Katir, world’s best mark of the year in 1500

Mohammed Katir kicked off the indoor track season with a brilliant victory this Saturday at final in the 1,500 of the Val-de-Reuil meeting (France) with a period of 3:35.48 minutes, world’s best mark of the year.

A record that allowed Katir, who lowered his personal best by 1.41 seconds to date, to place himself in fifth position in the Spanish “ranking” of all time.

And that the Murcian, bronze at the outdoor World Cups held last year in the US city of Eugene, had to conduct almost the entire race alone. As can be seen by more than three seconds where he surpassed the second classified, the Algerian Salim Keddar.

This sensational victory puts Mohamed Katir at the head of the world rankings for the year, after 40 hundredths below the 3:35.88 set by British George Mills last week as the best world record of the year.

Both Spaniards are very intelligent Alvaro de Arribathat this course spanned 1,500 and he finished in eighth position with a time of 3:41.97, his personal best.

Maribel Perez he had to settle for second place in the final of the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.29 seconds.

Pérez, who was one hundred off his best mark of the year, the 7.28 seconds he signed on January 14 in Antequera, was surpassed by the American Morolake Akinosun, who won the victory with a time of 7.28.

A final in which the Spanish also Jael Bestuewho came into the event with a best time of 7.24, finished in sixth position with a time of 7.38 seconds.

Spanish performance completed Teresa Errandoneawho finished fifth in the final of the 60 hurdles with a time of 8.14 seconds, in an event that American Alaysha Johnson won with a time of 7.82.