IAAF World T&F Champs, Helsinki, 2005 -- Photo Gallery

Men's 20km Racewalk

1st Jefferson Perez (center, in yellow with white hat)

2nd Francisco Fernandez (far right, in red)

3rd Juan Manuel Molina (far left, in red w/ sunglasses)

DNF Ivano Brughnetti, 2004 Olympic Gold (in white)

U.S. 20km racewalkers

Tim Seaman (left) and John Nunn (right) finished in 31st and 30th place respectively

Jefferson Perez's fan club from Helsinki

Viva Ecuador!

Men's 20km racewalk champion, Jefferson Perez

Olimpiada Ivanova, Russia, wins the women's 20km racewalk in Helsinki.

She set a new world record--worth a $100,000 bonus and a $60,000 winner's purse--en route to reclaiming the world championship title she won in 2001.

Ivanova served a two-year drug suspension and was disqualified after finishing 2nd at the 1997 World Championships in Athens.

First chase pack at 10km included Belarus' Ryta Turava (2nd place) and China's Hongjuan Song (9th place)

Second chase pack in women's 20km walk (L to R)

Maria Vasco of Spain (#197, 4th) follows El Salvador's Cristina Lopez (#177, DQ), Italy's Elisa Rigaudo (#391, 7th place) and Athina Papayianni, Greece's 2004 Olympic Champion (hidden behind Elisa, DQ)