Reaching the 8 km lap, Kuvatov's strong lead came to an end, as he was passed by several race walkers including Ivano Brugnetti of Italy, and Paquillo Fernández of Spain, both of whom won gold and silver in the previous Olympics.
Rustam Zaman | Mohd Ali Rustam | Rustam Mustafayev | Rustam Minnikhanov | Mardi Rustam |