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UNBELIEVABLE: Golden gait perez makes it a spanish double in 20km walk | History Defined

Maria Perez won the women's 20km walk. Her fellow Spaniard Alvaro Martin won the men's race on the first day of competition at the world athletics championships in Budapest. AP - Martin Meissner

Maria Perez claimed the women's 20km walk on Sunday to make it a golden double for Spain in the discipline.

On Saturday, in the first final at the 2023 world athletics championships in Budapest, Alvaro Martin won the men's race in one hour, 17 minutes and 32 seconds - the fastest time this year.

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