Japan's Koki Ikeda said he was well prepared but simply not strong enough on Thursday to reach the podium for his second straight Olympics in the in men's 20-kilometer walk.The Tokyo Olympics silver medalist hung with the leaders through 17 kilometers, but at the 18-km mark was unable to keep up the blistering pace.Ecuador's Brian Daniel Pintado pulled away in the final kilometer to win in 1 hour, 18 minutes, 55 seconds, beating Brazil's Caio Bonfim by 14 seconds, with Spain's Alvaro Martin another two seconds back."It was insane. In the last few meters, I realized I was completely alone," …READ FULL ARTICLE