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Olympian shrugs off early blow to take race walk title

Olivia Sandery has broken the Australian 35km race walk record to take the national title. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Olympian Olivia Sandery has overcome an early penalty to set an Australian record in winning the 35km national race walking championship.

Sandery crossed the line in 2:45:31 at Melbourne's Albert Park on Sunday despite suffering a 3.5 minute penalty before the halfway mark. 

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