Russia's Olga Kaniskina crosses the finish line and won the women's 20km Walk at the National stadium as part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 21, 2008. World champion Olga Kaniskina of Russia led from gun to tape to win the women's 20 kilometres walk gold medal. Kaniskina set an Olympic record of 1hr 26.31min in heavy rain on the course around the National Stadium. Norway's Kjersti Platzer finished second, 0.36sec off the pace, with Italian Elisa Riguado a further 0.05sec adrift. [Agencies]