Barcelona, December 20 (EFE).- The participation of Kenyan women Beatrice Chebet and Lilian Kasait and the Ethiopian Ejgayehu Tayeworld medalists, will be the big incentive of the Cursa dels Nassos 2023, which on December 31 seeks to break the women’s world record in the 5 kilometer race.
“We have made a very clear commitment to first-rate female representation. We want to have a podium at the last world championship in road athletics, which will make us a world reference in women’s sports,” said the Sports Councilor of the Barcelona City Council ., David Escude.
At the press conference to present the race, which took place this Wednesday at the Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sports Museum in the Catalan capital, Escudé insisted that The goal of the contest is to beat the world record of five kilometers in an exclusive women’s race, currently owned by Senbere Teferi with 14:29.
“It is the record we are missing,” said the councilor. The Cursa dels Nassos, which will reach its 25th edition and will organize an international 5 kilometer race for four consecutive years, still holds the men’s and women’s world records in mixed race, founded in 2021 by Ethiopians. Berihu Aregawi (12:49) and Ejgayehu Taye (14:19).
The press conference this Wednesday was also attended by Cursa’s executive director, Jose Luis Blancothe athlete Christina Silvaand wheelchair athletes Jordi Madera and Ana Belén Sabariego.
The possibility of breaking the women’s record will be the big incentive of the last sporting event of the year. Within world road athletics held in October in Riga (Latvia), Chebet (14:35) came first, followed by Kasait (14:39) and Taye (14:40).
In the men’s category, the participation of South Sudanese refugee athletes living in Switzerland stands out. Dominic Lobaluwhose best record at 5,000 meters is 12:52, which will be measured against some of the best distance specialists, including 18 athletes who have clocked under 14:00, such as the Spanish Ilias FIFA and Abdesamad Oukhelfen.
This test, reserved for elite athletes, will be the highlight of the day and, therefore, the organization has chosen to advance the start to 4:00 p.m in the men’s category and the 4:25 p.m in the women’s race, so that the participants in the famous 10-kilometer race and the rest of the citizens can enjoy the spectacle.
The 10 kilometer test will maintain the circular route and start at 5:15 p.m on Selva de Mar street, near Ramon Calsina square. The presence of the winners of the last edition, Meritxell Soler and Mohamed El Ghazouany, as well as the athletes Antonio López, Adam Maijó and Cristina Silva, was outstanding.
Although the organization aims to exhaust the 10,000 numbers available, Currently approximately 9,000 runners are registeredwhere the 33% female participation (the highest in the history of the competition), and the 30% of debutants stand out.
Source: La Verdad
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