Canada's Evan Dunfee wins world title in race walk
Posted on: Sep 12, 2025 13:30 IST | Posted by: Cbc
canadian river rush john walker Evan Dunfee is at present a domain champion.
The Richmond, B.C. Native took gold at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Saturday morning, racing to a time of two hours 28 minutes and 22 seconds in the men's 35-kilometre race walk event.
The 34-year-old crossed the line inside National Stadium with a smile on his face and a Canadian flag draped over his shoulders.
Dunfee had previously finished fourth at the 2023 worlds in the same event, and won bronze in the 50km race walk in 2019.
2025 World Athletics Championships: Men’s and Women’s 35km Race Walk
Coverage from the track and field world championships continue on Saturday at 4:30 a.m. ET where several Canadians will be in action in various heats, including in the men's 3,000-metre steeplechase, men's and women's 100m, women's 1,500m.
There will also be three finals on Saturday, with the men's shot put (8:10 a.m. ET), women's 10,000m (8:30 a.m. ET), and a Canadian team will be involved when the mixed 4x400-metre relay starts at 9:20 a.m. ET.
Aaron Brown, Perdita Felicien give their podium predictions for Tokyo 2025
A record number of Canadians will be looking to repeat as champions at this year's world championships, including hammer throwers Camryn Rogers and Ethan Katzberg, decathlete Pierce LePage, and 800-metre runner Marco Arop.
Canada is sending a total of 59 athletes (30 men and 29 women), its largest-ever contingent to compete at the world championships.
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