EXTRAORDINARY WORLD RECORD FROM YOHANN DINIZ

As he took in the achievement of becoming the first man to win three European 50km race walk titles, and setting an extraordinary world record of 3:32.33 in doing so, France’s Yohann Diniz was already savouring another glorious prospect – a glass of carefully chosen wine from the Crozes-Hermitage region.

This 36-year-old inhabitant of Reims – deep in the heart of Champagne territory – is a licensed oenologist, that is, an expert on wine and wine-making, so the bottle he has reserved for his Zurich celebration will doubtless be a vintage of top quality.

Diniz deserves to savour every drop after producing a vintage performance in Zurich, although, after the exuberant celebrations at the line with his tearful wife and two young daughters, he insisted he had not expected to earn the world record along with his European title.

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