Continue the competitions in Taicang (CHN).
Between today and tomorrow, the races of the third round of the China Race Walk Grand Prix will take place.
Today's morning begins with good weather conditions, in fact we are in the presence of an ideal temperature for walkers (18° C) and a humidity that is close to 70%.
20km men
There are 87 athletes at the start.
And the results are more or less in line with those of the World Race Walk Team Championship.
Victory for Zhang Jun (CHN) not yet twenty (the year will come next July 20, 1998) in 1:21:10.
This performance for the young Chinese, who trains in Saluzzo and remember silver at the U18 World Championships in Cali in 2015 behind Sergey Shirobokov (RUS), represents the new personal best and lowers the previous personal best of 1:42 (previous 1:22:52 obtained in Huangshan on March 3, 2018 in the first round of the China Grand Prix).
The race is resolved between 12km and 14km when Zhang Jun force the pace and makes a lap in 7.54, followed by another lap in 8:04.
Even the final lap of the young Chinese reflects his form: 7:52.
Second place to Yin Jiaxing (CHN) in 1:22:08 (last March 3, 2018 he got to Huangshan 1:21:23)
Third place to Wei Xubao (CHN) in 1:22:31, a result that touches the personal best of 1:22:23 obtained in Huangshan on March 3, 2018 in the first round of the China Grand Prix.
Fourth place to Gao Wenkui (CHN) in 1:22:46
Fifth place to Lu Ning (CHN) in 1:22:56
Sixth place to Bian Tongda (CHN) in 1:23:04
In the following table the steps every turn of 2 km
| Athlete | 2km | 4km | 6km | 8km | 10km | 12km | 14km | 16km | 18km | 20km | Result |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Jun | 8:15 | 8:08 | 8:14 | 8:15 | 8:11 | 8:03 | 7:54 | 8:04 | 8:22 | 7:52 | 1:21:10 |
| Yin Jiaxing | 8:10 | 8:12 | 8:15 | 8:13 | 8:10 | 8:04 | 8:07 | 8:15 | 8:21 | 8:21 | 1:22:08 |
| Wei Xubao | 8:10 | 8:15 | 8:16 | 8:08 | 8:10 | 8:17 | 8:19 | 8:24 | 8:29 | 8:02 | 1:22:31 |
| Gao Wenkui | 8:24 | 8:20 | 8:26 | 8:20 | 8:17 | 8:16 | 8:16 | 8:08 | 8:17 | 8:02 | 1:22:46 |
| Lu Ning | 8:18 | 8:24 | 8:27 | 8:19 | 8:17 | 8:16 | 8:16 | 8:08 | 8:17 | 8:12 | 1:22.56 |
| Bian Tongda | 8:11 | 8:11 | 8:15 | 8:17 | 8:12 | 8:20 | 8:22 | 8:26 | 8:30 | 8:20 | 1:23:04 |
20 km women
There are 28 athletes at the start.
The competition immediately assumes a different aspect compared to that of men.
Lu Xiuzhi (CHN), who had been excluded from the World Race Walk Team Championship because she had run into a bad day in Huangshan, immediately took the lead.
The bronze medal of Rio de Janeiro will have no difficulty in winning the race in 1:29:51
Second place to Ge Sangzhuoma (CHN) in 1:32:09 (last March 3, 2018 she had obtained in Huangshan 1:30:47).
Third place to Duan Dandan (CHN) in 1:32:46
Fourth place to Su Wenxiu (CHN) in 1:32:47
Fifth place to Ma Yiming (CHN) in 1:33:44
Sixth place to Wang Lixue (CHN) in 1:34:05