London, 14 Aug 2017: Yin Hang of China won Silver medal in the first ever 50KM Walk event in the IAAF World Championship. She took 4:08:58hrs to complete race walk. She said “Today was important because I am just 20. It is my first international competition and it was a great experience. I am excited for silver but next time, I want to get the gold. It was a really hard surface, so I felt pain in my knees and hamstrings. Her teammate Yang Shuqing took Bronze medal with a performance of 4:20:49hrs. Yang said “Silver and bronze is great for the team. The final half of the race was really hard. So the crowd helped a lot. They gave me the power to finish the race. ”
