25/08/2018   Trujillo (PER): Sandra Arenas (COL) wins the Ibero-American Championships






 
Immediately in the lead the favorites with Sandra Arenas (COL) and Kimberly Garcia (PER) to share the task of making the pace.
It soon becomes clear that for Julia Takacs (ESP) the fatigue of the 50km of the 2018 European Championships is not yet disposed of. After two laps she is already detached a few meters from the first two.
 
After four laps, Sandra Arenas forces the pace and the home athlete tKimberly Garcia home is  few meters away.
The advantage, however, does not exceed the dozen meters, but the pace is very fast and we will probably see a great time performance.
Behind them are a trio composed of Glenda Morejion (ECU), Julia Takacs (ESP) and Maritza Guaman (ECU).
When 15 laps are missing, the advantage of Sandra Arenas on Kimberly Garcia is almost 50m. while Glenda Morejion (ECU) and Maritza Guaman (ECU) passed Julia Takacs (ESP).
At half race the split time of the colombian is below 21:00.00.
 
Sandra Arenas (COL) continues with her pace and goes on to win in 42:09.99 excellent time that puts her at the top of the world rankings of 2018, as well as, of course, that of the Iberoamericans.
But the importance of the performance is given by the fact that it represents the new South American record on the distance by erasing the 43:41.30 of Erica De Sena (BRA), established in San Paulo (BRA) in the edition of the Iberoamericans on August 1, 2014.
 
Second place to Kimberly Garcia (PER) in  42:56.97 new national record of Peru (previous of the same athlete of 43:57.44 obtained in San Paulo, BRA in the previous edition of Ibero-American Championships ion August 1, 2014).
Third place to the young Glenda Morejon (ECU) in 44:12.75 (new personal best and new national recod of Ecuador).
This is also a great result that places her in the lead of the U20 world list 2018  by overthrowing Alegna Gonzalez (MEX) who in Tampere obtained 44:13.88 in front of Meryem Bekmez (TUR - 44:17.69) and Glenda Morejon herself (ECU - 44:19:40).
 
 
 

 

 

Below the updated 2018 world list  of first 10 performances on the distance of 20.000m track walk:

 

 

  MARK COMPETITOR DOB NAT VENUE DATE
             
42:02.99 Sandra Lorena ARENAS 17 SEP 1993 COLCOL Trujillo (PER) 25 AUG 2018
42:56.97 Kimberly GARCÍA LEÓN 19 OCT 1993 PERPER Trujillo (PER) 25 AUG 2018
43:19.3h Ines HENRIQUES 01 MAY 1980 PORPOR Leiria (POR) 07 JUL 2018
43:37.95 Raquel GONZALEZ 16 NOV 1989 ESPESP Getafe (ESP) 21 JUL 2018
43:50.25 Laura GARCÍA-CARO 16 APR 1995 ESPESP Getafe (ESP) 21 JUL 2018
43:51.8h Ana CABECINHA 29 APR 1984 PORPOR Leiria (POR) 07 JUL 2018
44:12.75 Glenda MOREJÓN 30 MAY 2000 ECUECU Trujillo (PER) 25 AUG 2018
44:13.88 Alegna GONZÁLEZ 02 JAN 1999 MEXMEX Tampere (FIN) 14 JUL 2018
44:17.69 Meryem BEKMEZ 31 JUL 2000 TURTUR Tampere (FIN) 14 JUL 2018
10  44:33.03 Maria PÉREZ 29 APR 1996 ESPESP Getafe (ESP) 21 JUL 2018