Canada set for IAAF World Race Walking Cup
Thursday, May 10, 2012
OTTAWA – Athletics
Canada’s entry in the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup has arrived in Saransk,
Russia and is ready to face competitors from over 60 other countries this
weekend. Large crowds are expected to
gather around the 2-kilometre loop road course situated in the heart of the
capital of the Republic of Mordovia.
The senior men’s 20-kilometre race is scheduled for 6:15pm
(MSK) and will feature Canadian junior record holder Benjamin Thorne of Kitmat, B.C. Racing alongside Thorne will be
Bruno Carrière of Lachute, Que., Creighton Connolly of Vancouver, B.C., Evan
Dunfee of Richmond, B.C.and Inaki Gomez of Vancouver, B.C.
Rachel Seaman of Peterborough, Ont., and Nicola Evangelista
of Vancouver, B.C., will race on Sunday in the senior women’s 20-kilometre race
at 1:20 (MSK). Seaman recently set a new
Canadian record in the women’s 20-kilometre race walk at an event in Naumburg,
Germany.
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Athlete
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Hometown
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Personal Coach
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Senior men
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Bruno Carrière
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Lachute, Que.
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Tim Seaman
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Creighton Connolly
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Vancouver, B.C.
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Stafford Whalen
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Evan Dunfee
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Richmond, B.C.
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Gerry Dragomir
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Inaki Gomez
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Vancouver, B.C.
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Gerry Dragomir
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Benjamin Thorne
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Kitmat, B.C.
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Gerry Dragomir
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Senior Women
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Nicola Evangelista
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Vancouver, B.C.
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Gerry Dragomir
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Rachel Seaman
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Peterborough, Ont.
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Tim Seaman
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The complete schedule and live results are available
at www.iaaf.org/mini/wrw12/Results/Results.aspx.
Follow our national team race walkers on Twitter:
@InakiGomezG (Inaki Gomez), @EvanDunfee (Evan Dunfee), @Rachel_Seaman (Rachel
Seaman), @CarriereBruno (Bruno Carrière), @Creighton88 (Creighton
Connolly).
-AC-
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