As every year the athletes of the national team of China in training in Saluzzo (ITA) are licensed for insurance reasons with some loclal clubes, and for this reason the can participate in some competitions local races.
This allows them to participate in the regional phases of the Italian Clubs Championships.
In the second leg of these Championshis. in Piedmont reagion yesterday, which took place in Mondovì (Cuneo, ITA) some names of high global interest also competed. The race was also a test in view of next week's race at La Corūna.
The results were quite conditioned by the great heat, around 30° Celsius..
5.000m women track walk
Victory to Qieyang Shenijie (Atl. Fossano) in 21: 38.48
The split times:
- 1.000m: 4.27
- 2.000m: 8:49 (4.22)
- 3.000m: 13:08 (4.17)
- 4.000m: 17:25 (4.17)
- last 1.000m: 21:38 (4.13).
Second place to Ma Zhenxia (Atl. Canavesana) in 21:48.00 (new personal best, previous of 21:53.33 set in Turin, ITA on May 26, 2018)
The split times:
- 1.000m: 4:27
- 2.000m: 8:49 (4.22)
- 3.000m: 13:14 (4.25)
- 4.000m: 17:34 (4.20)
- last 1000m: 21:48 (4.14).
Third place to Lu Xiuzhi (Atl. Fossano) in 22:46.21
The split times:
- 1.000m: 4.31
- 2.000m: 9:02 (4.31)
- 3.000m: 13:34 (4.32)
- 4.000m: 18:09 (4.35)
- last 1.000m: 22:46 (4.37).
10.000m men track walk
In the 10,000 men victory for the young Zhang Jun (Atl. Fossano) in 40:52.45
- 1st 5.000m: 20:56
- 2nd 5.000m: 19.56
Second place to the teammate Wang Rui (Atl. Canavesana) in 40:54.31
Third place for the other Chinese athlete, Wang Qin (Atl. Roata Chiusani): 40:58.21.
The race by the Olympic vice-champion Cai Zelin (Atl. Canavesana), who finished in 42:16.59, is underweight.