Adi Iglesias and Fiona Pinar advanced to their finals in athletics

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This Tuesday is marked in red for Spanish athletics in Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. It’s still after the morning session Adiaratou Iglesias in the 100 meters in the T13 category and Fiona Pinar in the 200 meters in the T64 category managed to pass finals of the afternoon session.

In a day that started in fifth place with Yassine Ouhdadi’s world record, Adi Iglesias He is the main medal option in a 100 in his category where he is defending his gold from the Tokyo Games. That path got off to a good start in the morning series, as the Spaniard had no problem getting into the final and didn’t have to push himself more than necessary.

Iglesias managed to be third in his series with 12.46 seconds, a season record who, however, had to slow down considerably in the afternoon to try to fight for the podium. This is a beginning and this is how the Azeri show it Lamiya Valiyeva (11.81 seconds), the Brazilian Rayane Soares da Silva (11.90, American record) and the Irish Orla Comerford (12.02). Iglesias has passed the sixth mark of total times.

He has also advanced to the final of 200 meters in the category Q64 and with good sensations Fiona Pinar. This is the second in its series with 27.42 seconds, personal best who also left him in fourth position global. The Dutch were first Kimberly Alkemade (26.31) and Marlene van Gansewinkel (26.36), who was far from the start of the other competitors. But Pinar is hot on the heels of German Irmgard Bensusan (27.40) and will try to fight for the podium in the afternoon session.

Source: La Verdad

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