Eighth national title for Adel Mechaal in short track

Adel Mechaal This is the great sensation of the second day of Spanish Short Track Championship (short track) played in Ourense with the eighth national title in ten years. The Catalan, who made some harsh remarks against his great rival Mo Katir Due to his penalty for breaching doping rules, he dominated the 3,000m final at will with 8’15”61 and was not too tired to face the 1,500m final this Sunday (11:20) which is also guaranteed. “I was conservative from the beginning. “This is what my coach (Antonio Serrano) and I discussed,” Mechaal explained. “With five laps left, I decided to attack hard to not have to sprint in the last part and to preserve my muscles,” he confessed.

Martha Garcia He confirmed his impressive state of form with a clear victory in the 3,000m final with 8’54”96. The woman from Palencia did not frown at any time, she assumed her favorite label and was not allowed Águeda Marqués, his main rival, entered the race. The Segovian woman was second with 8’56”43 and completed the podium Maria Forero with 9’02”51. “After spending a year and a half working in the OAC Europe group, I have been sowing for many months and here are the results,” said the woman from Palencia just after winning. “The goal of the indoor season is to achieve the Olympic minimum and the rest is secondary,” explained the champion, who achieved the mark required to go to Paris, his great goal of the year. “I don’t know yet how I will finish this indoor track, because I want to think about the outdoors and the Games. The Glasgow World Cup is not in my plans and it is up in the air if I will participate. We need to finish talking about it with my coach,” he added.

Jaël Bestue She was the speed queen with her victory in ’60 with 7’22. In the triple jump, Pablo Torrijos He won with a final jump of 16.02m. By weight, the local Belén Toimil He rose in front of his spectators to win with the best mark ever in this championship with 18.23m.