Ehe great moment that the 60th hurdles is experiencing in Spain has been reflected in the final that closed the National Indoor Championships held in Orense, in which the Olympic finalist in Tokyo won with authority Asier Martínez with 7.56, just one hundredth of his personal best.
The Navarrese hurdler, who was the fastest in blocks with 0.137, has surpassed Enrique Llopissecond with 7.61, already a Orlando Ortega that despite signing his best time of the season, 7.65, he might only be third, signing the first defeat of his life once morest Spanish rivals.
Thus, everything indicates that Martínez and Llopis will be the Spanish representatives in the World Cup in Belgrade. Ortega, who missed the Tokyo Olympics due to injuryhe will now focus on preparing for the outdoor season, where he will undoubtedly have more options.
Comfortable victory for Ana Peleteiro
For its part, Ana PeleteiroOlympic bronze in Tokyo, equal to the seven national titles of Patricia Sarrapio in triple jump. The Galician is so superior to her rivals that the outcome was sung. He won with 14.08 but he would also have done it with any of his four valid jumps. Sarrapio, 39, was second with 13.46.
As for the duel between Teresa Errandonea and Xenia Benach in the women’s 60 hurdles, it was decided in favor of the woman from San Sebastian, who started much faster (111 thousandths) and won with her best time of the year (8.12), two hundredths faster than the Catalan. Both will be at the World Cup in Belgrade.
In a schedule too early for the sprinters, at the edge of 11.00, Dani Rodrguez won his fifth 200 title with a time of 20.98 and Paula Seville the third -second in Orense- with 23.50, both in the A finals.
The first final on Sunday, the men’s pole vault, gave the title to Alex Grace (5.52), ahead of Didac Salas (5,47).
