Women's race walk world records set at European championships
Race walk world records were set in the inaugural women's half-marathon and marathon events at the European championships on Saturday. Spain's María Pérez took gold in the half marathon race walk by finishing in 1 hour, 30 minutes, 6 seconds.
BIRMINGHAM, England witnessed the setting of women's race walk world records at the inaugural European championships on Saturday. Spaniard María Pérez claimed gold in the half marathon race walk with a time of 1 hour, 30 minutes, 6 seconds. Italian teenager Sofia Fiorini secured the marathon race walk title approximately two hours later, finishing in 3:15.11.
Both records were established in January and represent new world records for these disciplines. World Athletics revealed that a performance standard of 1:30:30 was required for the half marathon record and 3:17:00 for the marathon record. Pérez surpassed the half marathon record by 24 seconds, while Fiorini beat the marathon record by 1:49.
Both records are awaiting ratification. Pérez also holds the world record for the 35-kilometer race walk.
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