CASTELLÓ. Eight athletes from the Facsa Beaches of Castellon They are summoned by the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation for the Olympic Games in Paris, two of them in individual events and six in the relay events where the La Plana club is the club that contributes the most athletes to the three teams of five athletes.
A nivel individual Thierry I’m the one Thierry arrives at the Paris event in the best form of his life. Thierry, who has just won bronze at the European Championships in Rome in the 10,000 metres, has continued to progress in recent weeks in his preparation and, in the words of his coach, Pepe Ortuño “It is not unreasonable to think about medals.” Ndikumwenayo will take the stage this Friday in the 10,000-meter race, where he will face many of the rivals with whom he already competed head to head in the world cross-country championships this spring. The final will be at 9:20 p.m. and can be followed on telesport.
Thierry will also have a second chance to do something great in his first Olympic Games in the 5,000 metres, which is much more explosive and where his rivals usually make incursions in the 1,500 metres. This time, the semi-finals will be held on 7 August at 11:10 a.m. and the grand final on the last day of competition in the stadium, on 10 August at 7:50 p.m.
Belén Toimil, in the weight
The other athlete who will be present at an individual level will be the national weight record holder Belén Toimilwho has just completed the most consistent season of her career with countless competitions around 18.50 and very close to her personal best of 18.80 on some occasions. Belén, who was fifth in the European Championships, will compete in the qualifiers on the 8th at 10:25 and if she progresses to the final we will see her the following day at 19:37.
In the relays we will have to wait until the 8th to see any Facsa Playas de Castellón athlete, when the 4x100m qualifications will be held where Esther Navero and Paula Sevilla They are part of the team formed by the RFEA. Both have shown a very even form throughout the season and with great duels in the national championships. If they progress to the final, the team would play it all on the 9th at 7:30 p.m.
The men’s and women’s 4x400m will be held on the same day, the 9th, in the morning, starting at 10:40 for the women and at 11:10 for the men. Eva Santidrián and Carmen Avilés They will be in charge of defending the national interests in a test in which both have occupied the first national positions at an individual level during this season. While Manuel Guijarro and Iñaki Cañal They will be the representatives of Facsa Playas de Castellón in the national team that will have its final, if they progress, at the end of the last day on the track, on the 10th at 9:00 p.m., 14 minutes before the women’s grand final.
