Ana Peleteiro cleared herself for the Games with another gold

One of the Spanish Championships additional tense in recent years, many athletes have faced decisive tests to attend the Games. A situation that is equally suffered in other countries and that is a result of the ranking system. Something that doesn’t go together Ana Peleteirocurrent European triple jump champion in Rome, winning at 14.27m and continuing to refine his speed in search of his second Olympic medal.

“The conclusion today is that I’m still studying. I go at a speed I’m not used to going in and that changes the whole dynamic of the jump. “I have to learn to enjoy the ‘hop’, ‘step’ and ‘jump’ so that a good jump comes out,” he said. Pelleteiro after finishing the tournament with his seventh national title. “Of course I want to fall, but I prefer to sacrifice these competitions to really take the leap when I have to,” explained the Galician champion calmly, keeping his mind focused Paris 2024 all the time.

“During training, taking manual times, I realized it I’m faster than ever”, he proudly said. “I know that improving too much in terms of speed will affect the dynamics of the jump, but I also know that, if I want to do something unusual and something I have never done before, I have to train like before and run like before,” he explained. Pelleteirowho kept the dream of achieving the 15-meter jump that brought him closer to Olympic gold.

“My greatest weapon is speed” exclaimed the disciple of Ivan Pedroso. “Ivan made it clear to me. If we want to achieve something extraordinary, we have to sacrifice things. This year my goal is not to do well in the Spanish Championship, it’s to do well in Paris. So I’m thinking about it it will be worth it what we are doing,” added the Galician, who after winning in La Nucía will do one more competition before traveling to the French capital. On July 12 he will compete in Monaco Diamond League against the best in the world, a benchmark test to make the final adjustments.

The success of the day is Irene Sánchez-Escribanowho achieved the minimum RFEA for Paris 2024 with 9’24”47 thanks to the support of his two training partners, Carolina Robles and Martha Serrano, who sacrificed himself so that the goal could be achieved. Robles, who already has an Olympic ticket, won in 9’22”19. The kings of speed in the 100m are Abel Jordan (10”19) and Paula Garcia (11”46). Thierry Ndikumwenayo won 5,000 ahead of Adel Mechaal with 13’20”81.

In the morning, Rachel Gonzalez won the 10,000m walk in 44’33, ahead of Antía Chamosa and Lidia Sánchez-Puebla. Walkers qualified for the Games are excluded from participation to continue their preparation at the altitude of Font-Romeu.