Nadia Battocletti and Rodrigue Kwizera dominated the Alcobendas Cross

The Italian Nadia Battoclettidouble European champion of 5,000 and 10,000 meters in Rome this year, was crowned winner of International Cross of the Constitution of Alcobendasgold category of World Athletics, where the Burundian Rodrigue Kwizera With similar dominance, he added his third consecutive title in the municipality of Madrid.

BattoclettiThree and a half months ago, aged 24, she was one step away from Olympic gold in the 10,000 meters at the Stade de France when she crossed the finish line just ten hundred behind Kenyan Beatrice Chebett. Earlier, also at the Paris Games, he was fourth, just one second behind Dutch Siffan Hassan in the 5,000m final.

The Italian is a cross-country specialist. She has four wins in the continental cross country championships in the sub-20 and sub-23 categories and in her senior debut she won silver in the last edition of the European Championship behind Norwegian Karoline Grovdal.

He arrives for his third time in Alcobendas after running the Cinco Molinos Cross in Italy last week. There he was third on a 6.2 kilometer route.

In the municipality of Madrid, in the Parque de Andalucía, after being recognized the previous day with recognition of his achievements by the organization, the Italian showed himself on the 8,040 meter route against his main rival in the field, the German. Konstanze Klosterhalfen, who was European runner-up in cross country two years ago.

Battocletti reached the finish line alone and won 26:15, ahead of Klosterhalfen by 1:14. Third is the Spaniard Carla Arce.

In the men’s category there are no surprises and Rodrigo Kwizera He won again for the third time in a row. The Burundian, who has lived in Spain for many years, let the Ugandans take the initiative in the first part of the circuit and in the second, with a strong change of pace, he commanded to reach the finish line with -one of 22:58nine seconds less than Ugandan Martin Kiprotich. Third is Samuel Cherot.

With his win, Kwizera became the first athlete to win the Parque de Andalucía three times although they could have been fourth, as in 2021 the judges disqualified him for not running with the shirt of his Spanish club, Playas de Castellón.

There are two record winners of this International Cross of Alcobendas are the Ethiopian Gebre Gebremariam (2008 and 2009), the Kenyans Paul Koech (1996 and 1997) and Shem Kororia (1994 and 1995) and the Spanish Martín Fiz (1991 and 1992). .