Organizers of the Pan American Games say the times of the women's 20 kilometers walk race were annulled due to “a measuring problem.” Winner Kimberly García of Peru and 11 other athletes finished below the record established by China’s Jiayu Yang of 1 hour, 23 minutes and 49 seconds.
Peru’s Gabriela Kimberly Garcia looks at the watch during the women’s 20km race walk final at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Track staff measure the route of the 20km race walk after the women’s final at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Peru’s Gabriela Kimberly Garcia finishing first in the women’s 20km race walk final at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.
The Pan American Games organization said it filled its role by hiring Marcelo Ithurralde, an expert commissioned by the association, to take the measurements for the race. Garcia still celebrated her gold medal. Organizers didn’t respond whether her result stands despite the measuring issue.
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