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China's Yang blazes to women's race walk gold

PARIS: China's Yang Jiayu blazed to gold in the women's 20km race walk at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, pulling away from the field after the 5km mark and barely looking back to cross the finish line in a time of one hour 25 minutes 54 seconds.

Spain's Maria Perez captured the silver medal in 1:26.19, while Australia's Jemima Montag won the bronze in 1:26.25. - REUTERS

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