Spaniard Mohamed Katir has shown himself in excellent form for the World Cups set up this Friday for the World Cups, which will start in less than a month in Budapest. Monaco a new European record 5,000 meters With 12:45.01 minutes.
Katir, who set a new record of 3,000 meters on the indoor track last February, lowered the Norwegian athlete’s previous European record by 3.44 seconds. Jakob Ingebrigtsen Since 2021 with 12:48.45.
It’s all a warning for the next World Cups, although Katir, who came to the appointment after working at height in recent weeks, could only finish fourth in an Ethiopian-winning final. Hagos Gebrhiwet With a note of 12:42.18 minutes.
It is far from the world record -12:35.36- set by the Ugandan on the same track at the stadium. Louis II in 2020, which is the goal of the organizers.
A war that the Spanish athlete does not want to enter, without the who, the who Rhythm of Ethiopians and Kenyansalways remained in the leading pack to take the last shot in the last meters.
“The other athletes were very strong.Mohamed Katir told the organization that his goal in Monaco was to snatch the European record from Ingebrigtsen, but now I am too, so I tried to win until the last meters.”
“Actually my goal was to break the European record, so very happy“Yes, the Murcian athlete, who now thinks only of the Budapert World Cups, after passing the Spanish Championship, which will be held in Torrent, Valencia next week, emphasized.
“My next goal is to qualify for Budapest in the Spanish Championship, but Frankly, my biggest goal is the World Cups.”Mohamed Katir, who won a bronze medal in the 1,500th at the Eugene World Championships and a silver in the European 5,000th in Munich, concluded his speech.