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Wang Zhen and Liu Hong among World Race Walking Team Champs winners
- Updated: May 8, 2016
Callum Wilkinson was a brilliant fourth in the junior men’s 10km at the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships in Rome from May 7-8, reports Ian Richards.
This is the best British result in the World Race Walking Team Champs since 1979 and Wilkinson was just an agonising one second away from the podium as he took a minute of his national record to clock 40:30.
The 19-year-old made a positive start leading the front group around the opening laps, passing halfway in 20:24 in a group of seven. The crucial break came at 8km when Wilkinson, China’s Zhang Jun and Mexican Noel Chama moved away from the field. Wilkinson fell off this group at the 9km point and was passed by Spaniard Manuel Bermudez.
Zhang took control on the last lap, with Bermudez moving into second ahead of Chama. Wilkinson made a brave bid over the last 150m on the track and was closing rapidly on the bronze medallist Chama (40:29) as Zhang won in 40:23 from Bermudez (40:27).
Wilkinson’s time also moves him to third on the UK senior all-time list.
“That was a brilliant race and it was great to be in the mix for the medals,” he said. “I am gutted to finish fourth but at the same time I could have not done any more. This sets me up brilliantly for the World Junior Championships.”
He was supported by Guy Thomas who was 19th in a personal best of 42:55 and Cameron Corbishley who was 25th in his second fastest ever time of 43:27. This saw the GB team finish fifth and top European team as Mexico won the team title.
In the senior men’s 20km, multiple …
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