The Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) presented this Tuesday. the team that will compete in the half marathon of the European Championships in Rome which will be held from June 7 to 12 in the Italian capital.
A sum of 12 athletes (6 men and 6 women) They have been selected after meeting the criteria established by coach José Peiró and the RFEA sports management.
The two Spanish distance record holders top the list, the Aragonese Carlos Mayo (59:39) and the Madrid woman Laura Luengo (1:09:41), who last year achieved two records in Valencia.
Among those selected are the two current Spanish distance champions Red Iago (1:01:57 in 2021) and the aforementioned Luengo, a title both achieved last year at Santander; Also, two more test champions like the veteran Javier Guerra (champion in 2016 and 2017) and personal best of 1:01:21 and Meritxell Soler (champion 2022) and 1:10:21 in this 2024 held in Santa Pola.
In addition, there are three medalists from two years ago at the European Championships in Munich, repeating their call: Jorge White (1:02:02 in 2023) and the aforementioned Rojo, then bronze for the teams and Laura Mendez (1:11:55 in 2023), silver in the Bavarian city.
Two athletes who were at the last World Cup in Budapest also appear in the marathon event: Ibrahim Chakir (1:04:20 in 2023) and Fatima Ouhaddou (1:10:37 in 2022), in addition to the aforementioned Soler.
The women’s team is completed by two athletes who have climbed a lot in the road world, such as Esther Navarrete (1:09:58 in 2023), and Lydia Campo (1:11:37 Seville 2024), the latter declared Spanish 10 km champion in Crevillent and Jorge González (1:03:09 this year in Lisbon)
Both events will be held on Saturday, June 9, with the men starting at 9:00 am and the women starting at 9:30 am, which will mainly run through the historic center of the Italian capital.
Spanish preselection for the Rome European half marathon
Man
Jorge Blanco, Ibrahim Chakir, Jorge González, Javier Guerra, Carlos Mayo, Yago Rojo
woman
Lidia Campo, Laura Luengo, Laura Méndez, Ester Navarrete, Fátima Azahara Ouhaddou, Meritxell Soler.
Source: La Verdad
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