Dani Arce He was left without the long-awaited medal he was looking for in the 3,000 hurdles of Rome European after finishing fifth in the final with 8’16”70. The great winner of the night was France, with a brilliant double in Alexis Mielletgold with 8’14”01 and Dijali Bedrani, silver with 8’14”36. The bronze went to the German Karl Bebendorf with 8’14”41. This year, Arce competed in the Diamond League in Doha and Marrakech, where he was sixth and fifth, respectively, and where he established himself among the world’s elite.
“When you come into a championship like this with the best record, they are watching you. You have a lot of eyes behind you,” explains Arce, who all the time runs surrounded by rivals and sometimes has to open three lanes to have vision to maneuver around obstacles. “I came for the gold. I know I can win over a lot of people, but you have to stick to goodness. I am always here, in very good brands and I have fought for everything,” said the Burgos native, who cold this week and did not recover well from the effort the semi-final gave him.
The man from Burgos made his debut at the Games in Tokyo 2020, where he didn’t make it past the first round. His history also includes three participations in the world championships, with his best position being ninth place in the final in both Oregon as in Budapest. Unlike other athletes, his explosion was late, with the 2019 season – at the age of 27 – his definitive designation as an obstacle courser of sufficient level to participate in any championship with a mark of 8’20”16 .
Jaël Bestue She starred in the great success of the day by becoming the first Spaniard to be in a 200m final of a European Championship since 1990 (Sandra Myers). “I am happy for being in the final, but I can make a mark Better“said the Catalan after finishing second in his semifinal with 22.81, the best mark of the season. “In the finals I hope I can run better,” he said confidently.
Adel Mechaal managed to qualify for the 1,500m final, where he could keep pace Ignacio Fontes, which was eliminated from its semi-final after an incident that left several athletes on the ground. In its part, Mario García Romo He was eliminated after failing to qualify by position in his semifinal. In the 400m final, the Polish Natalia Kaczmarek -Olympic 4x400m champion at Tokyo 2020- took his particular rivalry against the Dutch Lieke Klaver with a time of 48”98. Silver went to the Irish Rhasidat Adeleke with 49”07 and the bronze for Claver with 50”08.
Source: La Verdad
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