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The Latest: 20K walk gets action underway on Day 2 at worlds

Competitors start the men's 20k race walk final at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Competitors start the men's 20k race walk final at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

By Associated Press August 22, 2015 1 min read

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

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8:35 a.m.

Competitors in the 20-kilometer walk have left the stadium at the start of Day 2 at the world championships.

China and Japan are aiming to capitalize on the absence of athletes from Russia, where the race walking program is under heavy scrutiny amid a doping scandal.