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When Kimberly García of Peru crossed the finish line after walking 20 km at the Pan American Games, the clock stopped at 1:12:26 hours.
This would mean that she would have beaten China’s Yang Jiayu’s record by eleven minutes. However, the route was three kilometers too short.
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“We noticed it from the first kilometer. The time didn’t match the distance,” said Garcia. The organizers admitted measurement problems.
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