Ryta Turava, Belarusian race walker
Ryta Turava (Belarusian Рыта Турава; Russian Rita Turova, Рита Турова, born 28 December 1980) is an athlete from Belarus, competing in race walking. She was born in Vitebsk.
Her sister, Alesya Turava, is also a successful athlete, champion of Belarus in track and field (1500 metres: bronze medalist at the 2002 European Indoor Championships.
The all-time all-time women's 10-km race-walk record is held by Margarita Turova, at 42:05.
1980Dec, 28
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