Russia is likely to collect several race walking medals in Zurich but the men's 50km race could end up being a magnificent duel between the double reigning European champion, Yohann Diniz of France, and current world champion, Robert Heffernan of Ireland. Ukraine's Ruslan Dmytrenko will try to confirm his dominance over the shorter 20km distance, while on the women's side the race seems wide-open with 19-year-old Anezka Drahotova of the Czech Republic looking to pose a threat.