Diario Sur - Diario de Málaga. Noticias de Malaga

Sections

Services

Highlight

Delete
Mariano García broke his own national 1,000-metre record. Antonio J. Guerrero
Record-breaking athletics event lights up Antequera
Athletics

Record-breaking athletics event lights up Antequera

New national records and European standards were achieved on Saturday as Spain’s elite athletes shone at the Indoor Match

Marina Rivas

Malaga

Sunday, 26 January 2025, 17:41

Saturday's Antequera Indoor Match saw an electrifying showcase of Spanish and international athletics, delivering two Spanish records, a new European qualifying time and two confirmed European standards.

Organised by the Andalusian Athletics Federation and local athlete Francisco Urbano, the event, now part of the World Athletics calendar, welcomed 366 participants to the town's Centro de Tecnificación.

In the women’s 60 metres, Olympians Maribel Pérez and Jaël Bestué stole the show. Pérez, recovering from injury, secured the RFEA European qualifying standard with a time of 7.21 seconds, while Bestué, clocking 7.24, reaffirmed her existing qualification. Olympic racewalking champion María Pérez, a local favourite, cheered from the stands, adding to the atmosphere.

Meanwhile, Mariano García, nicknamed "La Moto," thrilled spectators by breaking his own national 1,000-metre record, setting a new time of 2:16.21. Compatriot Pablo Sánchez-Valladares pushed García to the limit but could not match his finishing kick.

Elsewhere, Esther Guerrero, at 35, delivered another headline moment by setting a Spanish record in the 2,000 metres with a time of 5:42.44. Although Marta García, European bronze medallist in the 5,000 metres, missed the 3,000-metre record, she achieved a European qualifying time with 8:51.63.

Another highlight, this time in the men’s 60 metres, saw rising star Guillem Crespi set a personal best of 6.68 seconds, securing the U23 European standard.

Publicidad

Top 50
  1. 1 Thirty-five years discovering the wilds of Andalucía
  2. 2 Malaga province reservoir at just 21.7% of its capacity set to receive one-million-euro facelift
  3. 3 Two arrested and long list of charges made after police smell cannabis on motorist in Gibraltar
  4. 4 Travel discounts end overnight as government loses key vote in Spain
  5. 5 Marmalade: as British as it is Andalusian
  6. 6 Renovation of Las Presas pathway makes Fuengirola's green space more accessible
  7. 7 Mijas undertook 1,600 actions in 2024 to keep parks and gardens looking in best possible condition
  8. 8 Marbella FC slip into relegation zone for first time this season
  9. 9 Kika Magalhães: actress in LA and motor vehicle museum heiress in Malaga
  10. 10 It's all about the bass for Kali T. Parkin - whether that's guitar or double

Publicidad

Publicidad

Publicidad

Esta funcionalidad es exclusiva para suscriptores.

Comentar es una ventaja exclusiva para registrados

¿Ya eres registrado?

Inicia sesión
Espacios grises

Reporta un error en esta noticia

* Campos obligatorios

Política de privacidad

surinenglish Record-breaking athletics event lights up Antequera