Tokyo, Sept 20, 2025 (AFP) - Perez strikes double world gold with second race walk victory

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2025-09-20

Spain's Maria Perez struck double gold after winning the 20km race walk at the world championships in Tokyo on Saturday. Perez, who won the 35km race walk last weekend, clocked a season's best of 1hr 25min 54sec for victory in the shorter event. It meant the 29-year-old defended both titles after also winning the double in the last worlds in Budapest in 2023. Mexico's Alegna Gonzalez was second in 1:26:06 while Japan's Nanako Fujii set a national......

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