World champion Yang wins season debut at China's Race Walk Grand Prix

HUANGSHAN, China, March 5 (Xinhua) -- World champion Yang Jiayu opened her 2023 season with a convincing 20km victory in the first leg of the Chinese National Race Walk Grand Prix here on Sunday, with the event also serving as a qualifier for the 2023 World Championships.

27-year-old Yang, winner of the 20km race walk event at the 2017 World Championships, emerged triumphant from a last-5km duel with 2022 World