Notable shortcomings to play in the hall at the European Championship in Istanbul (from Teledeporte this Thursday), like Sweden’s Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis with a brand new sixth world record (6.22 meters) in the pole vault last weekend in Clermont-Ferrand. The ‘small’ resignation also reached Spanish athletics in a successful ‘indoor’ season that spurred runners. Mo Katir and Mario Garcia RomoAfter setting one European and one state record, respectively. hurdler asier martinez at the last minute, he was added to the absentee list due to a doctor’s prescription, while the eight-hundred-year-old mariano garcia he parks his motorcycle for now because its performance in closed areas is low. Four athletes who won medals in the European open-air competitions in Munich and will not be in Istanbul.
Spanish athletics has historically associated much of its success with the continental indoor track, and the medal table confirms this. 126 metals at 37 European Championships It has been held since 1968. Is it time to aspire to be successful outdoors at the expense of ‘pocket athletics’? For many, the indoor track remains a basic springboard, but after this introduction and with the World Cup in Budapest from August 19-27 and the Olympic Games in Paris in summer 2024, the Spanish super-elite favors it. Reserve forces for events on a global scale with greater sprawl and better rewards.
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It’s a controversial decision not supported by some already established figures in the sport. The presence of seven Olympic champions in Tokyo in Istanbul reinforces the prestige of this competition. Marcell Jacobs at 60 meters Karsten Warholm at 400, Jakob Ingebrigtsen at 1500 and 3000, Miltiadis Tentoglou And Malaika Mihambo in length, Pedro Picardo triple jump and Nafissatou Thiam in the pentathlon. and Dutch Femke Bol, After breaking the 400m ‘hall’ world record held by Czechoslovakia this season Jarmila Kratochvilova Since the end of the Cold War.
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The Catalan, romantically linked to Turkey, where he temporarily resides, and in great form after setting a new Spanish record of 1,500 (3.33.28 minutes). Adel Mechaal He did not want to miss the opportunity to be right against the champion offered by the familiar track of Ataköy Arena. Jakob Ingebrigtsen and a bet to double and win 1,500 and 3,000.
Mechaal won’t be the only Spaniard with a chance to play in the finals and take the podium, despite turnout with 29 athletes at a ten-year low. Two years ago, five medals fell in Torun. A similar figure is taken on this occasion. This much Oscar Husillos at 400m, Saul Ordonez 800m and enrique lopis in obstacles, they are second in their rankings. jamie gerra in length, Jorge Urena in the heptathlon and Esther Guerrero Third at 1,500 metres. Not including Maribel PerezDuring the winter the rest of the most competitive Spaniards didn’t want to stay home because Jael BestueLorea Ibarzabal anyone Xenia Benach, up to a total of ten elected women.