Liu Hong ends China's gold drought in Beijing

Liu Hong won the women's 20km race walk at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing this morning to end the host nation's wait for a gold medal.

The 28-year-old pipped compatriot Lu Xiuzhi to first place in a time of 1:27:45 to finally produce a homegrown success story on day seven of the competition.

Victory represented Liu's first world title, having previously won two bronzes and a silver at this level in previous campaigns.

Lyudmyla Olyanovska of Ukraine won bronze in a time of 1:28:13 - one second clear of Portugal's Ana Cabecinha.

China have won six medals in total.