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World Athletics Championships: Spanish race walker Martin wins opening gold

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World Athletics Championships: Spanish Race Walker Martin Wins Opening Gold

By IANS News August 20, 2023 • 16:27 PM View: 1315

World Athletics Championships: Spain's Alvaro Martin claimed the first gold medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships by winning the men's 20km race walk here on Saturday.

This was the only final in the morning session on the first day and the start was delayed because of inclement weather.

TAGS Alvaro Martin World Athletics Championships Perseus Karlstrom Caio Bonfim Tokyo Olympics Olympic Games Koki Ikeda Toshikazu Yamanishi World Championships Zhang Jun The National Games

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