Daniel Arce, the third European athlete in Rome with 8’14 ”31

Five weeks after the dispute Eugene World Cup (Oregon)some of the major stars of athletics showed their letters to Golden Gala in Romewhich as every year pays tribute to the late Italian champion Peter Mennea. In the fifth stop of the Diamond League, up to ten Olympic champions were mentioned in Tokyo, where the most praised was the great local idol. Gianmarco Tamberi.

And to the three Spaniards present in Rome, Daniel Maple He starred in the night’s excellent performance at 3,000 obstacles with a sensational 8’14 ”31, personally the best and lowest to compete in this year’s World and European Championships. The man from Burgos completed a very solid career all the time and led the European classification until the last lap, where the Italians Osama Zoghlami and Ahmed Abdelwahed they passed him -with a touch-. Arce lost a few meters on the stumble to be decided, but he finished the test as the third European – tenth overall- and had optimism ahead of the battle for medals in the next continental in Munich to be held in August. The race is dominated by Ethiopians Lamecha Girmawho broke the eight -minute barrier for the third time in ten days with a 7’59 ”23.

The other Spanish women who competed in the scoring tests for the diamond, Martha Perez, is still far from his best form and could not pass the fourteenth position at 1,500 in a time of 4’08 ”72. The race was extremely uncomfortable for the woman from Soriana, who was forced to run most of the time out of the rope. The victory went to the Ethiopian Hirut Mesheshawho was able to dominate the favorite Laura Muir, with 4’03 ”79. Outside of the Diamond League tournament, a 3,000m walk was played with the participation of the Spaniard. Diego Garcia, who finished fourth with 11’08 ”01.

The great absentee of the night in the queen event of the 100 meters was the Italian Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, injured two weeks ago, but also enjoyed a warm salute to his ‘tifosi’. Victory in Rome went to the Americans fred kerley with 9 ”92.

Of the 5,000 there was a very fast race with up to eight athletes in under 13 minutes and that included the Kenyan. Nicholas Kimelli breaking the championship’s historic record eliud kipchoge with 12’46 ”33. At 800, the great sense of distance, Athing Mu, gave another exhibition to pick up the victory with 1’57 ”01, the world’s best record of the year. The Jamaican Shericka Jackson He did the same with the 200 with 21 ”91. Femke Bowl achieved a great victory in the 400 hurdles with a time of 53 “02, the second best world record of the year after the 51” 61 record holder Sydney McLaughlin. For his part, the triple Olympic medalist Kirani James he dominated the 400 with 44 ”54, far from the best mark of the season. by weight, Joe Covacs Ryan Crouser took advantage of the absence to add his first win of the year in the Diamond League with a throw of 21.85 meters.

The next stop of the Diamond League is at Bislett Games in Oslo on June 16where he has already confirmed that the great local star will not be sidelined due to injury Karsten Warholm.