Overview

• Pérez won the 20 km in 1:25:54 one week after taking the 35 km, becoming the first woman to complete the double at back-to-back World Championships.
• Mexico’s Alegna González earned silver in 1:26:06 with a new Americas record, securing the nation’s second medal of the meet after Uziel Muñoz’s shot put silver.
• Japan’s Nanako Fujii claimed bronze in 1:26:18, setting a national record on home roads.
• Peru’s Kimberly García finished fifth in 1:26:22 with a national record, as compatriots Mary Luz Andía placed 10th (1:28:52) and Evelyn Inga 30th (1:33:29).
• Reports indicate World Athletics is reviewing future racewalking formats toward marathon and half-marathon distances, a developing policy shift for upcoming championships.