Daniel Arce He used experience to taste his first international medal at the Krakow-Malopolska European Games and he did it in style with a highly acclaimed gold. “I want to show people and my whole family that I’m here and I can fight for everything”, he said as soon as he won the 3,000 hurdles at the Silesia Stadium synthetic with a time of 8’25″88. The man released from in Burgos his claws to get out of a difficult situation, in a very tactical race where knowing how to position himself properly in the last lap to attack is key. “Experience is a degree and if you add it being in shape, you’re almost invincible,” he explained, giving the key to his success. The Spaniard edged out Swede Emil Blomberg, second in 8’26″27 and British Zak Seddon, third in 8 ’27”42.
“It will be very difficult for them to take me down from where I am for a long time,” Arce warned. The man from Burgos makes sure that the preparations will go smoothly and according to plan. “We want to run a lot in the Diamond League in Paris (June 9) so we can do the loading season at the height of the Sierra Nevada,” he explained. He arrived in Poland directly from the concentration in the mountains of Granada and will return to the same place after this competition.
“I will work there until the Spanish Championship (July 28-30). We have everything calculated to reach peak form at the World Cup in Budapest (August 19-27)”, he revealed. In the previous World Cup in Oregon 2022 he was ninth and kept a thorn stuck in it. “Last year I had a bitter taste because in a test section I found myself in fifth place. That gave me a lot of drive to face this season and look for a good result”, he has great ambitions.Arce added 16 vital points for Spain ahead of its European Team qualification which ends on Sunday.
In the opening day for the first division teams -including Spain-, Jael Bestué also left a great feeling with his victory in the 100m series B with 11.25 -fourth overall-. European indoor champion Adrián Ben added nine points after setting the eighth fastest 800 time with 1’47.36. In the 5,000m, Águeda Marqués made her debut at the distance with an excellent third position with 15’31″04, earning her 14 more points. Spain closed the day in seventh position in the classification with 96 points. Italy leads the table with 129 points and five medals (three gold).
This Saturday is the turn of the bulk of the Spanish team, with special attention to the two team leaders, Mo Katir (5:10 pm, 1,500m) and Ana Peleteiro (5:26 pm, triple jump). Teresa Errandonea (100 hurdles), Lorea Ibarzábal (800m) or Quique Llopis (110 hurdles) will also compete in the track.
Source: La Verdad
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