ceremony of the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Cheboksary, Ru...
LIVE video streaming of all the action in Cheboksary available in Europe
9 May 2008 – Cheboksary, Russia – In an exciting new initiative all the action from the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Cheboksary, Russia, 10-11 May will be broadcast via a LIVE audio/visual stream during the two days o...
Talk of World records in Cheboksary – Official IAAF Press Conference
9 May 2008 - The official IAAF Press conference for the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup held today at Government House in Cheboksary was attended by IAAF President Lamine Diack; Pierre Weiss – IAAF General Secretary; Sergey Gaplik...
Olympic champions honoured - Cheboksary 2008
9 May 2008 - Cheboksary, Russia - As is tradition on the eve of IAAF World Athletics Series events, the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup was marked by an IAAF Dinner in the host city on Friday night (9 May).
“Paquillo” Fernández is confident about Cheboksary title defence
9 May 2008 – Cheboksary, Russia - One of the main favourites for victory in the men’s 20km at the 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Cheboksary, Russia, 10 – 11 May 2008 will be Spaniard Francisco Javier “Paquillo” Fernández, th...
