23/04/2018   Jaen (ESP): Maria Perez and Diego Garcia University Champions of Spain






Weekend with the National University Championships in Spain in Jaen, Andalusia.
Participation of many stars of the Spanish march, both men and women and good results.
 
 
5.000m women tracl walk
 
Eleven athletes at the start and immediately realized that the struggle for the victory was restricted to two athletes: Maria Perez and Raquel Gonzalez with the recent champion of Spain of the 50km and current world seasonal leader Julia Takacs to be an uncomfortable third.
 
At the end the victory went to the athlete coached by Daniel Jacinto Garzon, Maria Perez (ESP) with the time of 21:51.16, time not too far from the personal best on the distance of 21:25.25 obtained in Cartagena (ESP) on May 6, 2017.
The silver medal went to Raquel Gonzalez (ESP) with a time of 22:05.36.
The 50km champion of Spain Julia Takacs (ESP) won the bronze medal in 23:07.84
 
Ten athletes completed the race and one DNF
 
 
10.000m men track walk
 
In the men's race at the start there were fourteen athletes.
 
The victory went to Diego Garcia (ESP) in 40:35.66.
After the success of two weeks ago in Rio Maior the young Spanish star has taken the luxury of the second consecutive victory this time at the expense of Miguel Angel Lopez (ESP) who finished in second place with a time of 40:46.48.
After this two athletes who finished the race under 41:00.00 ranked third Manuel Bermudez (ESP) in 41:27.83 no so far from his personal best of 41:23.03 obtained at Cartagena (ESP) on May 6, 2017.
 
Thirteen athletes completed the race and one DNF