Commonwealth Games: England’s Tom Bosworth wins race walk silver, Wales’ Bethan Davies a bronze
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England’s Tom Bosworth won silver in the men’s 20km race walk at the Commonwealth Games, with Australia’s Dane Bird-Smith claiming victory.
Bosworth, who was disqualified at last year’s World Championships while leading, finished four seconds behind Bird-Smith in a time of one hour 19 minutes 34 seconds – a British record.
Kenya’s African champion Samuel Gathimba took bronze.
Englishman Callum Wilkinson, 21, finished seventh in 1:22:35.
Bosworth, 28, collected England’s 33rd medal of the Games on the Gold Coast.
“I like to put on a show and I’m glad Dane walked away with the medal,” Bosworth said. “Some people doubt what race walking is about – well we put on a show there.
“It was entertaining and that is what the sport is all about.”
