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The Latest: Women’s 20K walk gets things started at worlds

Britain's Dina Asher-Smith, centre, chats with Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown, right, and United States' Jeneba Tarmoh after their women's 200m semifinal at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Britain's Dina Asher-Smith, centre, chats with Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown, right, and United States' Jeneba Tarmoh after their women's 200m semifinal at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

By Associated Press August 27, 2015 1 min read

BEIJING (AP) – The Latest from the IAAF world championships (all times local):

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8:35 a.m.

They’re off and … walking.

The women’s 20-kilometer walk is the first event to get going on Day 7 of the world championships, with China favored to win its first gold medal of the competition.

Liu Hong, who holds the world record in the event, is the one to beat.

In the evening session, there will be four more finals, including the women’s 200 meters. The men’s 110 hurdles is also on the schedule, along with the women’s 100 hurdles and the women’s long jump.

The decathlon, with Olympic gold medalist Ashton Eaton as the favorite, will also get started on Friday.