Athletics - World Athletics Championships – women’s 50 km walk – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 13, 2017 – Ines Henriques of Portugal celebrates winning the gold medal. REUTERS/Matthew Childs
LONDON (Reuters) - Ines Henriques smashed her own world record by more than two minutes to win the inaugural women’s 50 kilometre race walk at the World Championships on Sunday.
The 37-year-old crossed the finishing line at The Mall in 4 hours, 5 minutes and 56 seconds, obliterating her previous best of 4:08:26 which she set in January after the IAAF ratified conditions for a women’s 50km record.
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