The eighth edition of International Meeting of Catalonia will show this Saturday, starting at 4:30 pm, a luxury poster at Sabadell Indoor Track (Barcelona), where 180 athletes from 28 countries will compete.
The meeting envisages a total of thirteen tests, six men’s and seven women’s: 60 meters (M and F); 60 meter hurdles (M and F); 400 meters (M and F); 800 meters (M and F); 1500 meters (F); Weight (M); Pole (M), Height (F) and Length (F).
veteran American sprinter Mike RodgersThe 37-year-old 4×100 world champion with the United States at Doha 2019, two-time champion of his country in the 100 meters and three-time champion in the 1960s in indoor track, stands out among a list of athletes who where his countryman also stands out. Demek Kemp26 years old and national indoor champion in 60 meters.
Another popular name is Spanish Mariano Garcia25 years old, world champion of 800 meters in indoor track and European outdoor in 2022.
With them, in various trials, there will be members of Spanish 4×400 relaywith the Bruno Hortelano (60 m), Manuel Guijarro (400 m), Iñaki Cañal (400 m) and Bernat Erta from Lleida (400 m), in addition to the canary samuel garcia (400 m) and Toledo Lucas Bua (400 m), among others.
The 800 meters will be one of the stellar tests of the meeting, because, in addition to Mariano Garcia (1:44.85), Galician Adrián Ben, fifth in the Tokyo Games and with a time of 1:44.18, will compete.
Other high-level athletes such as the Polish shot putter Michael Haratyk, European indoor champion in 2019, will also compete in Sabadell. your countryman Piotr Lisekrunner-up in the pole vault event at London 2017 and British middle distance runner Jamie Webbbronze medalist at the Torun 2021 European Indoor Championships will also appear on the list of participants.
the dutch Lisanne DeWitt (51.90 in 400 m), the Cuban Rose Mary Almanza (1:56.28 in 800 m), the Ukrainian Kateryna Tabashnyk (1.99 m tall) and the Italian Larissa Iapichino (6.91 m long) are among the most outstanding athletes who will participate in the International Meeting of Catalonia.
At the national level, the return of the Girona woman is outstanding Esther Guerrerowith a best mark of 1:59:22 in the 800 meters, who will compete in the 1,500 with the aim of achieving the minimum (4:09.00) for the European Championship in Istanbul in March and where the Segovian will also be. Agueda Marques and the Galician Solange Pereira.
At 60 meters, there will be no shortage of Catalan record holders, male and female, Bernat Canet (6.61) and Jael Bestue (7.32), in addition to other level sprinters such as Pol Retamal, Arnau Monné, and Ona Rosell.
The international ones Berta Segura, Laura Hernández and Laura Bou (400m), Xenia Benach (60 m hurdles), which will star in an interesting rivalry with the Basque Teresa Errandoneain addition to Zoya Naumov and Marina Martinez (800 m) are the other names to follow in the rally.
Source: La Verdad
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