Mapaseka Makhanya
Event: Women’s Long Distances Date of birth: 1985/04/09 Personal bests: 800m (2:03.36),...
Marc Mundell and Anel Oosthuizen delivered solid performances at the World Race Walking Challenge event in Dudince, Slovakia on Saturday.
Mundell finished 20th in the men’s 50km event in 3:56:12, exactly two minutes outside the national record he set in Melbourne in December.
He dipped under the Olympic qualifying standard of 4:06:00 for the third time since the window opened in May last year.
Rafal Augustyn of Poland won the race in 3:43:22.
Oosthuizen, meanwhile, was 24th in the women’s 20km in 1:37:49, clipping 14 seconds off her personal best set in Stellenbosch last year.
The 20-year-old athlete was less than two minutes outside the 17-year-old SA record of 1:36:18 held by Susan Vermeulen, as she edged closer towards the Olympic qualifying standard of 1:36:00.
Compatriot Zelda Schultz also set a career record, ending 32nd in 1:42:41, while Italian athlete Eleonora Giorgi secured victory in 1:28:05.
In the men’s 20km walk, Mthembi Chauque took 23rd position in 1:29:52, dipping under the 1:30:00 barrier for the first time.
Tom Bosworth set a British national record to win the race in 1:20:41.