National record holder KT Irfan clocked an impressive timing to win a bronze medal in the 20 km men’s event at the Asian Race Walk Championships at Nomi, Japan on Sunday, PTI reported.

Irfan finished the race in 1 hour 20 minutes and 59 seconds, a tad slower than his national record timing of 1:20.21 which he set while finishing 10th in the 2012 London Olympics.

Korea’s Kim Hyun-Sub took the gold in 1:19:50 while Georgiy Sheiko of Kazakhstan bagged the silver in 1:20:47.

The 27-year-old Irfan had won the National Race Walking Championships last month in 1:22:43.48 and has already qualified for the World Championships in London in August.

Meanwhile, in the women’s 20 km event, India’s Priyanka failed to climb the podium as she finished fourth with a time of 1:37:42.