The Spanish women’s 4×100 made history with fifth place in the world

The Spanish 4×100 women’s relay lived in Eugene a before and after. The emergence of a model of work and management, which knows how to polish the national talent to get as far as before. Sonia Molina-Prados, Jaël Bestué, Paula Sevilla and Maribel Pérez was left behind fifth in the world in Oregon with a new record for Spain, 42”58. “It’s crazy. When I saw it, I couldn’t believe it. In addition, we have left such powers as Switzerland, Great Britain, Holland, Italy… with the athletes that we have become references”, said one Maribel Perez very euphoric with the result obtained.

The gold went to USA with Melissa Jefferson, Abby Steiner, Jenna Prandini and Twanisha Terry, who achieved the score of 41”14. The money went Jamaica with Kemba Nelson, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Kackson with hours of 41”18. The copper went to Germany with Tatjana Pinto, Alexandra Burghardt, Gina Lückenkemper and Rebekka Haase with 42”03.

“When you hear on the loudspeaker how all the countries in the final are announced and you hear Spain named, it’s very exciting. We just saw it on television and now we’re here as part of it,” he explained. Sonia Molina-Prados about the emotions they felt on the track. The relay tied two consecutive days in a Spanish record, showing that this group is aggregated. “The key is that we know each other forever and we move our hands quickly. The change or step forward is that we succeed ourselves. We are very fast, we are growing more and when we get to the track we don’t feel small when we see Jamaica or the United States and that, in the end, is a plus”, added Molina-Prados.

“Our mentality has changed a lot. Believing we are equal to them and not feeling inferior. We faced them. The way we face the championships has changed a lot”, assured Maribel Pérez. The group is more united than ever and this is a factor sought by those responsible for the Spanish relaysJose Luis Calvo and Ricardo Dieguez. The girls of the 4×100 relay hang out with the boys, eat breakfast together, eat together, go for group walks, practice and warm up together. They support each other a lot and the result shows in the track. “Come, surpass ourselves and above all measure, I’m brutal,” He says Paula Seville. “It will take a few days and a few moments before we can assimilate all of this. These results are very good and We really want to face the Europeanwhich we think we can do very well,” he assured. Jaël Bestué refers to the medal options that will have a relay at Munich 2022, from August 15 to 21.