2023-10-30 05:10:30
LOOK: Kimberly García and Cristhian Pacheco: the owners of a week that bathes Peru in gold before the eyes of the continent
According to the official transmission and results of Santiago 2023, Kimberly García completed the test in 1:12:26 hours, an unlikely time for the 20km walk competition since the world record is 1:23:49 and Kimi’s best time It is above 1:26 hours.
Even Evelyn Inga records a time of 1:14:16 to achieve third place in the test, ten minutes below her personal best.
We immediately contacted the Peruvian sports authorities in Santiago and the response was unique: the route would be poorly designed.
According to conversations between the authorities and the coaches, they did not compete for 20km, but for approximately 17.3km, which is why the times were so low, in which up to twelve walkers broke the world record and the fourteen who completed the tests would have set a qualifying record for Paris 2024.
“The route is not certified and the mark is not a record, obviously,” journalist Patrick Espejo, present at the Campo de Marte in Santiago covering for “Diario Récord,” also briefly tells us.
Peruvian pride! Kimberly García wins gold medal at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games https://t.co/NNAdDgJ4LH
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This generated discontent among the athletes, since many of them were looking for the mark to qualify for the Olympic Games. Fortunately, both Kimberly García and Evelyn Inga already had their place secured.
At least, what has been confirmed is that the positions achieved are maintained, that is, the gold medal of Kimberly García and the bronze medal of Evelyn Inga, they will be added to the national medal table.
This problem caused the authorities to have to measure the track once more, delaying the start of the men’s event, where the Peruvians César Rodríguez and Luis Henry Campos compete, the latter seeking a record for Paris 2024.
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