Athletics

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Athletics | World Championships 2023 | Budapest

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The supermoms of track and field: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shaune Miller-Uibo, Faith Kipyegon, Nia Ali, Ana Peleteiro and more

Gold: Liu Hong (CHN)
Silver: Maria Guadalupe Gonzales (MEX)
Bronze: Lu Xiuzhi (CHN)

Hong LIU

Rio 2016 | Olympic Games

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Athletics Walk: Women's 20km | Rio 2016 Replays

China's Hong Liu walks away with a gold medal for the women's 20km race walk in Rio 2016.

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China's Liu wins gold in Women's 20km Race Walk

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Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

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Antonella Palmisano had already managed to grab an Italian flag in the last moments of the women's 20k race walk, which she draped around her shoulders ready to cross the finish line as Olympic gold medallist. It was a very happy birthday for the athlete who turned 30 today as

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

SAPPORO, JAPAN - AUGUST 06: (L-R) Valeria Ortuno of Team Mexico, Erica Sena of Team Brazil, Antonella Palmisano of Team Italy and Shijie Qieyang of Team China compete in the Women's 20km Race Walk on day fourteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Sapporo Odori Park on August 06, 2021 in Sapporo, Japan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

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Italian double delight as Antonella Palmisano wins gold in women's 20k walk 

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Tokyo 2020

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London 2012

Beijing 2008

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Biography

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The supermoms of track and field: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shaune Miller-Uibo, Faith Kipyegon, Nia Ali, Ana Peleteiro and more

Athletics Walk: Women's 20km | Rio 2016 Replays

China's Liu wins gold in Women's 20km Race Walk

Hong LIU
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Olympic Results

Hong LIU

Biography

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The supermoms of track and field: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shaune Miller-Uibo, Faith Kipyegon, Nia Ali, Ana Peleteiro and more

Athletics Walk: Women's 20km | Rio 2016 Replays

China's Liu wins gold in Women's 20km Race Walk

Hong LIU Replays

Olympic Results

Hong LIU
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