Athlete Afanasyeva with a national record became the winner of the Russian running championship in Saransk

Athlete Claudia Afanasieva won the Russian Walking Championship, which takes place in Saransk.

Afanasyeva covered the distance of 35 kilometers in 2 hours 37 minutes 11 seconds. The athlete bettered the national record she previously set in 2019 (2:38.24). However, it cannot be approved due to the absence of three international judges at the competition.

The second place was taken by Kristina Lyubushkina (2: 51.41), the first three were closed by Daria Golubechkova (2: 57.25).

Sergey Kozhevnikov won the men’s competition with a time of 2 hours 27 minutes 52 seconds. The second was Alexander Garin (2: 29.52), the third – Sergey Sharypov (2: 30.24).