Canada earned its first medal at the 27th Summer Universiade Tuesday in Kazan, Russia.
Richmond?s Evan Dunfee teamed with fellow B.C. athletes Inaki Gomez and Ben Thorne to win bronze in the 20-kilometre race walk. Their combined third-place time of four hours, 20 minutes and 35 seconds left them behind only Russia (4:04:31) and Ukraine (4:08:09).
Like his teammates, Dunfee was happy with the medal but also called the result bittersweet.
?It?s great to win a medal but right now it?s hard for me to truly appreciate it because I?m pretty disappointed with my individual result,? said Dunfee, who also earned his second caution near the midway point of the race. ?I felt so good today, possibly the best I?ve ever felt at the 10km mark. But like Ben, I knew I had to shut it down for the team.?
The trio will be back in Russia next month for the IAAF world athletics championships in Moscow (Aug. 10 to 18). Gomez and Thorne will compete in the 20km, while Dunfee qualified for the 50km event.
Source: http://www.richmondreview.com/sports/214800281.html
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