ZURICH (AP) β Miguel Angel Lopez of Spain outkicked two Russians in a tight finish to win the 20-kilometer walk Wednesday at the European championships.
Aleksandr Ivanov took silver and Denis Strelkov took bronze.
In a race under low clouds and a steady rain through Zurich’s old town, a quartet of walkers entered the final kilometer together. Ivanov sought to shake off Lopez several times but the Spaniard responded and no one could match his last burst.
Lopez finished in 1 hour, 19 minutes, 44 seconds, 1 second ahead of Ivanov and another second in front of Strelkov.
There are eight finals scheduled for Wednesday, including the men’s and women’s 100 meters and the men’s 10,000, with Olympic champion Mo Farah in the field.
