Athletics: Poland’s Zdziebło wins world silver in 35 km race walk

Poland’s Katarzyna Zdziebło took the silver in the women’s 35 km race walk at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene on Friday to bag her second and her country’s fourth medal of the global track-and-field event in the US state of Oregon.

Poland’s Katarzyna Zdziebło poses with her silver medal for the women’s 35 km race walk at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene on Friday.

Photo: PAP/Adam Warżawa

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.

Katarzyna Zdziebło dwukrotną wicemistrzynią świata! Polska chodziarka ma ogromne powody do radości #Eugene2022 #Oregon22 #WorldAthleticsChamps https://t.co/GXGaZeVKEh

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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