Russia's Valeriy Borchin (third from right) made a triumphant entry to the stadium in the morning to take gold in the 20km men's walk.
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His time of 1 hour 19:01 minutes put him ahead of Jefferson Perez of Ecuador with a 0.14 second lead.
"I never expected to win this medal. At the beginning, I was lagging behind. That was not my strategy," said the gold medalist. "I feel proud to have won this Gold medal for Russia. I feel my dream has come true," he added.
The bronze medal goes to Jared Tallent of Australia who finished in 1 hour 19:42 minutes.
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