The rally in Madrid disputed in Beautiful valley allowed Spanish athletes to defend itself in front of the public with a prominent role Saul Ordonezsecond in 800; Sarah Gallegowho won 400 hurdles; Laura Roundwho broke his own national hammer record, and Paula Sevillesecond out of 200, with a European minimum.
Nineteen international outdoor medalists (five Olympic, five world and ten European) met this Saturday in Vallehermoso, in a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meeting which marked the public’s return to the stadium, three years later.
If not Yulimar Rojasleft at the last minute due to a minor injury, the triple jump lacked luster for the public, eager to see the Venezuelan break records every time he competes in Madrid.
Her place at the top of the podium was occupied by German Neele Eckhardt-Noack, who jumped up to 14.48 meters, sixteen centimeters longer than French Rouguy Diallo (14.32) and twenty-three more than Dominican Ana José Tima.
Portuguese Patricia Mormon, Olympic runner-up in Tokyo with 15.01, was fifth in Madrid with 14.21, less than her best record, as happened to Israeli Hanna Minenko, triple Olympic finalist and world runner- up in 2015 with 14.78, which in the Spanish capital is sixth and no more than 14.16.
One of the biggest applause of the day went to Murcian Mariano García, this year’s internal world champion in Belgrade, although in Vallehermoso he will not be among the last three to fight for victory. He finished fifth with 1: 46.37.
The victory went to Tunisian Abdessalem Ayouni (1: 46.12), ahead of Spaniard Saúl Ordóñez, who had a very good career and achieved his best time of the season with 1: 46.24, just four hundred less. third, the Qatari Abuhaker Haydar.
In the queen of speed, the 100 meter dash, Ivorian Arthur Cisse prevailed with authority (10.06) against Nigerian Raymond Ekevwo (10.11) and Italian Chitiru Ali (10.15).
Turkish athlete of Azerbaijani origin Ramil Guliyev, who has a European and a world championship under his belt, came to Madrid with 9.97 as the best mark, but he missed his best career and with 10.26 , his best time of the season, he finished in fifth.
Catalan athlete Sara Gallego, who recently broke the 55-second barrier in 400 hurdles (54.87), was one step away from the repeat in Madrid and stopped the clock at 55.02. Second was Puerto Rican Grace Claxton (55.25) and third was South African Taylor Bieldt (55.91).
“Last year, because of covid measures, there was nothing public, and this year the people are different. I think having an audience and running on a good track helps a lot to achieve very good marks,” he said. by Sara Gallego, at the end of your trial.
In the men’s 400, the 2012 Olympic runner-up, Dominican Luguelín Santos, with a best time of 44.11, registered Madrid 45.09, his season mark. Oscar Husillos, the second fastest Spaniard in history (44.73), finished fifth in Vallehermoso with 46.29.
Paula Sevilla, an athlete from La Solana (Ciudad Real), finished second in the 200-meter final with a time of 22.86, which earned her the minimum for the European Championship. Just ahead was Ida Karstotf, who clocked 22.67 to win and set a new record for Danish distance.
Also Spanish Jael Bestué, fourth with 23.01, also achieved the European minimum and also made it to a sub23 record of Spain.
With 3,000 obstacles, Vallehermoso spectators saw a high -level race with the world’s lowest of 9:30.00 in the spotlight. South American record holder Tatiane Da Silva (9: 24.38) came in with the best time, but was surprised by Ukrainian Nataliya Strebkova, who registered 9: 33.11, more than seven seconds behind the Brazilian (9: 40.57).
The expected 110 barriers
Spanish Carolina Robles, Olympic finalist in Tokyo, was fourth with 9: 48.00 and fifth was Blanca Fernández with 9: 51.78. The Spanish champion, Irene Sánchez Escribano, was disqualified.
In the women’s 1,500, Kenyan Kesanet Alemu, 20, who accredited 4: 23.5, lowered her mark to 4: 06.29, and British Ellie Baker won by several hundredths (4: 06.64).
Tokyo Olympic finalists Linden Hall (4: 06.67) and Marta Pérez of Spain (4: 08.79) finished fourth and eighth, respectively.
Olympic finalists in Tokyo Marta Pérez (4: 00.12) and Linden Hall (3: 59.01) lead the top-tier 1,500m races. Three -time Spanish champion Esther Guerrero (4: 02.41) will return and face three of the fastest young Spanish women: Marta García (4: 08.43), Lucía Rodríguez (4: 08.65) and Águeda Muñoz (4: 10.13).
One of the most anticipated moments of the night was the men’s 110 meter hurdles. Under a deadly silence began a career entirely led by Cuban Roger Valentin Iribarne with 13.49, his mark of the season. Second was Spaniard Enrique Llopis with 13.52 and third was Kevin Sánchez with 13.56.
In the 100m hurdles, final A, in a race without the Spaniards, the victory was, with a Danish record, for Mette Graversgaard with 12.89, her mark of the year.
In the final B of the 100 hurdles, the victory went to Elba Parmo from La Rioja (13.34), followed by Spanish Aitana Radsma (13.53) and Carmen Sánchez (13.54), the three with the best scores of the season.
With the hammer, Laura Redondo twice beat the Spanish record she has with 71.63. First with a launch of 71.96 and second with another 72.00 that got him second place on the podium and achieved the European minimum. First was Italian Sara Fantini, who did her personal best with 75.77 on the last attempt.
In a throw of 80.29 meters, the javelin win went to Manu Quijera; high jump Australian Olympic finalist Brandon Starc with 2.26; and the pole vault, for the second consecutive year in Madrid, the Dutch Rutger Koppelaar with 5.70.
Source: La Verdad
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