This morning they are held in Beijing on the circuit of 1 km which will host the next World Championships in Athletics the two race walking events of 20 km men and women.
The circuit
The circuit for races of 20 km is 1,000 (500m. go and back), completely in asphalt and on the opposite side to the Olympic stadium where the Olympic Games were held.
The sides of the circuit are heavily lined with weeping willows which suggests that in the summer the foliage will do a little shadow to the athletes.
During the World Championships races will start the race into the stadium and after a few rounds you will come out on the circuit, just a few meters from the door North East.
In a few days Marcia dal Mondo and blog O'Marchador will make a joint news with the plan and the photos of the course of the next World Championships.
The laps to go on the circuit 18 will be in the 20 km, and 24 in the 50 km (but in this case the circuit will be 2,000 m. (1,000 go and back)
Let's say that two races were completely different, but equally beautiful both for carrying out that for the result.
20 km men
Start as planned at 9:00 am
Athletes have in mind a qualifying race and not think in any way to the times recorded recently in France and Japan.
Immediately to lead a pack with the best athletes: Cai Zelin, Chen Ding, Li Tianlei and Gao Wenkui to make the pace.
At 5 km all together in 20:59 and the pack is led by Wang Zhen.
Around the 8th km Wang Zhen force the pace (passage of 3:53) and the group splits.
At km 10 Wang Zhen is leading (40:31) followed by Cai Zelin and Chen Ding together (40:31)
Wang Zhen now starting to think of the time and continues to maintain the pace of 3:53 per km (and will keep it until the end with a regularity almost impressive) and with a walk from manual.
At km 15 the race has nothing to say about the result of the qualification.
In head Wang Zhen (59:57) followed by Ca Zelin (1:00:08) who in the meantime has released Chen Ding below about 10 meters. Behind them Tianlei Li.
Wang Zhen ends in 1:19:29, which for the ease and the technique with which it was obtained, speaks a lot about the fact that the battle in Beijing in 2015 will not only be limited to Japanese, Russians, Diniz (if he will opt for the 20), but also the Chinese pair (Wang Zhen and Cai Zelin) will be the game.
Cai Zelin finished second in 1:20:13 after a small crisis in the end.
Chen Ding wins bronze in 1:21:12; to follow Wang Kaihua (1:21:22) and Li Tianlei (1:23:10)
These are the first two split times every 5 km:
Wang Zhen:
5 km: 20:59
10 km: 40:31 (19:32)
15 km: 59:57 (19:26)
arrival: 1:19:29 (19:32)
Cai Zelin:
5 km: 20:59
10 km: 40:32 (19:33)
15 km: 1:00:08 (19:36)
arrival: 1:20:12 (20:05)
20 km Women
Impressive solo of Lu Xiuzhi fixing the second world performance of the year in 1:25:12 and the new Aslan and Chinese record.
Not having thoughts of qualification has instead thought at the time, and won on Liu Hong of more than 2 minutes.
Already at the 5 km race has no history for the victory.
Lu Xiuzhi passed in 21:30, along with another athlete which shortly after DNF
Liu Hong, Nie Jingjing and Qieyang Shenjie follow (21:59)
The solo continue with these steps
Lu Xiuzhi
5 km: 21:30
10 km: 43:10 (21:40)
15 km: 1:04:20 (21:10)
Liu Hong
5 km: 21:59
10 km: 43:19 (21:52)
15 km: 1:05:36 (21:45)
The beautiful walk of Lu Xiuzhi continues impressively in the last 5 km (able to close at 21:02, for a final time of 1:25:12 which is the new national record of China and Asia.
Second is Liu Hong (1:27:39).
Bronze Nie Jingjing in 1:27:51 and fourth place for Qieyang Shenjie in 1: 28.37.
Even here the race of Beijing 2015 will be presented at the highest level of intensity
Tomorrow the 50 km
Lu Xiuzhi leads the race
Nie Jingjing and Liu Hong durng the race
Judge show yellow paddle