Olga Kaniskina of Russia celebrates winning the women's 20km walk final and the gold medal held at the National Stadium during Day 13 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on Thursday.
Kaniskina led from the start and battled through relentless rain to win.
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The world champion jumped to the lead on her first step and slowly pulled away from the pack as she built a decisive one-minute lead going into the final kilometers to finish in an Olympic record of one hour, 26 minutes and 31 seconds.
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Photograph: Getty Images | Text: Reuters
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