On Saturday morning, 31 athletes lined up at the starting line, and they had to cover a distance of 21.0975 km – the first time in the championship it was not 20 km.
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The finish awaited in the very center of Birmingham – Victoria Square.
The European champion was the Spaniard Maria Perez (1 hour 30 minutes 6 seconds), who set a new world record in the new distance.
Silver went to the Italian Alexandrina Mihai, who received two warnings (1:31:04), bronze – to the Ukrainian Liudmila Olianovska (1:31:07).
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A. Kavaliauskaitė finished in 1 hour 43 minutes 16 seconds. She took 25th place.
A total of 30 walkers reached the finish of the new distance – the half marathon. As many as 21 of them recorded their fastest times in their careers.
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Filling in…
- This is A. Kavaliauskaitė’s second European championship. In 2024 in Rome, she walked 20 km and finished 24th – 1 hour 37 minutes 14 seconds.
- The athlete most likely walked the half marathon (21.0975 km) this spring – in 1 hour 40 minutes 14 seconds.
You can find the Lithuanian schedule and expectations for the European championship here.
