13th IAAF World Athletics Championships Daegu 2011 - Day Eight [Getty Images]

DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 03: Denis Nizhegorodov of Russia on his way to winning silver in the Men's 50 kilometres Race Walk Final during day eight of 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at Daegu Stadium on September 3, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

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