The race took place in warm but windy weather and with a lot of international participation. It was dominated by South American walkers. The world champion from 2017, Eider Arevalo from Colombia finished first with the time of 1:21:24, a minute behind him - the second Peruvian Augusto and two minutes behind - the third Mexican Ricardo. Overally, more than two minutes behind his personal maximum, Vít Hlaváč placed twelfth in the intense competition. "Unfortunately, I did not manage to achieve a better time performance after the previous fifty," adds Vít Hlaváč to his performance. His race evaluation is available here.
You can also read more about the Czech Championship and the victory of Vít Hlaváč on the website of the Czech Athletics Association.
Photo, courtesy: Lubomír Veselka
