ANDThe men’s 1,500 confirmed their status as the queen test of these outdoor Spanish Championships in Torrent (Valencia) with a vibrant race that was decided in the last few meters in favor of a gigantic Adel Mechal.
The Catalan super in the final meters Mohammed Katir after starring in a last heart-stopping lap in which the Murcian took the lead, thanks to a brutal change of pace with which he dynamited a race that until then he had led Abderrahman El Khayami.
In the wake of both stood Mario Garcia Romowho could not revalidate the gold from last year in Nerja but did confirm his presence in the World Cup next August in Budapest after enduring the final onslaught of Ignacio Fontes. further back Jess Gomezeighth, the other man who was really fighting for a ticket to the Hungarian capital.
Mechaal, who had already shown great form in London a week ago, finally prevailed with a record of 3:33.44, record of the championships, for Katir’s 3:33.76. The podium was closed by García Romo with 3:34.77, barely 18 hundredths faster than Fontes.
There was also interest to see who reigned in the women’s 1,500 although without the nerves of World Cup tickets because the three favourites, Esther Guerrero, Marta Prez and Gueda Marqusthey had assured their presence in the Magyar capital.
The final was slow and tactical, with Guerrero opening the hostilities with 600 meters to go. The Catalan temporized after the sound of the bell and changed again at the end of the counterto impose his best top speed -he comes from the 800- with a lot of authority and a time of 4:18.71.
The money went to Soriana Martha Prez (4:19.91), who surpassed Marqus in the final meters (4:19.96) despite her courage, who ended up on the ground by leaning the trunk excessively on the same finish line.
Bittersweet victory for Husillos
bittersweet victory of Scar Spindles On the return to the track with a good mark (45.38) but insufficient to go to the World Cup in the individual event since the Federation asked for a minimum 45.25 RFEA.
The ‘Express of Astudillo’ added its sixth national title and defeated Iaki Caal (45.41), with samu garca closing the podium (45.69). The three will be in Budapest but in the long relay of the ‘Spanish Beatles’.
The women’s 400 was a particularly open test in which Eva Santidrin managed to defend the title achieved last year in Nerja with a time of 52.67. The money went to Herminia Parra (52.73, personal best), who in the last meters surpassed the recovered laura good (52.80), champion up to three times.
The surprise was the sixth place in Aauri Lorena Bokesa (53.44), who came to Torrent with the best Spanish mark of the year and was unable to add her eighth Spanish champion title.
Jaime Guerra’s great flight
The masculine length crowned a toned jamie guerra, who added his gold to that achieved this year in the National indoor. Personal best and confirmed World Cup place for the Catalan, who Vol up to 8.14 (1.6) meters, personal best.
The money went to Hector Santos with 7.96 (1.3) and bronze for a Eusebio Cáceres who could only sign a valid jump of 7.80 (2.7). The bad news was the injury to the combinero Jorge Urea after starting with a jump of 7.69 (1.2), personal best in the pit.
the vizcana Arantza Moreno clinched a fifth consecutive title in the javelin with a best throw of 55.86, with carmen sanchez (54.24) and Enya Carter (53.72) completing the drawer of the winners.
There was also no surprise in the female height, with A Stancev prevailing with a personal brand (1.86) ahead of Cristina Ferrando and Nuria Caballeroboth with 1.80.
