“Walking is just running with rules. It’s the breaststroke of running. You’re trying to get from point A to point B as fast as possible, or cover X distance as fast as possible,” said Canada’s 34-year-old track and field veteran, brushing off the criticism he often faces from people dismissing race walking as a “fake sport” or questioning his athleticism. For him, such chatter is nothing more than shallow noise. Back in March in Dudince, Slovakia, he shattered the 35-km race walk world record with a blistering time of two hours, 21 minutes, and 40 seconds. And now, Evan Dunfee has truly struck gold, literally.

Just when it seemed Canada might finish without a gold, Evan Dunfee silenced the doubts spectacularly. He battled through cramps and even came to a halt mid-race, but when it mat

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