Canadian Evan Dunfee won the bronze medal in the men’s 50-kilometer race walking at the Tokyo Olympics-National

Canadian Evan Dunfee unexpectedly won the bronze medal in the 50-kilometer walking race Tokyo Olympics on Friday.

Dunfee surpassed Spain’s Mark Tour in the final moments of the game, crossed the finish line in less than ten seconds, and finished third.

This is the first Olympic medal won by a Canadian athlete in the 50km event and the second medal won by Canada in this sport.

Dawid Tomala of Poland led most of the competition and won the gold medal. The silver medal was won by Jonathan Hilbert of Germany.

Canadian Mathieu Bilodeau ranked 45th out of 59, 12 of whom did not finish at all.

Dunfee, from Richmond, British Columbia, started in 15th place, but in a tough race through the streets of Sapporo, he entered the top 10 fastest walkers with a time of 30 kilometers.

Tours ranked in the top five in the final 15 kilometers, but Dunphy passed him before the finish line. Dunfee realized that he had taken a place on the podium, and fell to the ground tiredly, breathing a sigh of relief.

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This is Dunphy’s first Olympic medal. He won the fourth place in the 50-kilometer walking race in the Rio Olympics in 2016 and holds the Canadian record for this sport.

Race walking requires athletes to always place one foot on the ground and keep the supporting leg straight until the other leg passes it.

Although slower than sprinters, this sport is one of the most challenging events in the Olympics. Some walkers on Friday had to leave the finish line in wheelchairs.

The summer heat in Japan will only make the situation worse. By the time the last group of athletes finished the competition, the temperature in Sapporo was 32 degrees Celsius, but the heat index was 38 degrees Celsius.

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