Jakob Ingebrigtsen, King of Europe

At the age of 22, Jakob Ingebrigtsen It has already added eight European golds. Many pundits predicted that he would be a ‘broken toy’ due to his early debut at the age of 17 in Berlin. Five years later, his palmares continue to grow and he is on his way to becoming a legend. In the European interior of Istanbul He secured his first title -of the two he was looking for- in a sensational 1,500m final where he dominated from start to finish in a time of 3’33.95, a new championship record. As soon as the start was given, the Norwegian took the reins of the test and did not let any rival dream of surpassing him. Julio César’s ‘Veni, vidi, vinci’ does not describe the enormous performance of a young man who shamelessly displays his talent.

The celebration was moderated by the complicated situation that Turkey is experiencing after the earthquake in February that has already accumulated more than 44,000 victims. Jesus GomezFor his part, he went out bravely and remained crouched in fourth position for consecutive laps with the hope of attacking the podium, but his rivals gave him no choice and he had to settle for a ‘chocolate medal’ -fourth with 3′ 38 ”11. Ingebrigtsen has another gold to add to the 3,000 (Sunday at 6:00 pm, Teledeporte), but she will face stiff opposition from the Spaniards Adel Mechaalwho will come ready to fight for everything.

Jaël Bestue He broke another barrier by becoming the first Spaniard to compete in a continental 60m final indoors. The Barça sprinter was eighth with 7’28 and closed the winter season meeting the target set. Bestué ran this year in 7”19, to become the second fastest athlete of all time and face the great goal of the World Cup in Budapest with full confidence.

Oscar Husillos He confirmed his medal chances with a strong qualification in the 400m final. “Mission accomplished”, said the man from Palencia, who achieved the goal, but sought to be second in his semifinal behind. Karsten Warholm to have a good fairway in the end. “In the last 80 meters I conserved too much to get to the finish line as much as possible and the Belgian caught me,” he explained. Looking ahead to the final, he pointed out that “the confidence is good, but the strategy has to be different. Running in lane 1 and 2 is not the same as in lane 5 or 6”, he said.

Another of the great Spanish sensations in the Friday morning session of the Euroindoor was the santboiano jamie guerra, who qualified for the final with a length of 7.99m, the fourth best mark of all the competitors and has serious options to aim for a medal in the final (Sunday, 8:12am Teledeporte). In the 1,500m, there will be double Spanish representation in the final with Esther Guerrero and Agueda Marques, which left a great impression at its premiere in Istanbul. In the final of the 3,000, martha perez was the best of the Spaniards, seventh with 8’49”19.