Nanako Fujii became the first Japanese woman to win a race walk medal at the world championships on Saturday in Tokyo when she finished third in the 20-kilometer event.The 26-year-old from Fukuoka Prefecture crossed the line in 1 hour, 26 minutes, 18 seconds to better her own national record, finishing 24 seconds behind the gold medalist Maria Perez of Spain. Mexico's Alegna Gonzalez took silver."I was seriously targeting a medal and I was able to race just the way I had envisioned. I'm overjoyed," said Fujii, who bettered her sixth-place finish at the 2022 world championships."I never expe…READ FULL ARTICLE
