A smile illuminated Vallehermoso. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the Jamaican multi-champion, the queen of Caribbean speed, adjusted the starting blocks smiling. She looked happy in Madrid, happy to find the old Madrid stadium, revived four years ago in a kind of ‘Return to Brideshead’.
Fraser-Pryce displayed his ease, his ease, the power of his stride. The triple Olympic champion strode through the 100 meters with tremendous acceleration starting at 20 meters, giving her a huge, seemingly effortless advantage over her rivals. Shelly Ann crossed the line in an excellent 10.83 despite a light headwind. It was worth seeing, with that magical air of the great champions in an equally magical setting, which always brings to mind the great champions who set foot in Vallehermoso, from Carl Lewis to Edwin Moses, passing through Mariano Haro or José Luis González.
Jael Bestué It was the other great protagonist of the hectometre. The Catalan had a great race and achieved a sensational second place. She registered a great time (11.10), which confirms that she continues to mature as that new talent that Spanish speed needs. Bestué is already threatening the national record of Sandra Myers.
Something more disappointing was the triple jump. The announced duel between María Vicente, author of the best Spanish brand of the year and the national record holder Ana Peleteiro It didn’t live up to expectations. Vicente was never really on track. She looked off-center, fatigued and without the security that she had shown in his last performances. The 13.77 that she achieved does not do justice to the tremendous quality of her.
Peleteiro started with decent jumps. 14.04 and 14.15. The latter, when night fell on Vallehermoso, would be enough to win, one centimeter ahead of the Italian Derkach. But where the Galician did triumph was in the consolidation of her leadership, her popularity among the Madrid fans. At each jump, the Olympic medalist vehemently, authoritatively, brashly, asked the audience to clap their hands, correcting the stands and forcing them to start over. She is the great leader of Spanish athletics.
Ana Peleteiro, in Vallehermoso EFE
In the 800 meters, the race that closed the night in Madrid, a beautiful duel between two Spaniards in great shape could be seen. The young Attaoui came out bravely in a devilishly fast race on the first lap (50.2 past the 400). Further back, Wottle or Borzakovski style, the European champion Adrian Ben, he applied his usual tactic: picking up corpses in the final stretch. Ben achieved an excellent time, 1:44.72. Attaoui also shone with his 1:44.93. The Spanish midfielder is strong, solid and full of talent.
2023-07-22 21:36:32
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