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20km walk to gold

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Monday, August 06, 2012

LONDON - Chen Ding won China's first ever men's Olympic 20 kilometres walk title and first ever medal in the event on Saturday coming home in a new Olympic

record time of 1hr 18 min 46sec. The 19-year-old

beat Erick Barrondo, who gave Guatemala their first Olympic medal in any sport.