The Spanish Short Track Championship will decide the final tickets to Glasgow

Orense hosts the Spanish Short Track Athletics Championship from February 16 to 18the first of this name, who, besides crowning twenty-six athletes as kings of their internal discipline, This will be the last qualifying route for the World Cup in Glasgow (Scotland)where they depend Adel Mechaal, Ana Peleteiro, Adrián Ben, Marta Pérez, Esther Guerrero, Quique Llopis or Asier Martínez.

The full Spanish short track championship (formerly called indoor track) It will be held for the third time in Galicia. After the successful editions of 2020 and 2022, the city of Orense will once again host the Spanish Championship, which this time reaches its 60th edition as the last step before the World Cup in Glasgow from March 1 to 3.

60 meters

The Spanish record holder Maribel Perez and the European finalist Jaël-Sakura Bestué star in a new chapter of this generational conflict, which, for the moment, ended with them as the last two champions of Spainwhile in the men’s test Ricardo Sánchez came in as the outstanding leader of the year (6.64), looking to win his first title.

200 meters

The four-time champion and defending champion, Paula Sevillewho have already won two previous championships in Orense, will have more competition than ever among young women this time around Lucía Carrillo and Esperança Claderachampion and runner-up under 23, respectively.

The five-time national 200 champion, Daniel Rodríguezwill be looking for his sixth title in Ourense, where he already won in 2020 and 2022. To do so, he will have to beat the defending champion, absolute leader of the year and under-23 champion Adrià Alfonso.

400 meters

In the women’s 400m, six competitors have dipped below 54 seconds this year, starting with the sub23 champion and absolute leader. Carmen Avilesaccompanied by the defending champion Eva Santidrián, Blanca Hervás, Daniela Fra, Berta Segura and Nora Suárez.

In the men’s category, victory could be decided between the record holder and four-time champion Oscar Husillos or the three-time champion Lucas Buawith candidates like Manu Guijarro or Bernat Erta.

800 meters

The men’s 800m predicts an early international final with the current world and European champions, Mariano García, and Adrián Benagainst the Spanish leader of the year, Mohamed Attaouiand last year’s defending champion Saul Ordonez.

In the women’s 800m the challenge is to try to go under two minutes, a hurdle in which the defending champion and fourth in Europe runs. Lorea Ibarzabal and the winner in 2022 Lorraine Martin.

1,500 meters

Since 2018, all titles have been in the women’s category for the Barcelona native Esther Guerreroon four occasions, and two for Martha Perez. Those who want to try to reverse this trend will have to run a lot, because the Catalan achieved only the second mark of his life in Liévin and Soriano broke the Spanish mile record in New York, setting a personal that record by passing 1500.

Among the men, the main incentive is to see the duel between the three-time Spanish champion and record holder Adel Mechaal along with the mile record holder Mario García Romowho is seeking his first title.

3000 meters

The 2021 champion Martha Garcia He will be looking for his second title, although he is now doing so as the Spanish distance record holder. To do this you have to beat Águeda Marqués, runner-up in the 1500 last year and completed two good months of indoor competitions. Behind them, four other athletes hovered around the nine-minute barrier like the 2019 champions Cristina Espejo, María Forero, Idaira Prieto and Naima Ait Alibou.

The seven-time champion Adel Mechaal He will try to achieve a new 1500-3000 double and to do so he will face a trio of internationals under eight minutes as Sebastián Martos, Abderrahman El Khayami and Gonzalo Parrathe three candidates to surprise the Catalan.

60 fences

The two-time champion and defending champion Xenia Benach there will be stiff opposition from the U23 champions Paula Blanquerin addition to five other women dropping below 8.30 in 2024, including the heptathlon record holder Maria Vicente and the Spanish 100 hurdles champion Laura Bankó.

In the men’s category, no Orlando Ortega, two of the three best hurdlers in Spanish history will compete. The record holder and defending champion Quique Llopis The head of the year shall be measured, Asier Martinezwho already knows what it is to reach a world podium at this distance and at 110 he is European champion.

height

The last two champions of Spain will meet in Orense. A Stancev defending the title against the Galician Saleta Fernandez, who in 2022 already won on this same track and came with the best record of entries. The combiner Maria Vicente He focused on doing three individual tests and one of them was the height, where he wanted to win a medal.

to men Carlos Rojasfive-time national outdoor champion and leader of the year, will seek his first indoor title against athletes such as Ignacio BernardoSpanish U23 champion, and has maintained progress of at least five centimeters per year for the past three years.

· Poles

The three-time champion of Spain Malen Ruiz de Azua He arrived as the leader of the year and has the intention of returning to the top of the podium three years later. It must be overcome Ana Carrascowho already won Ourense 2022 and in 2024 reached his best level, which Andrea San Josewhich seeks to achieve its first winding.

The men’s competition features three athletes above 5.50 meters this year, starting with the leader Juan Luis Bravo (5.55), who will seek to make his debut in the competition record, as Artur Collwhile the defending champion, Isidro Leyvais focused on his particular triplet.

The length

Fatima Diame He has been the great dominator of the last four years and in Orense he hopes to repeat his success. He arrives as leader of the year and tenth in the world to try to add his seventh title, a record surpassed only by another Valencian, Concha Montaner, with eleven. Your rival will be your training partner Tessy Ebosele, U23 champion recently in Antequera.

The Madrid sub23 Fabian Mesa He arrives as the only registered player with eight meters this season, so his favoritism against the seven-time champion of Spain needs to be confirmed. Eusebio Caceres and the fully international Iker Arotzena.

Triple

The return of Ana Peleteiro marked the triple contest. Two years after his last title and on the tenth anniversary of his first, the national record holder is looking to add a new victory even though the fight for the medals is open with five athletes separated by none another twenty centimeters in the ranking of the year: Naiara Estanga, Ana Estrella de León, Elda Romeva, Samira Zarhloul and Naroa Furundarena.

If not Jordan Diazlost in the last minute, the responsibility for the victory became the six-time champion Pablo Torrijoswho craves surprise Eneko Carrascal or Ramón Adalia.

Pentathlon/heptathlon

The current champion Andrea Medina He will be looking for his third title, and he will also come in top form after setting a personal record. The Madrid native won’t have an easy time, as three of his rivals have already surpassed 4,000 points this season. Two are sub23, the champion Sofia Cosculluela and the runner-up Laura Aguilera and the third is the absolute champion of Spain in 2018, Carmen Ramos.

In the last decade Jorge Urena He won five titles, although he had to be at his best to beat three other athletes who arrived with registration scores of more than 5,600 points: the Spanish U23 champion Paul Ferrerthe U23 runner-up Andreu Boix and Eloi Santafé.

Weight

The three-time champion Belén Toimil will be looking for its fourth straight win at home, and could also threaten the championship record of Martina de la Puente, valid since 1996 with 17.94. Almost three meters down the ranks will be the fight for the podium, with four athletes going over 14 meters in 2024: Mónica Borraz, Judit Prats, Eva Cuenca and Carmen María Méndez.

The main favorite in the men’s category is Carlos Tobalina, with six titles. There are two great candidates to dethrone him: José Ángel Pinedo and Miguel Gómez.