This morning in Arles in France Yohann Diniz set a new world record of 20 km road walk.
The European champion 50km got the brilliant results of 1:17:02 in the course of the French road walk championships which took place in the region of Champagne-Ardenne, in a race which was started with the idea of doing a training.
20 km men
Despite the irregular rhythm (between five and eight seconds of waste per lap) Diniz has gone to 10 km in 38:40 and 15 km in 58:00. In practice marched for 15 km at an average of 3:52 per Km.
It was then that, realizing that he still has a good supply of energy tha the has decided to grope the world result; he has forced the pace and still has finished the last 5 km in just over 19:00. (the last 5 km were covered at an average of slightly more than 3:48 at Km).
In second place ranked Bertrand Moulineux in 1:19:18.
Third place went to Antonin Boyez in 1:25:32.
At four place ranks the Italian Leonardo Dei Tos in 1:25:38 setting so your personal best.
Forty-eight athletes on arrival, 2 DNF and 2 DQ
These impressions Diniz after the race:
“It felt like I was flying,” he said. “I’m super happy and excited. I might be the best race walker in the world today, but I have to reach the podium at the World Championships and Olympics to end my run of bad luck. My motto now is: the medal”
Diniz dedicated his world record to his current and former coaches, as well as the French team currently competing at the European Indoor Championships.
These are today the personal best of Diniz of them, those in bold are also world records.
| Event | Result | Place | Date |
| | | | |
| 5000m Marcia | 18:18.01 | Villeneuve d'Ascq (FRA) | 27.06.2008 |
| 5000m Marcia indoor | 18:16.76 | Reims (FRA) | 07.12.2014 |
| 10.000m Marcia | 38:08.13 | Reims (FRA) | 12.07.2014 |
| 10km Marcia | 38:46 | Krakow (POL) | 30.05.2009 |
| 20km Marcia | 1:17:02 | Arles (FRA) | 08.03.2015 |
| 50.000m Marcia | 3:35:27.20 | Reims (FRA) | 12.03.2011 |
| 50km Marcia | 3:32:33 | Zurich (SUI) | 15.08.2014 |
20 km Women
The open race for women was won by Italy's Valentina Trapletti with the time of 1:34:35 in front of the French Ines Pastorino in 1:36:04 and the Portuguese Daniela Cardoso (1:37:09).
There were four portuguese women in the race.
Fifty athletes arrival; 8 DNF and 2 DQ.
50 km men
Again, the victory went to a foreign athlete: Dominic King (GBR) who finished the test in 4:11:53.
Second place went to Hugo Andrieux in 4:16:44, and third place for Adria Galin Pons (ESP) in 4:27:17.
Eleven athletes arrival, 2 DNF and 4 DQ.
Yohann Diniz celebrate after the result (photo by Le Figaro - FRA)
The podium of 50 km