Ivano Brugnetti of Italy wins the men's 20km race walk (© Getty Images)
Ten days before the sixth edition of the European Cup Race Walking in Miskolc, Hungary, on Saturday 21 May, reigning Olympic 20km champion Ivano Brugnetti has been named in the Italian team for the event.
Since taking Gold in Athens last year, Brugnetti has suffered a pelvis injury but is now returning to form and the race in Miskolc will be an important part of his preparation for the IAAF World Championships in August.
The Italian Athletic Federation has named 11 men and six women in the team for Miskolc. The women’s 20km team, led by the overall winner of last year’s IAAF Race Walking Challenge Elisa Rigaudo, will be looking to continue its success having taken the team title in three of the five editions of the Cup.
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NOTE: Next week we will publish a full preview story and a meeting report from our correspondent Tim Watt who will be in Miskolc for the IAAF website.