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Evan Dunfee and Olivia Lundman, both of B.C., set a Canadian record and placed 20th of 23 finishing teams on Wednesday in the first marathon race walk mixed relay contested at the Olympics.
CBC reports that they posted a time of three hours 4 minutes 57 seconds in a race held on the same course as the individual races at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. They crossed the finish 14.26 behind gold medallists Alvaro Martin and Maria Perez of Spain (2.50:31) in the Olympic race held on the same course as the individual race walking events at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
