Laura Redondo broke her own national record in hammer
The Barça athlete Yulimar Rojas was dropped at the last minute due to injury
The Madrid meeting held in Vallehermoso allowed the Spanish athletics vindicate itself before its public with the prominent role of Saúl Ordóñez, second in 800; Sara Gallego, who won the 400 hurdles; Laura Redondo, who broke her own national record in hammerand Paula Sevilla, second in 200, with a European minimum.
Nineteen international outdoor medalists (five Olympians, five world champions and ten Europeans) met this Saturday in Vallehermoso, at a meeting of the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver that marked the return of the public to the stadium three years later.
Without Yulimar Rojas, out at the last minute due to a minor injury, the triple jump was lackluster for the public, eager to see the Venezuelan who breaks records every time she competes in Madrid.
Her place at the top of the podium was occupied by the German Neele Eckhardt-Noack, who jumped up to 14.48 meters, sixteen centimeters more than the French Rouguy Diallo (14.32) and twenty-three more than the Dominican Ana José Tima.
The Portuguese Patricia Mamona, Olympic runner-up in Tokyo with 15.01, was fifth in Madrid with 14.21, a jump well below her best record, as happened to the Israeli Hanna Minenko, triple Olympic finalist and world runner-up in 2015 with 14.78 , which in the Spanish capital was sixth and did not exceed 14.16.
One of the biggest ovations of the day went to the Murcian Mariano García, indoor world champion in Belgrade this year, although in Vallehermoso he could not be in the final three to fight for victory. He finished fifth with 1:46.37.
The triumph was taken by the Tunisian Abdessalem Ayouni (1:46.12), ahead of the Spaniard Saúl Ordóñez, who had a very good race and achieved his best mark of the season with 1:46.24, just four hundredths less than the third, the Qatari Abuhaker Haydar.
In the queen of speed test, the 100 meter dash, the Ivorian Arthur Cisse He prevailed with authority (10.06) against the Nigerian Raymond Ekevwo (10.11) and the Italian Chitiru Ali (10.15).
The Turkish athlete of Azerbaijani origin Ramil Gulyyevwith a European and a world championship under his belt, arrived in Madrid with 9.97 as the best time, but he did not have his best race and with 10.26, his best time of the season, he finished fifth.
The Catalan athlete Sara Gallego, who recently broke the 55-second barrier in the 400 hurdles (54.87), was one step away from repeating in Madrid and stopped the clock in 55.02. Second was Puerto Rican Grace Claxton (55.25) and third was South African Taylor Bieldt (55.91).
“Last year, due to covid measures, there was no public, and this year with people it’s something else. I think having an audience and running on a great track helps a lot to achieve a very good mark,” he said. Sarah Gallegoat the end of your test.
In the men’s 400, the Olympic runner-up in 2012, the Dominican Luguelín Santos, who has his best time in 44.11, registered in Madrid 45.09, his season mark. Oscar Husillos, the second fastest Spaniard in history (44.73), finished fifth in Vallehermoso with 46.29.
Paula Seville, an athlete from La Solana (Ciudad Real), finished second in the 200-meter final with a time of 22.86, which earned her the minimum for the European Championship. Ahead of her was only Ida Karstotf, who clocked 22.67 to win and set the new record for the Danish distance.
The also Spanish Jael Bestué, fourth with 23.01, also achieved the European minimum and also did it with a sub23 Spain record.
In the 3,000 obstacles, the Vallehermoso spectators were able to see a high-level race with the world minimum of 9:30.00 in the spotlight. South American record holder Tatiane DaSilva (9:24.38) arrived with the best time, but was surprised by the Ukrainian Nataliya Strebkova, who registered 9:33.11, more than seven seconds behind the Brazilian (9:40.57).
The Spanish Caroline Oaks, Olympic finalist in Tokyo, was fourth with 9:48.00 and Blanca Fernández fifth with 9:51.78. The Spanish champion, Irene Sánchez Escribano, was disqualified.
In the 1,500 female, the Kenyan Kesanet Alemu20 years old, who credited 4:23.5, lowered her mark to 4:06.29, and beat the British Ellie Baker (4:06.64) by a few hundredths.
Olympic finalists in Tokyo Linden Hall (4:06.67) and the Spanish Marta Pérez (4:08.79) finished fourth and eighth, respectively.
Olympic finalists in Tokyo Marta Pérez (4:00.12) and Linden Hall (3:59.01) lead a top-tier 1,500m race. The three-time Spanish champion Esther Guerrero (4:02.41) returns and will face three of the fastest young Spanish women: Marta García (4:08.43), Lucía Rodríguez (4:08.65) and Águeda Muñoz (4:10.13).
One of the most anticipated moments of the evening was the men’s 110 meter hurdles. Under a deathly silence began a race that was completely dominated by the Cuban Roger Valentin Iribarne with 13.49, his mark of the season.. Second was the Spanish Enrique Llopis with 13.52 and third Kevin Sánchez with 13.56.
In the 100m hurdles, final A, in a race without Spaniards, the victory was, with a Danish record, for Mette Graversgaard with 12.89, her mark of the year.
In the final B of the 100 hurdles, the victory went to Elba Parmo from La Rioja (13.34), followed by the also Spanish Aitana Radsma (13.53) and Carmen Sánchez (13.54), the three with their best mark of the season.
in hammer Laura Redondo twice beat the Spanish record she had with 71.63. First with a launch of 71.96 and second with another of 72.00 that earned him the second place on the podium and achieved the European minimum. First of her was the Italian Sara Fantini, who made her personal best with 75.77 in the last attempt.
With a throw of 80.29 meters, the triumph in the javelin was taken by Manu Quijera; the high jump Australian Olympic finalist Brandon Starc with 2.26; and the pole vault, for the second consecutive year in Madrid, the Dutch Rutger Koppelaar with 5.70.