Chinese finish top three in Women's 20km Walk

People hail for the walkers.Race walkers must follow two requirements throughout the race: 1) The walker must have at least one foot on the ground at all times and 2) The advancing leg must be kept straight.

The Race Walking Challenge is the first competition to take place inside National Stadium.

Women's 2okm Walk, final results:

1. Liu Hong, China, 1:29:33

2. Yang Yawei, China, 1:29:33

3. Shi Yang, China, 1:29:39

4. Yang Mingxia, China, 1:29:42

5. Shi Na, China, 1:30:48

6. Fuchise Masumi, Japan, 1:31:11

7. Jiang Qiuyan, China, 1:31:32

8. Kawasaki Mayumi, Japna, 1:32:47

9. Jiang Jing, China, 1:32:53

10. Zhou Kang, China, 1:34:17