Victory for Adrian Ben at the Sotteville-les-Rouen meeting

The Spanish Adrian Ben, reigning European indoor championonce again showed his explosive finish, after winning this Friday in the final of the 800 meters of the meeting Sotteville-les-Rouen (France) with a spectacular comeback in the last meters.

A devastating sprint that allowed the Galician to play off a six-metre disadvantage where Ben faced the straight finish line in relation to the French Gabriel Tual, sixth in the past Eugene World Cups, who seemed destined for victory .

Script in which the Spanish athlete revealed himself gradually chased the Frenchman until he passed him at the same finish line to take the win in a time of 1:44.98 minutes, seven hundredths less than Tual.

Adrián Ben, who on Wednesday set a time of 1:44.79 in Barcelona,​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ the World Cups from Budapest.

For his part, Pablo Sánchez-Valladades, also a Spaniard, finished sixth with a time of 1:46.21 minutes.

The same position was held at the end of the 110 meter hurdles by Quique Llopis, who signed a time of 13.68 seconds, thirteen hundredths more than the winner of the test, the Cuban Roger Iribarne, who won the victory with a time of 13.53. .

One place behind, in seventh place, Óscar Husillos from Palencia ended his performance in the final of the 400 meters with a time of 46.44 seconds, a mark not enough to discuss victory over South African Zakithi Nene, who prevailed with a time of 45.26.

In the women’s category, Lorea Ibarzabal achieved third place in the 800 meters final with a time of 2:00.80 minutes, with Ukrainian Natalia Krol winning in 2:00.55, while Agueda Marqués finished ninth ( 4: 12.23) at 1,500 meters.