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CWG: Manish, Irfan disappoint in men's 20km race walk

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IANS Gold Coast (Australia)

India's Manish Singh and Irfan Kolothum Thodi registered disappointing performances in the Men's 20 kilometre Race Walk event at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.

Manish registered a time of 1 hour, 22 minutes and 22 seconds to take the sixth spot.

Irfan was even more disappointing, clocking 1:27:34 to finish 13th in a field of 15 athletes.

Dane Bird-Smith of Australia claimed the title with a time of 1:19:34. He had to beat off a tough challenge from England's Tom Bosworth who took the silver medal with 1:19:38.

Samuel Ireri Gathimba got the bronze for athletics powerhouse Kenya with a time of 1:19:51.

 

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First Published: Apr 08 2018 | 5:54 AM IST

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