This morning in Eskistuna the men's competition of the European Championships Junior
10,000m track walk men
The victory and the bronze to Spain, the silver goes to Russia.
As expected the eve of the victory went to the strong Spanish Diego Garcia with a time of 40:05.21 that fr him is only the season best.
Behind him a fight for silver resolved only on arrival among the other Spanish Pablo Oliva and Russian Vladislav Saraykin.
Russian can prevail slightly. For him, the time of 40:59.28 while Spanish is stopping the clock at 41:00.73. For both it is the new personal best.
Il was still a race in which many athletes have achieved their personal best with some national junior record.
We counted, besides the two of Oliva and Saraykin, another fourteen.
Interesting the performance of the French Jean Blancheateau ending in fourth position with the new junior record of France in 41: 14.75.
In early 1,000m. leader is Jean Blancheteau in 4:06.65, and then begins the exciting race of Diego Garcia that will always be in front of the race with these split times:
2000m: 8:12.14
3000m: 10:12.79
4000m: 16:10.99
5000m: 20:10.15
6000m: 24:02.18
7000m: 28:07.02
8000m: 32:04.39
9000m: 36:06.30, to go on to win in a final in the last 1,000m of 3:58.51
The other finalists are: fifth Zaharias Tsmaudakis (GRE - 41:31.44), sixth Nathaniel Seiler (GER - 41:33.47), seventh Callum Wilkinson (GBR - 41:34.63), eighth Muratcan Karapinar (TUR - 41:58.07).
The Italian: Gregorio Angelini is tenth in 42:20:56, while Gianluca Picchiottino is fourteenth in 42:48.03. Both get the personal best.
Twenty-eight athletes at the start, of which 25 have completed the race and 3 DQ.
Garcia and Oliva celebrate gold and bronze