Overview

• Antonella Palmisano stopped around the 12th kilometer of the 20 km walk, citing muscle fatigue after trying to stay with the lead pack.
• Spain’s María Pérez won the women’s 20 km in 1:25:54.
• Francesco Fortunato placed 16th in the men’s 20 km race.
• Nadia Battocletti lines up for the women’s 5000 m final after taking silver in the 10,000 m earlier in Tokyo.
• Italy fields the 4x100 m (men and women) and women’s 4x400 m heats, with the men’s quartet reported as Desalu–Jacobs–Patta–Melluzzo as Filippo Tortu is left out.