Updated:10/07/2021 02:10h
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A brand for history. The athlete of Moroccan origin Mohamed Katir yesterday smashed the historic Spanish record of 1,500 meters, which Fermín Cacho achieved in 1997 in Zurich. And he achieved it in a big way: 24 years later and with a mark of 3: 28.76 (compared to 3: 28.95 for Cacho) that places him among the best athletes in the world.
Katir crossed the finish line in second position in the 1,500 meters of the Diamond League held yesterday at the Louis II stadium in Monaco, surpassed only by the Kenyan Timothy Cheruiyot (3: 28.28), and he was 8 hundredths of the European record of the British Jakob Ingebrigtsen, third yesterday, according to Ep.
Katir, 23 years old and living in the Murcian town of Mula, is brand new record of Spain in the 5,000, a mark that he reached in the last Diamond League in Florence (12: 50.79) and will be 5 kms the distance in which he competes in Tokyo.
Furrier, fourth
In addition, the national triple jump record holder, Ana Peleteiro, finished fourth and confirms her good form for Tokyo: she jumped 14.55 m and 14.57 m, the latter with a headwind (-0.8). For her part, Esther Guerrero confirmed her spectacular moment with her second place at 1,500 below 4:03 in less than a week.
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