Mariano Garcia wins again in Boston

The Spanish athlete Mariano Garcia He started the “bike” again in Boston and reaffirmed the success he achieved last year on American soil by winning this Saturday in the final of 800 meters with a period of 1:45.26.

A record that put the Murcian, current indoor distance world champion, in the second position of the world ranking of the year, surpassed only by the Belgian Tibo De Smet, who signed a time of 1 on January 22. :45.04 in Luxembourg.

A mark that seemed to be the goal of García, who from the beginning did not hesitate to set a strong pace in the test, which quickly put him in first position.

The Spaniards, who stayed, were one square 14 hundredths of the Spanish record established last year in New York, where the meeting in Boston was circumstantially moved, defended against the last attack of the American Isaiah Jewett, who pressed the Fuente Álamo player in the last meters.

But Mariano García wasn’t willing to let anything or anyone take his victory away and in a final sprint he pushed the North American away, crossing the finish line half a second behind the Spaniard, confirming his status as one of the top favorite hangman. the gold medal in the European indoor track to be held next March in Istanbul.

The one who established a new national record is the Catalan Esther Guerrerowhich sets a new top at a distance of miles after finishing third in the timed final of 1,609 meters 4:24.92 minutes.

Guerrero lowered the previous Spanish record he held himself by 3.62 seconds with a time of 4:28.54 from February 2022.

A spectacular ‘bite’ was not enough for the Spanish athlete to talk about the victory over the American Heather MacLean, who won the victory with a record 4:23.42 minutes, the best world record of the year.

Although yes to lower the minimum requirement -4:09.00- of the European Association to participate in the 1,500 meters at the Europeans on the indoor track in Istanbul after completing the distance in time 4:06.70, the third best Spanish mark of all . the hours.

For his part, Soriana martha perez time signed by 8:52.63 minutes a merit eighth position in the final of the 3,000 meterswhere Britain’s Laura Muir won silver in the 1,500m at the Tokyo Olympics, with a time of 8:40.34.

The Spanish performance was completed by Dani Arce from Burgos who finished eleventh in the final of 3,000 meters with a time of 7:54.39 minutes.

It wasn’t enough time for Arce, fourth last year in the 3,000 hurdles at the outdoor Europeans in Munich, to challenge for the victory that went to American Woody Kincaid in 7:40.71.