Spain won the European Cross Team Championship and bronze for Ndikumwenayo as an individual

Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the Antalya European Cross Country without stopping and Spain teams led thanks to the third place of Thierry Ndikumwenayo (Burundi, 1997) and classify the top three in the country within the top-8 overall. In this way, Spain closed the continental competition with gold and a bronze which, added to the silver achieved by Maria Forero in sub-23, they raised the national medal count in cross country to 88 medals.

Tough Nadia Battocletti
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In the absolute women’s event, the Olympic runner-up Nadia Battocletti He did not give his rivals a choice and took advantage of the last minute loss of Karoline Grovdal due to illness to take the victory in Antalya with 25’43. behind, Koko Klosterhalfen He was brave all the time and tried to surprise the Italian, but he did not have the strength to resist the last change of his rival. The German was second with 25’54, leading locally Yasemin Canthird with 26’01. The first Spaniard was the Sevillian hurdler Carolina Robles, 16th with 26’39. Spain is eighth nationally with 62 points, far behind champions Italy with 33.

Silver for María Forero in sub-23
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María Forero added the first Spanish medal at the Antalya 2024 European Cross Country after finishing in second position in the under-23 category. The 21-year-old Andalusian ran brilliantly on the fast Dokuma park circuit and got a good haul in a specialty to which he has adapted very well. In this way, Forero added silver to an excellent record at the cross country championships, where the individual gold in the under-20 category achieved at Turin 2022 stands out.

Spain stayed no team prizes by just two points difference to Germany, which closed the continental under-23 podium. Each country adds its best three results and in the case of the Spanish they are Maria Forero (second), Claudia Corral (15th) and Martha Serrano (25º). behind, Angela Vicious the 30th ended, Jihad Essoubai 38th and Amber Tomas the 39th. The country winner went to Great Britain with 24 points, followed by Türkiye with 38, Germany with 40 and Spain with 42.

RESULT

masculine perfect

1) Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 22’16

2) Yeman Crippa (ITA) 22’24

3) Thierry Ndikumwenayo (ESP) 22’31

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7) Nassim Hassous (ESP) 22’44

8) Abdessamad Oukhelfen (ESP) 22’45

10) Adel Mechaal (ESP) 22’47

14) Aaron Las Heras (ESP) 22’51

38) Fernando Carro (ESP) 23’21

completely feminine

1) Nadia Battocletti (ITA) 25’43

2) Konstanze Klosterhalfen (GER) 25’54

3) Yasemin Can (TUR) 26’01

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16) Carolina Robles (ESP) 26’39

22) Carla Gallardo (ESP) 26’52

24) Idaira Prieto (ESP) 26’54

31) Cristina Ruiz (ESP) 27’04

41) Alicia Berzosa (ESP) 27’21

44) Carla Arce (ESP) 27’25