SANTIAGO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Peru's Kimberly Garcia won gold in the Pan American Games women's 20 kilometre race walk on Sunday but her time was voided after it was discovered the course was several kilometres short.
Ecuador's Glenda Morejon took silver and Peru's Evelyn Inga bronze after completing a route which athletes believe was about 3km short.
With women's event completed and the men's race about to get underway organisers delayed the start for over an hour to quickly remeasure the route to the official distance.
Ecuador's Alexander Hurtado would win the men's gold in 1:19.20 just four seconds ahead of world championship bronze medallist Caio Bonfim of Brazil.
"The expert commissioned by APA, Mr. Marcelo Ithurralde, did not take accurate measurements of the route the athletes took during the race.
Persons:
SANTIAGO, Peru's Kimberly Garcia, Garcia, Ecuador's Glenda Morejon, Evelyn Inga bronze, Ecuador's Alexander Hurtado, Caio Bonfim, Marcelo Ithurralde, Steve Keating
Organizations:
Pan American, Lima Pan Am, Pan American Athletics Association, APA, Pan American Sport Organisation, Thomson
Locations:
Lima, Brazil, Parque O'Higgins, Santiago