The Venezuelan triple jumper Yulimar Rojas, world record holder and Olympic triple jump gold medalistwill be the headliner of international meeting of Cataloniawhich will be played this Saturday at Sabadell.
red, Olympic gold in Tokyo in the triple jump categoryproof where achieved an Olympic and world recordin addition to being recognized with the 2023 Athlete of the Year award in field events presented by World Athletics.
In the national section, names like Murcia stand out Mariano Garcia, gold medalist at the Indoor World Championships and the 2022 European Outdoor Championships, in the 800 meterswhere he will face Crestan and Learmonth, or Galician Adrian Ben, European champion and fourth in the world, in the 1,500 meters event.
The 60 meters flat They also have the presence of big Spanish names, such as Bruno Hortelano, Bernat Canet and Sergio López, ensuring the show in Sabadell.
In addition, Cuban jumper Lester Lescay, female 800 meter athletes Patricia Silva (Portugal) and Reneé Eykens (Belgium), Isidora Jiménez (Chile), and male 800 meter athletes Eliott Crestan (Belgium) and Guy Learmonth will also be at the event.(United Kingdom), among others.
The competition this Saturday, starting at 3:30 pm, 260 athletes from 42 different countries will gather at the Sabadell Indoor Track (Barcelona), where up to fifteen events will be held: eight men and seven women.
After registering an increase in participants compared to the previous edition, with 180 athletes from 26 countries Divided into thirteen events, this year there will be more categories: 60 meters (M and F), 60 meters hurdles (M and F), 400 meters (M and F), 800 meters (M and F), 1500 meter (M). and F ), Length (M and F), Weight (M and F) and Pole (M).
Competitors will attend this annual athletics event with an eye on achieving enough qualifications to access the World Cup in Glasgow, which will be held between March 1 and 3, in addition to adding points for Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
As in every edition, the International Meeting of Catalonia will bring together athletes with international experience who will face a variety of national talents.
In all of them, 42 athletes finished with a sufficient minimum to compete in the European Championship, where there were eight medalists. EFE
Source: La Verdad
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