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  Ethiopia’s Misgana Wakuma delivered a historic performance at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Brasília, winning silver in the men’s half-marathon race walk with a time of 1:27:33—the best result ever achieved by an African man at the global event. The landmark achievement also secured Ethiopia’s first-ever international race walking medal, marking a major milestone for the country’s athletics program. According to the Ethiopian Athletics Federation, Wakuma’s podium finish marked the first time an Ethiopian athlete has claimed a medal in an international race walking competition. Ethiopia recorded additional encouraging results during the championships. In the women’s 10km race, Hiwot Ambaw finished 9th with a personal best time of 48:52, while Yasin Abduselam Abdulwahab placed 11th in the men’s 10km, also setting a personal best of 42:21.…

  Preview U20 women 10km Chloé Le Roch sits at the top of the entry list and heads to Brasília with the benefit of global experience. The 18-year-old set a French U20 record of 44:02 when finishing second at the European Race Walking Team Championships in Poděbrady last year and she was just 14 seconds off that mark when winning a national event in Lens last month. Italy’s Serena Di Fabio also set a national record at the European Race  Walking Team Championships last year, clocking 44:08 to finish one place behind Le Roch. She has gone close to that mark this year, too, winning her national title last month in 44:17. When she was 16-year-old, she finished seventh at the last edition of the World Race Walking Team Championships,…