World Athletics Championships: India’s Servin Sebasthiyan finishes 31st in men’s 20km race walk

Servin Sebasthiyan, the sole Indian in action, finished a lowly 31st in the men’s 20km race walk event at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Saturday.

The 25-year-old finished with a timing of 1:23:03, with almost a five-minute gap between him and gold-medallist Caio Bonfim of Brazil, who clocked 1:18:35.

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Zhaozhao Wang of China and Spain’s Paul McGrath secured the silver and bronze medals respectively. Bonfim took the lead from McGrath inside the last two kms and held on to earn Brazil its first global title in men’s race walking.

Earlier this year in May, Servin clinched bronze in the men’s 20km race walk at the Asian Athletics Championships. Servin clocked a personal best of 1:21:13.60 to earn his maiden continental medal. He became the eighth Indian to medal in this event at the Asian Championships.

Published on Sep 20, 2025