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Men’s 50km walk: Will Tomala’s lightning pace hurt him in the final stages? He’s approaching the 3hr mark and the temperature continues to climb. Canada’s Evan Dunfee has made a small break to try to catch the Pole, but his lead is up from 2min 04sec at the last timecheck to 2min 28sec with 12km to go.
Meanwhile, Spain’s Jesús Ángel García – at the age of 51 and in his eighth Olympics – is in 27th.
Men’s 50km walk: One lovely thing about this event is today is that there are actual real life spectators on the street as Tokyo starts its day. Poland’s Tomala now has a lead of 2min 04sec over the pack with 14km to go. He did the last 5km in 21 minutes! 21! I’m happy if I can run 5km in 25 minutes. And he’s walking! I guess that’s why he’s at the Olympics and I’m typing about it.
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