The Pole crossed the finish line in 2:40.03, a new national record, 47 seconds behind the winner, Peru’s Kimberly Garcia Leon, news outlets reported.
Poland’s Katarzyna Zdziebło in action at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Friday. Photo: PAP/Adam Warżawa
China’s Shijie Qieyang claimed the bronze, finishing 34 seconds behind Zdziebło.
Poland's Katarzyna Zdziebło, Peru’s Kimberly Garcia Leon, and China’s Shijie Qieyang celebrate after winning medals in the women's 35 km race walk at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene on Friday. Photo: PAP/Adam Warżawa
Last Friday, Zdziebło won the silver in the women's 20 km in Oregon, likewise finishing behind the Peruvian and ahead of the Chinese.
Polish athletes have so far earned one gold and three silver medals at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, which run in the United States until Sunday.
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Source: TVP, PAP