| Women 20km Walk Final |
| Chinese Liu Hongyu, holder of the 20km walk all-time best performance, is the first World Champion in this event. Consequently her time of 1:30.50, only two seconds ahead of compatriot Yan Wang becomes a World Championship record . The bronze medal was for evergreen Australian Kerry Saxby-Junna (38 years old), who battled it out in the final few kilometres against Portugal's Susana Feitor, 1998 European Championship bronze medallist. The race was lead in the first kilometres by the Belarussian Kardopoltseva, who soon had to reduce her pace due to two warnings (finally she was disqualified). After this a compact group was formed, which broke around the 15 kilometre point. The Chinese duo and Russia's Natalia Fedoskina took the lead, but the Russian was later disqualified. Defending champion Italian Annarita Sidoti had problems in the second part of the race and was not able to finish. |
| Mujeres 20km Marcha Final |
La china Liu Hongyu, plusmarquista mundial de la
distancia, estreno el historial de esta prueba con un tiempo de 1h30:50., aventajando en
dos segundos a su compatriota Yan Wang. La veterana australiana Kerry Saxby-Junna, de 38
anos, consiguio el bronce en los ultimos kilometros en una dura pugna con la portuguesa
Susana Feitor, medalla de bronce en el Europeo de Budapest. La carrera fue lanzada en los
primeros compases por la bielorusa Kardopoltseva, que pronto tuvo que bajar su ritmo al
recibir dos avisos (finalmente seria descalificada). Luego se formo un grupo compacto que
no se rompio hasta pasado el kilometro 15. Las dos atletas chinas se escaparon junto a la
rusa Natalia Fedoskina, que seria descalificada un poco mas tarde. La campeona mundial en
Atenas en 10 kilometros, la italiana Anna-Rita Sidoti, atraveso por problemas atravesada
la mitad de la prueba, y hubo de retirarse finalmente.  |