Ecuadorian racewalkers Rolando Saquipay and Mesías Zapata
March 9th, 2010
Ecuadorians Rolando Saquipay and Mesías Zapata highlighted the 17th South American Race Walking Championships that took place in Cochabamba on 6-7 March.
Competing at the always challenging altitude of 2574m, the thirty-year-old Saquipay won the 20km event in 1:24:50 (7 March), leaving Colombian Gustavo Restrepo in second place with 1:27:40, and Chilean Yerko Araya in third (1:30:45).
via iaaf.org – Ecuadorians shine at South American Race Walking Championships.