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Si Tianfeng of China

Si Tianfeng takes gold in men's 50km race walk

Si Tianfeng of China won the men's 50km race walk on Saturday, April 19, in the 2008 IAAF Race Walking Challenge in Beijing with a time of 3:45:13, the best time of the season so far. Zhao Chengliang of China finished second (3:47:14), Li Jianbo of China took third place (3:52:12). [Full story]

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