Russia's Stanislav Yemelyanov won gold in the Men's 20km Walk at the European Athletics Championships, which kicked off on Tuesday in Spain's Barcelona.
The 19-year-old athlete from Russia finished the distance in 1 hour 20.10 minutes which is 28 seconds ahead of Italy's Alex Schwazer. The bronze went to Joao Vieira of Portugal (1:20.49).
Yemelyanov said after the race that the distance was very difficult and he was afraid of slipping and falling.
RIA Novosti
