Galicia Adrián Ben declared 800 European champion this Sunday Indoor track, finishing first, sprint and for three thousandthsA race where he starts last and climbs positions to the last metre.
Ben, on his third participation in a closed European event, very tactical race positions after the most recent start. With two hundred meters remaining, he entered the top three and sprinted from the outside to sprint, just three thousandths (1:47.34) over runner-up Frenchman Benjamin Robert. The third was Belgian Elliot Crestan.
“I started strong. I saw the rest of them come out very strong. I tried not to get nervous because there was a lot of touch in the race. I stopped with 300 meters to go but I thought I would get ahead or it was over.” With 100 meters to go, I saw myself second and gave my all because it was my dream of an international medal. Being a European champion is a dreamsaid Ben, at the end of the race.
A student of Arturo Martín, the Galician athlete achieved his first medal after winning a major absolute international championship. fifth Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games and 6th place at the 2019 Doha Outdoor World Cup.
Mechaal, silver
Norwegian Jakob IngebrigtsenTwo days ago, the European champion was announced in the 1,500 meters. gold per 3,000after a race that he dominated from the beginning and in which the Spaniard participated Adel Mechaal finished second.
22-year-old Ingebrigtsen continues to collect gold metal medals in every championship he participates in. hanged himself in Istanbul two gold coins in just forty-eight hours The two tests, which he completely dominated at 1,500 and 5,000, show a tremendous advantage over his opponents. The Norwegian athlete adds the following with this win in the 3,000 in Istanbul: eleven gold in europe Indoor track (four outdoors, five indoor and two cross country) to add 1,500 Olympic gold medals in Tokyo 2020 and 5,000 outdoor world championships in Eugene 2022 and 1,500 silver medals at the European Championships in Eugene and 1,500 at the European Championships in Belgrade , also last year.
Ingebrigtsen dominated the race from the start and took the lead from the thousand metres, always setting the pace he wanted until he stopped the clock at 7:40.32, the Norwegian distance record.
The only person who followed him almost to the end was Adel Mechaal.The Norwegian, who could not stand the last speed change with 100 meters left, opened a gap on the track alone. Catalan crossed the finish line with 7:41.75 to take the silver medal. Serbian Elzan Bibic took third place with a time of 7:44.03.
Adel Mechaal’s silver medal is the culmination of a victory. good winter season He broke the national record of 1,500 in a time of 3:33.28 in an indoor track in Madrid, where he also won the 3,000m Spanish Championship in the indoor track, and in Birmingham.