Everything is ready for the streets of Barcelona Live this Saturday, December 31, a luxurious edition of Course of Nassoswhere all the records are broken again, with more than 10,000 registered runners, and with five-star inscriptions, with weight names in international athletics and with strong candidates to try to beat the marks in force until now in the event in Barcelona, a cast of athletes that will once again put the Catalan capital at the center of world athletics.
In this way, David Escudé, Barcelona City Councilor for Sportsstated that “it is a source of pride that Barcelona has the presence of some of the most important athletes in the world, such as Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who owns the Olympic, world and European champion titles of 1,500 meters. Undoubtedly, athletes and athletes contribute to the production of Course of Nassos and the image of Barcelonawhich gives the citizens of Barcelona the opportunity to enjoy a top-level sporting spectacle”.
Undoubtedly, all the cameras focused on the face of the Norwegian athlete Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Olympic champion of 1,500 meters in Tokyo, European champion of Cross 2022 and world champion of 5,000 meters. the athlete of Sandness, who have not yet fought Barcelona but that he visited it as many as four times to see his brothers compete, and that he would be accompanied in the Cursa dels Nassos by his Philip and Henrik are brothers, who was also present at the press conference, did not hide his desire to break the world record for 5 km at the event in Barcelona. “If I have the chance to break the world record, at 31, I will. Physically I’m okay, I’ve trained well at altitude. I want to have a good race in Barcelona,a city that likes I’m not competing to break records, but because I like to compete and run together with other athletes. I don’t run for records,” he said. Jakob Ingebrigtsenwho arrived in the Catalan capital after winning the European cross. Jakob must surpass the mark of 12:49, achieved last year in the same Ethiopian race Berihu Aregawi.
On his right is the 22-year-old Ethiopian Ejgayehu Taye. The world record holder for 5 km (14:19) will try to improve his record at the Cursa dels Nassos. “I’m happy to return to Barcelona and try to repeat my win in 2021. I know it won’t be easy, but it comes in good shape.”
And, to the left of Jakobs, Marta Galiany. The Athlete of Valls he has five wins in the Cursa dels Nassos and won in 2021, he is the Spanish Marathon and Catalan record holder for 5 km (16:14) and will compete in the 10 km, a distance for which he has a personal best of 32:29 , achieved last year with his success in Barcelona. “My goal, above all, is to enjoy, to give everything I have. After breaking the record in the Valencia Marathon, I cannot guarantee that I will be at 100%,” said Galimany.
The starting signal for the Cursa dels Nassos will be given by Antonio Rebollothe famous archer of Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. It will launch the date at 5:14 pm, with the start of the test for the 10,000 athletes registered in the 10-kilometer test. Later, at 7:00 pm, the international 5K race will take place, with Jakob Ingebrigtsen as the big star, and will be held for the third year in a row. The 5K race is contested by a maximum of 50 athletes and its goal is to try to break the world record and surpass the best European brand in history. In last year’s edition, men’s and women’s world records were broken, including Ethiopians Berihu Aregawi (12:49) and Ejgayehu Taye (14:19) as the main characters.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen presents to Barcelona
The Norwegian athlete Jakob Ingebrigsten delivered part of his material to the Museu Olímpic i de l’Esports Joan Antoni Samaranch this afternoon at the press conference. He gave the European Championship number, a shirt from his country, Norway, and the sneakers he usually wears
Source: La Verdad
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