Taichang (China) May 5 (IANS) China s Liang Rui powered to a 4:04:36 victory in the women s 50km race at the 2018 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships here on Saturday breaking the world record in what was just her first race over the distance.
The 23-year-old Liang improved the previous world record of 4:05:56 set by Ines Henriques of Portugal at last year s World Championships in London by one minute and 20 seconds to take the gold reports Xinhua news agency.
Her teammate Yin Hang finished second in 4:09:09 followed by Claire Tallent of Australia who set a continental record of 4:09:33 to grab the bronze.
Reigning world champion Henriques failed to finish the race.
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