This Friday, Madrid will host the grand final of the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold, the best short track athletics meeting held in Spain.
As many as twelve world medalists and six current European champions will meet at the Gallur Municipal Sports Center starting at 6:45 pm, along with the world record holder Devynne Charlton.
The Bahamian arrives in Madrid after breaking the 60m hurdles world record in New York with a mark of 7.67 seconds. Now she faces Dutch Nadine Visser, European leader with 7.80, European champion Reetta Hurske and European 100m hurdles champion Pia Skrzyszowska.
In the men’s event, the Spanish Quique Llopis (national record holder) and Asier Martinez They will face the last three European champions: the Swiss Jason Joseph (2023), the French Wilhem Belocian (2021) and the Cypriot Milan Trajkovic (2019).
Great mid-distance duels
In the men’s 800m, Italian Catalin Tecuceanu will be looking for the crown against the Spaniards Adrian Ben, Alvaro de Arriba and Mohamed Attaoui.
In the women’s 800m, a test outside the international circuit, Palmense Lorea Ibarzabal They will face the Ethiopian duo formed by Worknesh Mesele and Tigist Girma and the Italians Elena Bellò and Eloisa Coiro.
The men’s 3000m will have an Ethiopian Telahun Haile Bekele against Norwegian Narve Gilje Nordaswho will attack the world record of his countryman Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
In the women’s 1500m, the Spanish Martha Perez, Martha Garcia and Águeda Marqués They will look to maintain their good form against British runner-up Revée Walcott-Nolan, 2021 European champion Elise Vanderelst and under-18 world record holder Ethiopian Saron Berhe.
schedule
- 18:45 – 60m inclusive – Men – Final
- 18:51 – 60m inclusive – Women – Final
- 19:00 – Triple Jump – Men – Final
- 19:05 – 400m – Women – Final B
- 19:20 – 60m hurdles – Women – Semi Final
- 19:25 – High jump – Women – Final
- 19:35 – Pole vault – Men – Final
- 19:40 – 800m – Men – Final B
- 19:50 – Shot put – Men – Final
- 19:55 – 800m – Men – Final A
- 20:05 – 800m – Women – Final A
- 20:20 – 400m – Women – Final A
- 20:25 – Long jump – Women – Final
- 20:35 – 3000m – Men – Final
- 20:55 – 1500m – Women – Final
- 21:10 – 60m hurdles – Men – Final
- 21:20 – 60m hurdles – Women – Final
- 21:28 – Ceremony
Source: La Verdad
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