Bird's Nest debut ends with Australian grabbing race-walking gold
18/4/2008 17:06
The main venue of the Beijing Olympics debuted in Beijing today with an
Australian race-walker grabbing the gold of an IAAF Race Walking
competition.
The 23-year-old Jared Tallent, winning in one hour 20 minutes
and 11 seconds, was followed be a fierce Chinese competitor Wang Hao, the
18-year-old Inner Mongolian who created his personal best at 1:20:25. Eder
Sanchez from Mexico placed third at 1:20:57.
Both Tallent and Wang were among
the leading group in most time of the competition. They circled the track field
three times before competing along the parkview boulevard outside the sports
venue, with a monicker of the Bird's Nest for its interlocking frame and
structure.
The IAAF Race Walking competition is one of the 42 test events
before the Beijing Olympics in August. China sent the most athletes to the
competition, which was also participated in by walkers from Australia, El
Salvador, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Sri Lanka and
Tunisia.
Xinhua
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