Athletics - World Athletics Championship - Men's 20 km Race Walk - Budapest, Hungary - August 19, 2023 Gold medallist Spain's Alvaro Martin poses with silver medallist Sweden's Perseus Karlstrom and bronze medallist Brazil's Caio Bonfim during men's 20 km race walk medal ceremony REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Alvaro Martin of Spain captured gold in the 20-kilometre race walk in the opening event of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Martin moved into the lead with about 5km remaining to finish in one hour 17 minutes and 32 seconds, the fastest time in the world this season, on the soggy 1km loop course that started and finished at picturesque Heroes' Square.
