Kirdyapkin claims 50km walk gold

Beijing : China | Aug 11, 2012 at 7:13 AM PDT

Source: BBC

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Sergey Kirdyapkin wins Olympics 50km walk gold in record time Russia's Sergey Kirdyapkin set a new Olympic record in winning the men's 50km walk at London 2012. Kirdyapkin broke away after catching China's Si Tianfeng at the 40km mark and went on to win in three hours 35 minutes 59 seconds. FULL ARTICLE AT BBC

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