Japan’s Toshikazu Yamanishi clocked a world record of 1:20:34 at the Japanese Half Marathon Race Walking Championships in Kobe earlier today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is the first performance that surpasses the inaugural world record standard of 1:21:30 that was approved by the World Athletics Council in December, following the announcement that the\u00a0half marathon and marathon would become the official senior road distances for race walking events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On his 30th birthday, Yamanishi gave himself the present of an inaugural world half marathon race walk record as he strode away from a leading group shortly after 17km and passed the 20km mark in 1:16:26 \u2013 only 16 seconds outside the world record for the 20km race walk he set on the same course last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With one lap now added on, the two-time world champion accelerated again to win by a clear margin in 1:20:34.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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