Ivano Brugnetti of Italy kisses the track after winning gold in the 20km Walk in Athens (© Getty Images)
Athens, Greece 27yearold Ivano Brugnetti of Italy took the 20km Race Walk Olympic title here today following a superb race which saw him defeat Spain’s Francisco Javier Fernandez into second and Nathan Deakes of Australia into third.
24 years after the great Maurizio Damilano took the country’s third Olympic gold medal in the history of Race Walking (50km wins in 1950 and 1964) the 20km Walk Olympic title returns to Italy, courtesy of Brugnetti’s devastating kick in the last kilometres of the race.
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