Cristina Montesinos, Spanish 20k walk champion and ticket for the Paris Olympics

The Catalan Cristina Montesinos (Piélagos) won XCIII Spanish Road Walking Championship celebrated this Sunday in Zaragoza with a time of 1:28:43 earning him a place for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

After the athlete Terrace they are classified Laura Garcia Caroup to 20 seconds, and Rachel Gonzalezin 24 seconds, also marking a record below the required Olympic minimum of 1:29:20.

The candidates went all out from the first meters and, with just over 400 meters completed, The group of chosen ones has been formed.

Cristina Montesinos He is looking for the Olympic minimum and cannot allow himself to think about an insufficient start speed and accelerated to kilometer 2 and He left alone without his enemies getting close.

Raquel González reacted from behind, and was able to overtake Montesinos at kilometer 9 and even lead the race. His glory was short-lived and, after a few kilometers of tire work, he ended up paying dearly for his efforts.

The acquired Laura García Caro, once their ongoing covid problems were overcome and after almost two years of blankmade a career from less to more and found Montesinos close, knowing how to stop his attack to secure the title.

After the exam, Cristina Montesinos described the day in the Aragonese capital as “perfect” that they came “with fear of the weather” and the possibility of the wind, which finally respected all the competitors.

“From the beginning I found my rhythm was good and I finally got what I was looking for. and a weight was lifted off my shoulders,” he said.

For her part, Laura García Caro described the race as “very competitive” and expressed her joy at turning the page on her physical problems and finishing a race “with a record that seemed impossible to me recently.”