The last of World Athletics Indoor Tour will go to Madrid next Friday, February 23, with a lineup full of stars, in which the Spanish athlete of the moment joins: Marta Garcia.
The woman from Palencia, who just broke the Spanish records of 5000m, 3000m and 2000m short track in Boston, will compete in 1500m final along with a list of top athletes.
García will face the best specialists Spain has by far: the Olympic finalist Martha Perezwith a personal best of 4:07.37, and the European finalists Esther Guerrero (4:04.86) and Águeda Marqués (4:08.72).
In addition, Italian is present Gaia SabbatiniEuropean U23 champion, the Ethiopian Birke HaylomU20 world champion, and his compatriot Saron Berhewith a personal best of 4:06.62 at just 16 years old.
Other figures
Another of the ‘hot’ tests that the rally in Madrid will offer is the men’s triple jumpwhich will put the three best jumpers from the last World Athletics Championships held in Budapest in the running.
The champion of the world Hugues Fabrice Zangofrom Burkina Faso, arrived as the only person to clear 18 meters indoors and will be looking for his third victory in Madrid after winning the 2021 Continental Tour Silver outdoors and the 2020 World Indoor Tour.
The Cubans were there too Lazaro Martinez and Cristian Napoles, silver and copper in the Hungarian capital. The former will be looking for his second World Indoor Tour final victory after winning in 2022, while Napoles will be competing for the second time in his career in Madrid, where he was fifth in 2018.
They will be added Jordan Diazwho is preparing to make his Olympic debut with the Spanish team.
Program
The Madrid rally will offer 12 tests6 boys and 6 girls.
In men The 800m, 3000m, 60m hurdles, triple jump, pole vault and shot put events will be held.
In womenthe events that will be part of the rally are 400m, 800m, 1500m, 60m hurdles, high jump and long jump.
Source: La Verdad
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