From left: Russia's Olga Kaniskina and Anisiya Kirdyapkina, the gold and bronze medal winners in the women's 20-kilometer race walk, pose for photographers during an award ceremony at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu.

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From left: silver medal winner Liu Hong, gold medal winner Olga Kaniskina, and bronze medal winner Anisiya Kirdyapkina, at an award ceremony of the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu.

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From left: Russia's Olga Kaniskina and Anisiya Kirdyapkina, the gold and bronze medal winners in the women's 20-kilometer race walk at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, finish the race.

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Athletes compete in the women's 20-kilometer race walk at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu. Russia's Olga Kaniskina, right, and Vera Sokolova, third from right.

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From left: Russia's Olga Kaniskina and Tatyana Mineyeva finish the women's 20-kilometer race walk at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu.

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From left: Russia's Olga Kaniskina and Anisiya Kirdyapkina, the gold and bronze medal winners in the women's 20-kilometer race walk, pose for photographers during an award ceremony at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu.

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From left: silver medal winner Liu Hong, gold medal winner Olga Kaniskina, and bronze medal winner Anisiya Kirdyapkina, at an award ceremony of the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu.

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Russia's Olga Kaniskina, the gold medal winner, is congratulated by the coaches after finishing the women's 20-kilometer race walk at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu.

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Russia's Olga Kaniskina, the gold medal winner, finishes the women's 20-kilometer race walk at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu.

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Russia's Olga Kaniskina, the gold medal winner, finishes the women's 20-kilometer race walk at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu.

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Russia's Tatyana Mineyeva competes in the women's 20-kilometer race walk at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu.

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Russia's Olga Kaniskina, the gold medal winner, competes in the women's 20-kilometer race walk at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu.

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Russia's Olga Kaniskina, the gold medal winner, competes in the women's 20-kilometer race walk at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu.

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Russia's Olga Kaniskina, foreground, and Anisiya Kirdyapkina, background, the gold and bronze medal winners, compete in the women's 20-kilometer race walk at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu.

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Russia's Olga Kaniskina, center, the gold medal winner, competes in the women's 20-kilometer race walk at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu.

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Athletes compete in the women's 20-kilometer race walk at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu.

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Russia's Olga Kaniskina, second from right, the gold medal winner, competes in the women's 20-kilometer race walk at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu.

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Athletes compete in the women's 20-kilometer race walk at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu. Russia's Olga Kaniskina, foreground, left, and Vera Sokolova, foreground, second from right.

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Athletes at the start of the women's 20-kilometer race walk. The 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu.

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