The Japanese Masatora Kawano It was this Sunday first man to hold the world record in history for a 35 kilometer walk. This was reported by World Athletics, which recognized the Japanese as the first record holders.
Kawano ran a local competition in Japan, the All Japan. In particular, in the city of Takahata, where it prevailed for a period of 2:21:47. This record means lowering for the first time the cut-off time established by the international federation when the competition was made official.
World Athletics was founded a first official cut at 2:22:00 in the year 2022, despite the fact that the Russian Vladimir Kanaykin run in 2:21:31 in 2006, even in a race without all the guarantees of time control. Since then, no runner has broken either record.
Kawano achieved the official world record, although he could not beat Kanaykin’s time, in a test where he stayed in the front group at the start to pass kilometer ten in 40:25, where he took out his rivals and where he opened. the distance between them is up from kilometer thirty upwards. Satoshi Maruo was second in 2:24:24.
With his brand, Kawano has consolidated himself as one of the walkers who have best adapted to this new distance. He has already been proclaimed world runner-up in 2022 and 2023 after completing an excellent transition from the 50 kilometer walk, a distance in which he was sixth at the Tokyo Games.
Source: La Verdad
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